According to a bee supplier out of Washington, two boxes of bees broke while in transit on Alaska Airlines and the company was told the airline would not be shipping any more bees this year. It’s a shame. A package of bee must have broken…
This is an interesting study from the UK about the pesticide Thiamethoxam. More study is needed but this is very concerning. Pesticide affects for bumblebees may have similar affects on honeybees as well. “We consistently found that neonicotinoid exposure, at levels mimicking exposure that queens…
An annual festival whose theme is the honeybee, highlighting arts/crafts vendors as well as food and entertainment. All local beekeepers are encouraged to contact Roger Ardis with the Northwest GA Beekeepers to get involved in the bee exhibits and education or to display your honey.…
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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…
Here is an astronaut “pouring” honey on the International Space Station. Enjoy. Share this beekeeping info:Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on X…
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…
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…
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)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to…
Wild bees are a precious natural resource we should celebrate and protect,” Ricketts says. “If managed with care, they can help us continue to produce billions of dollars in agricultural income and a wonderful diversity of nutritious food. Of particular concern, some crops most dependent…
