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FLIR camera helps show where the bees are inside the hive

beeadminMarch 31, 2017
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FLIR Camera
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European Commission plans full Neonic ban

beeadminMarch 29, 2017
Three neonicotinoid pesticides produced by Bayer and Syngenta – Clothianidin, Imidacloprid and Thiamethoxam — are already partially restricted since 2013 in the European Union pending further scientific study. The documents cite “high acute risks to bees”. A ban could be in place this year if…
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European Commision Neonics
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What does honey look like in space?

beeadminMarch 29, 2017
Here is an astronaut “pouring” honey on the International Space Station. Enjoy. Share this beekeeping info: Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new…
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honey international space station space
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Honey bees navigate using their magnetic tummy

beeadminMarch 28, 2017
Okay, perhaps “tummy” is too cheeky but honeybees do use magnetite in their abdomens. One clue could lie in the fact that some of these organisms contain magnetite – a ferromagnetic oxide of iron that is also found in some types of rock. Indeed in…
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Magnetic Magnetite Navigation
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Giant Honeybees exhibit special behavior to repel predators

beeadminMarch 28, 2017
Unlike the honeybees that beekeepers keep in their hives in order to collect honey, the Giant Honeybee has evolved a special defense mechanism to defend their open-air hives from birds and hornets. Against predatory wasps, including hornets, they display highly coordinated Mexican wave-like cascades termed…
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Giant Honeybee
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Installing Packages and Making Splits 2017

beeadminMarch 15, 2017
The Cherokee Bee Club’s Next Meeting Will Be: Date: Saturday, March 18th, 2017 Time: 8:00am – 11:00am NEW TIME due to rain: 2pm to 5pm Location: 592 Town Creek Drive, Canton, GA 30115 Presenter: Various Topic: Installing Packages and Making Splits 2:00pm – Welcome –…
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Feed your bees with an axe

beeadminMarch 13, 2017
Here in Georgia, I wonder if this would work with our Maple or Beech trees? Share this beekeeping info: Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook…
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Australia Axe Bee Feeding
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Is there a computer and beekeeping cross over?

beeadminMarch 7, 2017
The XKCD comic strip thinks so. Click here to read the entire comic strip: xkcd v1439 Share this beekeeping info: Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on…
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