By , on February 14th, 2012

Bee feeding — trophallaxis

Zachary Huang
Michigan State University

Well, it is Valentines day (almost gone though) so I will post some photos of bee-kissing.

The technical term is actually trophallaxis — the exchange of food.

Honey bees do this pretty often, but most …

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By , on January 19th, 2012

Feeding bees in winter

1. Introduction

Zachary Huang, January 18, 2012

January 6, 2012. It was 50 F (10C), but with strong sunlight it felt like 65 to me. Alex (my postdoc) and I checked one yard  and found 12 colonies alive. He did …

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By , on January 6th, 2012

Bees on searockets

In December, I took Alex, my postdoc to Modesto for the Almond Board meeting. Because they funded my research on varroa RNAi, I was asked to be there to report our findings. We took a few days off to visit …

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By , on September 11th, 2011

Effects of Nosema on Honey Bee Behavior and Physiology

What is Nosema apis? What is Nosema ceranae?  What can they do to your bees?

This review by Zachary Huang was published jointly in American Bee Journal (September issue, 2011) and Bee Culture (Sept, 2011).

In addition, it was published …

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By , on July 27th, 2011

ANR meeting videos

Video from ANR 2010 Meeting in March.

You may need to have a plug in called “realplayer” to see these videos.

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