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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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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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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By , on January 11th, 2012

A New Honeybee Parasite Discovered

This is what the little bugger looks like.

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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By , on November 9th, 2011

Killing Bees With Kindness

Here is an interesting research article posted on PLoS ONE, a respected on-line scientific journal.  The article discusses the effects with the honey bee when oxytetracycline, a common antibiotic used in hives, systemically combines with commonly used acaricides (coumaphos and …

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