May 2024

Episode 166: Environmental DNA In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on May 28, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Dr. Leigh Boardman—an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Memphis—about Environmental DNA (eDNA), how it works in the honey bee world, and how it might be beneficial to…

MAY 28 Honey Bee Brood Diseases and Varroa at Seven Ponds Beekeepers Meeting 7-8:30 p.m. | Dryden, MI Learn to distinguish between healthy and sick brood and to recognize signs of European Foulbrood, American Foulbrood, chalkbrood, and varroa parasitic mite brood syndrome.   JUN 1 Honey Bee Medicine Clinic for Veterinary Practitioners 9 a.m.-1 p.m. or 12-4 p.m. | Lansing,…

Part 2 DOI: https://doi.org/10.55406/ABRC.4.24.2 Pesticides and Acaricides Control of Varroa destructor with Lithium Chloride: Efficacy and Side Effects Rein, C1; Rosenkranz, P1; Traynor, K1 1 State Institute of Bee Research, University of Hohenheim, Germany The parasitic mite Varroa destructor remains the greatest threat to honey bee health. Once established in a country, beekeepers must typically treat against Varroa to keep…

Scientific Reports First large-scale study reveals important losses of managed honey bee and stingless bee colonies in Latin America Fabrice Requier, Malena Sibaja Leyton, Carolina L. Morales, Lucas A. Garibaldi, Agostina Giacobino, Martin Pablo Porrini, Juan Manuel Rosso-Londoño, Rodrigo A. Velarde, Andrea Aignasse, Patricia Aldea-Sánchez, Mariana Laura Allasino, Daniela Arredondo, Carina Audisio, Natalia Bulacio Cagnolo, Marina Basualdo, Belén Branchiccela, Rafael…

Episode 165: Structural Bee Removal In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on May 21, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Jean Navarro—a beekeeper, pest control operator, and the owner of Mega Bee Rescues and Pest Control—about structural bee removal. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional…

Assistance for Bee and Honey Producers From Plant to Product Bees help feed and fuel communities by pollinating crops. In fact, some scientists estimate that one out of every three bites of food we eat exists because of animal pollinators like bees. From plants to final product, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has programs to help bee and honey producers…