Australia’s Breeding Objectives
Australia 2022 Plan Bee Survey results: breeding objectives 2023 By Nadine Chapman And Elizabeth Frost Plan Bee, Australia’s national honey bee genetic improvement program conducts an…
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2023 Potentially Bad for Bees
For honey bees, 2023 is potentially a bad year By Scott Weybright, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences A massively destructive hurricane in Florida last…
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California Beekeeping 2023
California storms hit beekeepers, but honey outlook is sweet BY AMY TAXIN ASSOCIATED PRESS During California’s prolonged, wet winter, beekeeper Gene Brandi said he…
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Inherited Hobbies – Lasting Bonds
‘He passed the bee baton on to me’: people who inherit hobbies From beekeeping to crochet, these hobbies passed down through generations form lasting…
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Honey Market Growth
Honey Market Size to Worth USD 12.69 Billion by 2029 | At a CAGR of 5.83% Companies covered in honey market are Bee Maid…
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Not Skimping on Bees
Almond farmers not skimping on bees Even after a bruising year of lower earnings, crop losses and soaring production costs, California almond growers may…
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EU Syrup-Based “Honey”
The EU market is flooded with syrup-based “honey”: finally putting a figure on foul play! The European Commission published two joint reports on fraudulent…
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Oldest Known Pollen Carrying Insect
The oldest known pollen-carrying insects lived about 280 million years ago By Sid Perkins The oldest known fossils of pollen-laden insects are of earwig-like ground-dwellers…
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San Francisco Beekeeping
Shepherds of The City: the life of urban beekeepers By Margaret Hetherwick | Examiner staff writer Beekeeper Kevin McKean pulls a frame partially filled…
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Social Nature and Hive Life
An excerpt from Jay Evans’ April Article on Social Nature and Hive Life: …this is not another economic essay on the value of honey…
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Meeting Update
EPA and FDA Consider Change in Pest Management Product Oversight On Wednesday, members of the IR-4 team joined a public meeting exploring potential changes…
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EPA Rules on Oxalic Acid and Glycerin
NEWS FLASH EPA RULES ON OXALIC ACID AND GLYCERIN Below is an overview of the EPA’s response to Vermont’s approval of the use of…
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A Bee Advocate
For a best friend to Florida bees, each rescue is personal Coral Gables (United States) (AFP) – Melissa Sorokin sees herself as “a bee advocate,”…
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Beekeeping in Zimbabwe
Why Farmers in Zimbabwe Are Shifting to Bees By Andrew Mambondiyani, originally published by YES! magazine Smallholder farmers in Village M—a farming community south of the…
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Special Saturday – Catch the Buzz
Beekeeping Today Podcast (S5, E39) The podcast for the latest beekeeping news, information and entertainment for today’s beekeeper. Hosts Jeff Ott and Kim Flottum…
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Deadline for Registration
Virtual Public Meeting: EPA and FDA Product Oversight MARCH 22, 2023 Date: March 22, 2023 Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET Organized By:…
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Comment on EPA/FDA Bee Oversight
Virtual Public Meeting: EPA and FDA Product Oversight MARCH 22, 2023 Date: March 22, 2023 Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET Organized By:…
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Special Saturday – Catch the Buzz
Beekeeping Today Podcast (S5, E37) The podcast for the latest beekeeping news, information and entertainment for today’s beekeeper. Hosts Jeff Ott and Kim Flottum…
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Honey Sommelier in U.S.
I’m one of 2 honey sommeliers in the US — here’s how I ended up tasting this sweet but surprisingly complex substance for a…
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IR-4 60th Anniversary
The IR-4 Project Commemorates 60 Years of Impact This year, The IR-4 Project commemorates 60 years of operation. Since its establishment by land grant…
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