By , on March 25th, 2012

Cherry blossoms and honey bees

Photo and Texts by Zachary Huang, Michigan State University

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1. March 20th. There is one cherry tree between Mason …

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By , on March 11th, 2012

First foragers of 2012

Zachary Huang, Michigan State University

Photos shot today, March 11, 2012. About 1 week earlier than 2010 (March 17, 2010, I posted a first bees of 2010, and also posted some crocus shots on March 28).

Last week …

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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 March 26th, 2010

US hive products heavily contaminated

Mike Hansen just sent me the paper via email — the paper was published quite recently (March 19th). Look at what we have been putting into the beehives!?? Some of the pesticides (especially those in pollen) are collected by bees …

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