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Create a beautiful honey bee mason tumbler complete with a sparkling rhinestone lid — a perfect DIY gift idea ...
Scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind, fully synthetic food source that may revolutionize efforts to save honeybees.
Beekeeper Bob Faulkner, owner of Syracuse Honey, has been helping people set up their own bee colonies in their backyards.“I ...
At Victory Park this weekend an environmental festival was set up, putting the focus back on the planet for Earth Day (which ...
Scientists have developed a food source that can sustain honey bee colonies without pollen, helping the insects not just ...
S ammy Ramsey was having a hard time getting information. It was 2019, and he was in Thailand, researching parasites that kill bees. But Ramsey was struggling to get one particular Thai beekeeper to ...
Varroa mites and small hive beetles are threatening Australian honey producers. Here’s how backyard beekeepers, and everyday ...
Beekeepers describe the decline as catastrophic, and some experts warn the crisis could affect both honey and produce prices well beyond the summer. Colonies could decline by 60 to 70% this year due ...
According to a nationwide survey of beekeepers, honey bee colony losses have reached catastrophic levels across the U.S. Survey data point out commercial operations reporting an average loss of 62% ...
Commercial beekeepers are reporting losses this year ranging between 60 and 100%, Washington State University's Honey Bees and Pollinators Program reported in March. Bee losses are not new — previous ...
A report this week from NBC News says commercial honey bee operators nationwide saw a loss of more than 60% from June to February. While the uptick in honey bee deaths is stinging the industry ...
In order to combat such severe colony losses, WSU scientists are working on methods for widespread varroa mite control, awareness on commercial honey bee colony management practices, and new ...