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A Closer Look: Tarsal Glands / Footprint Pheromone
When honey bees walk across a surface, their feet often deposit an attractive, oily, colorless secretion that has a low volatility. This secretion has…
Read MoreWhen honey bees walk across a surface, their feet often deposit an attractive, oily, colorless secretion that has a low volatility. This secretion has…
Read MoreJan Suszkiw, Public Affairs Specialist, Agricultural Research Service, A native Andrena bee species gathers nectar and pollen from a pear flower (Jim Cane, ARS)….
Read MoreA Dartmouth-led study finds that bumblebees infected with a common intestinal parasite are drawn to flowers whose nectar and pollen have a medicinal effect,…
Read MoreCHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A closer look at how honey bee colonies determine which larvae will serve as workers and which will become queens reveals…
Read MoreDavid Gilley & Corinna Thom Bees and beekeepers share many things including the incessant drive to find food and eat it, behavior referred to…
Read Moreby Skylar Christensen “We are getting near,” said Gandalf. “We are on the edge of his bee-pastures.” It started in early May. A…
Read MoreLarge-scale organic farming operations, based on a review of almost a decade of data from 49 states, are not reducing greenhouse gas emissions, says…
Read MoreThe challenges facing the world’s bee populations will be front and centre as bee experts from across North America descend on the University of…
Read MoreJames Cook University researchers are creating a buzz in bee research, gluing tiny transmitters to the backs of the insects for the first time….
Read Moreby Ulrike Lampe Every year in early Spring, beekeepers inspect their hives to find out if and how their bees have made it through…
Read MoreBy Dianne Depra, Tech Times The drought in California has greatly reduced the population of wildflowers native to the state’s grassland, potentially giving a…
Read MoreFirst printed in Fruit Grower News, June 2015 www.fruitgrowernews.com Written by Gary Pullano, Associate Editor, reprinted with permission Matthew Whiting, Cherry Horticulturist at…
Read MoreBy Keri Collins Lewis MSU Ag Communications STARKVILLE, Miss. “My top three reasons for honey bee colony death are Varroa mites, Varroa mites and…
Read MoreBy Jessica Burdg, Contributing Science Writer, Laboratory Equipment Magazine The common phrase “things aren’t always what they seem” can apply to a plethora of…
Read MoreBy Alan Harman The National Honey Board is currently seeking research proposals for projects focused on honey bee colony production. It says its…
Read MoreThe Honey Bee Health Coalition can point to a very active first year since its official launch during National Pollinator Week in 2014. The Coalition…
Read MorePaul Vonk Honored During National Pollinator Week for Creating HiveTool™, a Noninvasive System to Monitor Bee Hives WASHINGTON, June 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Bayer CropScience…
Read MoreIf there were an international smelling bee, a deadly mite would be a favorite to win. New research has revealed that Varroa mites, the…
Read Moreby Scott Schrage, Univ. NE, Lincoln Certain insecticides common to U.S. orchards appear to make honey bees substantially less busy, according to a new…
Read MoreSeth Borenstein, AP Science Writer A federal rule to be proposed Thursday would create temporary pesticide-free zones when certain plants are in bloom…
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