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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By , on April 27th, 2011

Reminder to Feed Your Bees!

-by Steve Tilmann, MBA Treasurer

As this is written (end of April 2011), we note that packaged bees have begun to arrive in Michigan over the past two weeks.  So beekeepers all over the state have been busy installing these …

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By , on April 26th, 2011

Half a million of newbees, Part 2

by Zachary Huang, Associate Professor, Michigan State University

Day 2, Friday, April 22.
Dr. Samina Qamer and I went to the “George Yard”, about 25 miles away and near the Sleepy Hollow State Park. Here we used 12 buckets (2 …

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By , on April 23rd, 2011

Half a million of newbees, Part 1

MSU Package Bee Installation, Day 1.

– By Zachary Huang, Associate Professor, Michigan State University.

This is definitely the worst year for the MSU apiary – 100% bee loss. I could have saved about 5-6 colonies if we had sugar …

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By , on April 15th, 2011

Honey bee update and fruit pollination

An update on Colony Collapse Disorder and how to get the best pollination this season.

Published April 14, 2011, http://news.msue.msu.edu/news/article/honey_bee_update_and_fruit_pollination

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Zachary Huang and Walt Pett, Michigan State University Extension, Department of Entomology

Importance of honey bees to Michigan agriculture

The …

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