2018 Almond Pollination Market Outlook: Demand, Supply, and Contracts
By: Brittney Goodrich The end of 2017 is here, and the upcoming almond pollination season in California looms on the horizon. Many of you…
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Pollinator Day 2017
On Saturday, July 15th we’re holding our third Pollinator Day here at the Root Company’s Pollinator Meadow, behind our Corporate Headquarters. There’s a several…
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No Spraying Required
A Better Way To Protect Crops, and Bees By: John Dietz Beekeepers may be delivering a new service for crop producers, in North America…
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International Pollinator Conference 2016
2016 International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy The Center for Pollinator Research at Penn State University will be hosting the third International…
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Pollinator Day August 13, 2016
On the 13th of August we’re holding our second Pollinator Day here at the Root Company’s Pollinator Meadow, behind our Corporate Headquarters. There’s a…
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A Closer Look: SUPERBOOST®
by Clarence Collison Synthetic Brood Pheromone. Honey bee brood pheromone is a blend of 10 simple fatty-acid esters that are extractable from the larval…
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The Pollinator Stewardship Council
State Pollinator Protector Plans Protecting Pollinators Takes Funding by Michele Colopy States are being encouraged to develop Pollinator Protection Plans. Whether it is state…
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SAINFOIN SAGA: A new ride for this ancient legume.
by Skylar Christensen “We are getting near,” said Gandalf. “We are on the edge of his bee-pastures.” It started in early May. A…
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Imported Bees Boost Northern Ontario Wild Blueberry Yields
by Alan Harman Canadian Trevor Laing is importing thousands of workers to try to reduce Northern Ontario’s biggest export – its youth. He is…
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Some Outstanding Leguminous Bee Trees
by Connie Krochmal The leguminous trees are reliable choices for the bee garden. Among these are a number of large trees, some of which…
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REPORTING PRE-LETHAL BEE LOSSES: The real-world of our honey bees needs to have real-world testing.
The Pollinator Stewardship Council by Michele Colopy In the May 2015 issue of this magazine, as part of the Honey Bee Health Coalition, an…
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Honey Bee Health Coalition Multiple Factors Influence Honey Bee Health Multiple factors impact honey bee health; these include bee pests and pathogens, forage and…
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GLYPHOSATE
Pollinator Habitat Is Disappearing At Rates Usually Reserved For Descriptions Of Amazon Rain Deforestation Michele Colopy Pollinator Stewardship Council If we are to address…
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Phenology and Its Value to Beekeepers
It’s important to know what blooms when and where by Denise Ellsworth Spring can be slow to arrive to Ohio. Here in the Buckeye…
Read MoreThe Pollinator Stewardship Council: December 2014
WE WORK TO PROTECT YOUR HONEY BEES A wrap-up of the past year. by Michele Colopy This past year has been busy for the…
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Pollen For Lunch? Again?
by Ian Stell Bees get their key nutrients from pollen. There is a lot of nourishment within these woody particles, but they are hard…
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