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 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 December 5th, 2011

December 2011 “BEE”Doku

Topic:  LANGSTROTH

Difficulty:  Moderate

Rev. Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth (December 25, 1810 – October 6, 1895) is considered the father of American beekeeping.   Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he showed a very early interest in observing the behavior of insects.  He took …

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By , on December 5th, 2011

2011 MBA Election Results

On December 3, 2011, the Michigan Beekeepers’ Association (MBA) held it annual meeting at the conclusion the 2011 Fall Conference. The election results were announced as follows: 

President – Terry Toland
Vice President – Ann Leonard
Secretary – Dan Schram…

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By , on November 29th, 2011

Moving Honeybee Hives to California

by Mike Hansen, Michigan Department of Agriculture

Michigan Beekeepers moving bees to California for Almond Pollination need to be aware of two critical issues when loading their honeybees.  

Ants:   California has a requirement that shipments entering the state be …

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