By , on January 29th, 2012

Apitherapy Day in Ohio

DATE: Saturday February 18, 2012

TIME: 8:00 – 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

PLACE: Pittsfield Township Hall, State Road 303 at Ohio Route 58 between Oberlin and Wellington Ohio

The speakers will be Donald Downs, Jim Higgins, …

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January 29th, 2012 | Leave a comment
By , on January 27th, 2012

Canada Winter Losses for Winter 2010-2011

Here is a report from our neighbors to the north (Canada for those who are directionally challenged) about winter loss of managed honey bee colonies during the winter of 2010-2011 (last winter).  In Canada, there was a reported loss of …

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January 27th, 2012 | Leave a comment
By , on January 26th, 2012

Routes of Pesticide Exposure for Honey Bees Living Near Agricultural Fields

In the January 2012 issue of PLoS One, an online science journal, a report is published that describes in more detail the routes of exposure for honey bees for neonicotinoid insecticides, which are widely used and highly toxic to …

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January 26th, 2012 | Leave a comment
By , on January 20th, 2012

The Beekeeper’s Workshop Goes Video!

Another “how to” has been added to the popular “In the Beekeeper’s Workshop” series on the MBA web site. This time, the addition is a video! The video describes how to make “commercial style” hand holds that are used on …

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January 20th, 2012 | 2 comments
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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January 19th, 2012 | 6 comments
 
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