News outlets are adept at grabbing our attention with shock and awe, but what we need are thoughtful solutions. One afternoon on my way home from the lab, I stopped to check on the colonies at our small apiary in Southlands, Vancouver. My jaw dropped at what I found. Thousands of our bees were on …
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This small apiary winter scene is typical for beekeepers in many of the northern states during the winter months. An additional upper entrance is recommended since lower entrances can become clogged with snow and ice for extended periods.
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Read MoreBELTSVILLE, MARYLAND, December 19, 2018 Beekeepers and researchers will welcome the unveiling of the small hive beetle’s genome by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their colleagues. The small hive beetle (SHB) is a major parasite problem of honey bees for which there are few effective treatments. The SHB (Aethina tumida Murray) genome—a genome is the …
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DAVIS–Newly published research by a team of Germany-based honey bee geneticists, collaborating with Robert Page, Jr., of Arizona State University/University of California, Davis, offers new insights in the ability to modify and study the chromosomes of honey bees. Martin Beye, a professor at the University of Düsseldorf, Germany and a former postdoctoral fellow in Page’s …
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Starting January 1st Dr. Brock Harpur will be starting as assistant professor at Purdue University’s Department of Entomology, replacing Dr. Greg Hunt. Congratulations Brock! Brock Harpur is currently a National Science and Engineering Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow at the Donnelley Centre, University of Toronto. His work brings together large data sets to explore the evolution …
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In the previous article, a thermal camera and a top-bar hive gave us a more intimate appreciation for the cold the bees endure in their hives. The top-bar colony shown last month was numerically strong with bees. I had another colony in a far off apiary, not committed to another project, but not an ideal …
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It’s December, which means flu season is starting to kick into high gear. What do you crave when you’re sick? Chicken soup? Echinacea tea? Across the animal kingdom, there’s growing evidence that you’re not alone – caterpillars and moose and even bees seek out dietary items that can potentially make them healthier. This is the …
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Imagine being born with wings. As you chew your way out of your cell, you slowly become aware of something weird. In addition to the requisite six legs and two antennae, you also have these…um…well, what are they exactly? According to the book, they are not appendages but simply outgrowths of the cuticle. As you …
Read MoreThis book provides a general description of honeybee nutrition in temperate/continental regions of the northern hemisphere. The text is based on a substantial body of contemporary research taken from the subject literature (over 1,350 references) and the author’s own experience gathered over 40 years of working with bees. The first bees appeared on earth about …
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