By , on May 14th, 2012

Request to Participate in Pesticide Research Survey

Dear Members of the Michigan Beekeepers’ Association,  

My name is Sandra Bustos, I am research assistant at Pesticide Research Institute and we are working with beekeepers from around the country to look at some of the effects of pesticides on beehive health.

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By , on May 13th, 2012

Happy Mother’s Day: irises & bees

I dedicate these photos to my mother who is always hardworking, as the bees on these irises.
Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers!

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Photos taken on May 7th, 2012. I spent about two hours shooting peonies, hawthorn and indigo …

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By , on May 11th, 2012

Apricots, plums and boxelders

What do they have in common?

They all bloom around the same time, and yes, have bees!

I had not seen apricot flowers, let alone bees foraging one them. So I was naturally excited to see apricots blooming everywhere in …

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By , on May 11th, 2012

Do bees forage on peonies?

Obviously it would be a yes! but I have never seen bees on them in my own garden. Right now ants are working on the unopened bulbs of peonies. But I know that bee do forage on them because last …

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By , on May 7th, 2012

Update on Dave Anthony’s Situation

Don Schram
Secretary, Michigan Beekeepers’ Association

Hello Beekeepers,

The calls pledging help are rolling in, and the MBA greatly appreciates all the efforts that everyone is going through to help one of our own in the beekeeping community.
 
We’d …

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