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CALIFORNIA BEEKEEPERS MUST REGISTER THEIR BEE HIVE LOCATIONS

Posted February 1, 2019

CALIFORNIA BEEKEEPERS MUST REGISTER THEIR BEE HIVE LOCATIONS

By Patrick Cavanaugh, Editor, California Ag Today There’s a mandate set in place by the state of California to help the bee industry safe from pesticide spraying. Ethan Rasmussen with Rasmussen Farms and a beekeeper in the Gustine area of Merced County discussed it with California Ag Today recently. The Bee Where program mandates beekeepers …

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SIOUX HONEY TO SHOWCASE WHO THEIR HONEY COMES FROM

Posted February 1, 2019

SIOUX HONEY TO SHOWCASE WHO THEIR HONEY COMES FROM

Co-op’s Campaign To Feature Local Beekeepers  SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Sioux Honey Association Co-op wants Americans to know who their honey comes from. That aim is the basis of a national campaign launched in December which features the faces and stories of local beekeepers across the country. “It’s not just where your honey comes from …

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Letters to the Editor – January 2019

Camp Fire Survival
Posted January 1, 2019

Letters to the Editor – January 2019

Hive Survives the California Camp Fire On Thursday morning November the 8th, we woke up to the beginning of the Camp Fire. Within a very short time, maybe less than an hour, we had to evacuate our home with all the pets we could gather and the clothes on our back. Sadly, we had to …

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Five Package-Bee Colonies: Arrival and Set Up

Package Bee Setup
Posted January 1, 2019

Five Package-Bee Colonies: Arrival and Set Up

For my thermal photography work, I had mostly concentrated on top-bar hives. Now I wanted to extend this new way of seeing to frame hives. For this work, I used five packages. I faced most all the current difficulties with packages, beginning with the expense, $729 including shipping. Three new colonies had queen problems, resulting …

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The “Controversy” Surrounding Pesticide Risk to Bees

Pesticide Risk To Bees
Posted January 1, 2019

The “Controversy” Surrounding Pesticide Risk to Bees

This month’s “Notes from the Lab” is a bit different than usual. Because the focus of the January issue of ABJ is on pesticides, we’re going to highlight a topic rather than a single recent study. And whether you know it or not, it’s the topic that’s causing much of the “controversy” surrounding pesticides lately. …

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The Classroom – January 2019

The Classroom - American Bee Journal
Posted January 1, 2019

The Classroom – January 2019

Q  MITES, QUEEN CUPS, WORRY!! Hi Jerry, For the first time, I went through the whole alcohol wash with ½ cup bees, pour out on white bucket lid, count the mites ritual, chanting Jerry’s mantra, “varroa, varroa, varroa”. There were 2 mites for two of the hives, 1 for one, and none for one. Although …

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THE 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POLLINATOR BIOLOGY, HEALTH AND POLICY

Posted January 1, 2019

THE 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POLLINATOR BIOLOGY, HEALTH AND POLICY

Presented by the Honey and Pollination Center and The California Pollinator Consortium Date: Thursday, July 18 – Saturday, July 20, 2019 Opening Reception: Wednesday, July 17, 2019 Location: University of California, Davis Theme: “Multidimensional Solutions to Current and Future Threats to Pollinator Health” Early-bee registration: $325 (General), $150 (Student) After May 15, 2019: $425 (General), …

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CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE™, AGRICULTURE DIVISION OF DOWDUPONT, ANNOUNCES CORTEVA GROWS POLLINATOR HABITAT WITH 4-H AND PHEASANTS FOREVER

Posted January 1, 2019

CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE™, AGRICULTURE DIVISION OF DOWDUPONT, ANNOUNCES CORTEVA GROWS POLLINATOR HABITAT WITH 4-H AND PHEASANTS FOREVER

Partnership Aims to Increase Habitat Biodiversity and Educate Youth on Pollinators. JOHNSTON, Iowa, Nov. 9, 2018 — Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, today announced a partnership with National 4-H Council and Pheasants Forever. The program, Corteva Grows Pollinator Habitat, will support monarch butterfly and pollinator habitat at Corteva Agriscience locations throughout the United States. …

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ROB PAGE RECEIVES DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD

Rob Page
Posted January 1, 2019

ROB PAGE RECEIVES DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD

DAVIS–World-renowned honey bee geneticist Robert Eugene (“Rob”) Page Jr., who received his doctorate in entomology from UC Davis and served as a professor and chair of the UC Davis entomology department before capping his academic career as the Arizona State University provost, is the recipient of the Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Alumni Award. He …

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The Pesticide in Our Own Backyards

Dead Honey Bee
Posted January 1, 2019

The Pesticide in Our Own Backyards

Silence is a powerful thing. I was on my way to the compost bin when I noticed an enormous mound of dead bees in front of my strongest hive. No buzz issued from the landing board. No industrious thrum from above. The absence of sound shattered the morning. I was dumbstruck. When I opened that …

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