Bee News

Scientists hope to attack Verroa RNA

“The Varroa mite is the worst threat to honeybee health worldwide,” said Zachary Huang, MSU entomologist. “They have developed resistance to many pesticides, so it’s urgent that we explore and target these genes to develop better control methods.” Earlier research has shown that a combination…
Bee News

Bees killed in Massachusetts; Cause unknown at this time

The state Department of Agricultural Resources was in Rehoboth Friday investigating a massive bee kill, said Wayne Andrews of the Bristol County Beekeepers Association. “It’s probably the biggest bee kill I’ve seen in my entire career,” said Andrews, a Dighton resident and retired superintendent of…
Bee News

Bees eyes correct flower color for ambient light

Boffins at Australia’s RMIT University in Melbourne (with colleagues from Monash and Deakin Universities and the University of Melbourne) looked at how honey bees process colour information, and found some of their five eyes sense ambient light. For honey bees, enhanced colour sensing is a…
Humor

Funny: Bad news / good news

A quick laugh from the comic Safely Endangered in regards to pollen counts. Yes, we know that wind born pollen does not equal pollinator style pollen, but it’s good for a chuckle anyway. I hope you enjoyed it. Share this beekeeping info:Click to print (Opens…