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Bee Culture

Netting’s Effect on Pollination

Net effects on pollination Netting’s implications for pollination still being explored. Matt Milkovich, TJ Mullinax Michigan State University graduate students Anna Evanson, left, and Reilly Ford roll up nets in a Honeycrisp block at MSU’s Clarksville Research Center in June. Trials show that using nets to block pollinators can effectively manage crop load without the use of chemical thinners.(TJ Mullinax/Good…
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May 3, 2023
Scientific Beekeeping

A Study on Bee and Mite Drift: Part 2

 Contents Questions to Answer 1 Materials and Methods 2 Placement of the hives 2 Preparation of the Mite Donor Colonies. 3 Tagging the bees 3 The Control Group. 7 Preparation of the Mite Receiver Hives 7 Eliminating the mites. 7 Magnetic tag recovery. 9 The stickyboards. 10 The hive scales. 10 Layout of the Donor The post A Study on…
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May 3, 2023