NASA Sends Robot Honey Bees
FREE….. Because of the significant change in our lives as a result of COVID-19, many of us are working from home as we ‘social…
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Draft Guidance for Industry: Declaration of Added Sugars on Honey, Maple Syrup, and Certain Cranberry Products. COMMENTS WANTED!
How to Comment The comment period opens March 2, 2018. Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 10.115(g)(5)),…
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Mead in New York: Cuomo Proposes New License for ‘Honey Wine’ Producers.
Robert Harding – robert.harding@lee.net New York has licenses for farm breweries, cideries, distilleries and wineries. If Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s push is successful, farm meaderies…
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The Voice Of The South: Neonicotinoids
by Jeff Harris The use of a class of systemic insecticides called neonicotinoids remains a highly controversial issue for the general public, beekeepers and…
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New York Establishes Pollinator Protection Plan (so what’s your state doing?)
Kathy Welsh, Hudson Valley News Gov. Cuomo announced that New York State will establish an interagency taskforce to develop a Pollinator Protection Plan to…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ: Sulfoxaflor’s Day In Court
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled today to hear oral arguments in a case that beekeepers say could shape the future…
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CATCH THE BUZZ: EPA Unlikely To Approve New Uses of Neonics
EPA Announces It Is Unlikely to Approve New Outdoor Neonicotinoid Pesticide Uses As part of EPA’s ongoing effort to protect pollinators, the Agency has…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Is Your Honey GMO Free?
Is Your Honey GMO Free? Inspired by the popular “USDA organic” label, House Republicans are proposing a new government certification for foods free of…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ: Oxalic Acid Registered For Varroa
Oxalic Acid registered as a varroa mite control Over 250 letters were received by EPA when we asked for beekeeper input. The response was…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ: Illegal Honey, Again.
Latvia, China, Adulterated Honey, and What is honey anyway? Congrats to Homeland Security and True Source Honey The word “Latvia” put up a red…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ: Pollinator Protection Needed
Over 4 Million People Press Obama to Protect Bees Congress heeds call to action and introduces legislation as pressure mounts on White House Task…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ: New USDA Bee Research Grant Money
USDA Announces the Availability of $16 Million to Support Food Production. Crops and Livestock, and Bees are Livestock. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2015 –The U.S….
Read MoreCreating Pollinator Habitat
A Beekeeper/Government/Corporate Collaboration by Michele Colopy, Peggy Garnes and Terry Liberman-Smith The Ohio Environmental Education Fund (OEEF), a program within the Ohio EPA, has…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Food Issues And The State Of The Union
Food Issues On The Table Tonight In State Of The Union President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address is expected to cover an…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ: Bee-Truck Drivers May Get A Break
Proposal to Exempt Bee-Truck Rest Breaks In California. The California Farm Bureau Federation has petitioned federal regulators for an exemption from 30-minute rest breaks…
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Beepocalypse Inspired Activism
Bees are struggling and there are many ways to help by Ross Conrad Ever since the first public announcements of colony collapse disorder (CCD)…
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Help on the way for Citrus Greening
Parasitic wasp proposed to stop citrus psyllid, and Citrus Greening APHIS is advising the public that a draft environmental assessment has been prepared by…
Read MoreHelp on the way for Citrus Greening
Parasitic wasp proposed to stop citrus psyllid, and Citrus Greening APHIS is advising the public that a draft environmental assessment has been prepared by…
Read MoreA Letter To EPA from Congress
An open letter to EPA from 60 members of Congress Dear Administrator McCarthy, On June 20, 2014, President Obama issued a directive to federal…
Read MoreA Letter To EPA from Congress
An open letter to EPA from 60 members of Congress Dear Administrator McCarthy, On June 20, 2014, President Obama issued a directive to federal…
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