By , on July 29th, 2010

Honey bee nutrition

This is recently jointly published in American Bee Journal and Bee Culture, but also available on the eXtension website under honey bee health:

Honey Bee Nutrition by Zachary Huang

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By , on July 21st, 2010

Alpine flowers, Part I.

I was at the Shangri-La Alpine Botanic Garden for 11 days in June. Shangri-La is about 4 hrs of drive, north of Lijiang, in Yunnan Provence. The garden is the first and only privately owned botanic garden in China. The …

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By , on July 21st, 2010

Bees, on peas

Photos taken July 10th, 2010. This is right before one takes the ramp to I96West from Okemos Road. I saw a big patch of red flowers once and wondered what they were. They were beautiful seeing from the …

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By , on July 19th, 2010

George Tolgo, Lifetime Member of MBA, Dies July 13, 2010

George Tolgo, a lifetime member of MBA, died unexpectedly in his sleep on July 13, 2010 at the age of 76.  George was a well-known beekeeper in the Au Gres, Michigan, area.  Visitation will be on Friday, July 23, 2010 …

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By , on July 13th, 2010

Michigan Governor Signs “Cottage Foods” Legistlation (Updated July 28, 2010)

Michigan Governor Granhold signed a set of bills called the “Cottage Foods Industry” bills.  These bills make it legal for selling into certain markets home-produced and home-packaged foods without the need of a “commercial kitchen” license.  There are two pieces …

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