» Headline http://www.michiganbees.org Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:50:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Apitherapy Day in Ohio http://www.michiganbees.org/2012/01/apitherapy-day-in-ohio-3/ http://www.michiganbees.org/2012/01/apitherapy-day-in-ohio-3/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:56:50 +0000 Stephen Tilmann http://www.michiganbees.org/?p=2635

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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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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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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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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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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Due to several factors in the past couple decades the honeybee population has been going down.  Two types of mites are the main culprits, which weakens the hive and allows other pests to invade the hive and honey stores.  Commercial …

...Read More]]> http://www.michiganbees.org/2012/01/holland-area-bee-club-announces-beginners-bee-school/feed/ 0 MBA 2012 Keyboard Calendar http://www.michiganbees.org/2012/01/mba-2012-keyboard-calendar/ http://www.michiganbees.org/2012/01/mba-2012-keyboard-calendar/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:07:38 +0000 Stephen Tilmann http://www.michiganbees.org/?p=2566

I often find myself looking at a calendar.  And most times I am sitting in front of the computer when I do.  Several years ago I ran across a nifty little calendar that went on the keyboard.  It was really …

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Ann Leonard, MBA vice president and chair of the 2012 Spring Conference, is busy putting together the class list for the conference.  In the past, we have had a lot of interest expressed in having a class about cooking with …

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With all of the stressors which honeybees have recently found themselves up against, it looks like a new parasite has established itself in North American bee colonies. Scientists from several California institutions have released the results of studies that indicate …

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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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