Tag: February 2026
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Observations of Apis Laboriosa: Nesting Patterns, Migration, and High-Altitude Foraging Behavior
By: Rashmi Kandel Apis laboriosa, scientifically known as the giant Himalayan honey bee, displays unique behaviors not present in other species of bees. Their hives are huge, extending several metres, different from what’s normally found around us, and are hidden on the overhangs of cliffs high as hundreds of metres high above the ground. The…
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The Honey Bee Secret to Staying Clean and Healthy
This article was originally published by the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences By: Maria Lameiras Step inside a honey bee colony, and you’ll find one of nature’s busiest and most crowded neighborhoods. Tens of thousands of bees live shoulder to shoulder, working together to raise young, store food and protect their queen. The…
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UBC Research Reveals Why Honey Bees Overthrow Their Queen
This article was originally published in The University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine view the original story here: https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/ubc-research-reveals-why-honey-bees-overthrow-their-queen/ By: UBC Faculty of Medicine New research shows how viral infections disrupt colony stability — and a key pheromone that could help maintain cohesive, productive hives. It sounds like the plot of a medieval historical…
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Working Bees on the Big Island
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! An Alaskan Beekeeper’s Brief Immersion in Hawai‘i’s Queen-Rearing World By: Jason Davis The ad in an email from Bee Culture caught my eye: “Help Wanted at Kona Queen Hawaii for November & December…bring…
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Off the Wahl Beekeeping
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! New(ish) Beekeeper Column Robbing and DIY Robbing Screens By: Richard Wahl Robbing Season Honey bee robbing occurs when foragers from one colony decide to invade another colony to steal honey or nectar. Robbing…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Hemolymph Tales By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Hemolymph (Blood) Biomarkers Honey bee hemolymph research is amazing and biomarkers are the reason. Scientists are asking questions about honey bee health and development and…
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Counting My Blessings
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! It is nice to experience an exceptionally good honey crop every once in a while despite the climate extremes By: Ross Conrad The 2025 season was a wild one for me in the…
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Found in Translation
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! DNA Fingerprinting By: Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab Long before your personal fingerprints became a tool to open computers, they were used to help solve crimes and other mysteries. Unique to all…