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(Photo by Lillian Wong via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0) by Paige Embry A new study indicates a benefit to honey bees of local sunflower cropland. Even low levels of sunflower acreage nearby correlate with reduced Varroa mite infestation in managed colonies, researchers found, and supplemental sunflower pollen…
BJ Weeks, owner of Weeks Works, currently has two and three pound packages available for sale for differing dates this spring. He expects to be sold out by February, so order NOW! You can download the flier below. 2023 Bee Sales FormDownload Share this beekeeping info:Click…
Hopes of a new weapon against diseases that routinely ravage colonies that are relied upon for food pollination Click here to read the full article! Share this beekeeping info:Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new…
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Australian scientists are working to develop a world-first, hormone-based pesticide that is safe for honey bees but fatal to varroa mite. A varroa mite on a honey bee pupa. Image credit: (AAP Image/Denis Anderson) Click here to read the full article. Share this beekeeping info:Click to…
Are bees bugging the hummingbirds that frequent your feeders? Learn what you can do to get them to buzz off. Click here to see the full article. Share this beekeeping info:Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens…
A Weather Water Cooler break with BJ Weeks, President of the Cherokee Beekeepers Club, and Jennifer Berry, UGA Bee Lab, describing the reasons for the perpetual decline in honey bees. The varroa destructor is a honey bee mite that viruses use as a vector to…
