http://www.michiganbees.org Thu, 23 May 2013 19:54:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Honey Bees Deaths Reported In Minnesota http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/honey-bees-deaths-reported-in-minnesota/ http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/honey-bees-deaths-reported-in-minnesota/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 19:54:38 +0000 Stephen Tilmann http://www.michiganbees.org/?p=3880 This spring (May 2013) has seen reports of fairly massive honey bee die offs in Minnesota.  These reports are coming in early, some while there is still snow on the ground.  The bees are being found in large numbers near …

...Read More]]> http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/honey-bees-deaths-reported-in-minnesota/feed/ 0 Same Scam, Different Country http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/same-scam-different-country/ http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/same-scam-different-country/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 19:36:08 +0000 Stephen Tilmann http://www.michiganbees.org/?p=3876 By now most beekeepers are aware that 5 individuals and corporation, including Goeb Farms located in Onsted, Michigan, have been indicted and pled guilty to a multi-million dollar honey laundering scheme.  Chinese honey was illegally imported into the US by …

...Read More]]> http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/same-scam-different-country/feed/ 0 Canadian Beekeepers Want to Import Package Bees from the US http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/canadian-beekeepers-want-to-import-package-bees-from-the-us/ http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/canadian-beekeepers-want-to-import-package-bees-from-the-us/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 12:39:01 +0000 Stephen Tilmann http://www.michiganbees.org/?p=3872 An interesting development is happening in Canada this year regarding the importation of package bees.  Canada, like the US, experienced a significant loss of colonies this past winter.  In fact, this loss is only the latest in a string of …

...Read More]]> http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/canadian-beekeepers-want-to-import-package-bees-from-the-us/feed/ 0 Are Neonicotinoids Really Necessary? http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/are-neonicotinoids-really-necessary/ http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/are-neonicotinoids-really-necessary/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 22:06:40 +0000 Stephen Tilmann http://www.michiganbees.org/?p=3870 Here is an interesting article that discusses a question that is seldom asked in the current debate over neonicotinoids?  Is the application of this chemical to field crops really cost effective?  It is a question that this author has not …

...Read More]]> http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/are-neonicotinoids-really-necessary/feed/ 0 Bees, Bears and Best Practices http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/bees-bears-and-best-practices/ http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/bees-bears-and-best-practices/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 21:39:54 +0000 Stephen Tilmann http://www.michiganbees.org/?p=3866 Here is a good example of your MBA dues at work.  Several years ago the MBA approved a grant to Tammy Otto, a graduate student in the Fisheries and Wildlife Department at Michigan State University.  Tammy was requesting funds to …

...Read More]]> http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/bees-bears-and-best-practices/feed/ 0 Iotron Electron Beam Sterilization of Apiary Equipment http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/iotron-electron-beam-sterilization-of-apiary-equipment/ http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/iotron-electron-beam-sterilization-of-apiary-equipment/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 12:54:29 +0000 Stephen Tilmann http://www.michiganbees.org/?p=3857 We received this from Mike Hansen, Michigan State Apiarist….

As many of you realize, an Iotron Electron Beam Sterilization system has been set up Columbia City, Indiana, which is just outside of Fort Wayne. Electron Beam Sterilization has been used …

...Read More]]> http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/iotron-electron-beam-sterilization-of-apiary-equipment/feed/ 0 USDA and EPA Release New Report on Honey Bee Health http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/usda-and-epa-release-new-report-on-honey-bee-health/ http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/usda-and-epa-release-new-report-on-honey-bee-health/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 13:59:29 +0000 Stephen Tilmann http://www.michiganbees.org/?p=3855 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a comprehensive scientific report on honey bee health. The report states that there are multiple factors playing a role in honey bee colony …

...Read More]]> http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/usda-and-epa-release-new-report-on-honey-bee-health/feed/ 0 Europe Bans Neonicotinoids http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/europe-bans-neonicotinoids/ http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/europe-bans-neonicotinoids/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:01:56 +0000 Stephen Tilmann http://www.michiganbees.org/?p=3849 In what is being touted as a “landmark” decision, Europe will be the first to implement a continent wide ban on three neonicotinoids (thiamethoxam, clothianidin and imidacloprid).  The vote was taken Monday, April 29, with 15 of the 27 member …

...Read More]]> http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/europe-bans-neonicotinoids/feed/ 2 More Bad News for Groeb Farms http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/more-bad-news-for-groeb-farms/ http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/more-bad-news-for-groeb-farms/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:19:32 +0000 Stephen Tilmann http://www.michiganbees.org/?p=3847 Looks like the trouble for Groeb Farms regarding their admitted Chinese honey laundering scheme is not over.  Bee Culture reports that a class action suit has been filed against Groeb Farms “on behalf of all commercial beekeeping operations with 300 …

...Read More]]> http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/more-bad-news-for-groeb-farms/feed/ 1 CBS Airs Report on 2013 Almond Pollination, CCD and Honey Bees http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/cbs-airs-report-on-2013-almond-pollination-ccd-and-honey-bees/ http://www.michiganbees.org/2013/cbs-airs-report-on-2013-almond-pollination-ccd-and-honey-bees/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:38:06 +0000 Stephen Tilmann http://www.michiganbees.org/?p=3839 We have received the following link to a segment originally aired on CBS on April 2 of this year (Dan Rather Reports).   It is a somewhat lengthy video (37 minutes) but does a good job in describing the interaction …

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