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The Curious Beekeeper – April 2024: A Peek Inside a Beekeeper’s Journal American Bee Journal

The Curious Beekeeper – April 2024: A Peek Inside a Beekeeper’s Journal

Many of us keep some type of beekeeping log. A log contains data — facts and figures that describe what we found, what we did, and what comes next. It may also contain colony maintenance reminders, to-do lists, and inspection notes. Some of us record these reminders in a notebook or digital device, while others scratch code inside a telescoping…
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May 20, 2024
2024 Hands-on Workshops Ontario Beekeepers' Association News

2024 Hands-on Workshops

 Introductory Hands-on WorkshopsInterested in learning about bees but not becoming a beekeeper? Introduction to Beekeeping is the course for you!Brand new and trying to figure out if beekeeping is for you? Check out the Introduction to Beekeeping!New but jumping right into things and getting bees this year? Take both Introduction to Beekeeping and Pest Management for Beekeeping to make sure…
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May 18, 2024
UF Two Bees in a Podcast Bee Culture

UF Two Bees in a Podcast

Episode 164: The Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP) Program In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on May 14, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Seth Cross, a National Program Manager for ELAP with the Farm Service Agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, about what he manages on…
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May 15, 2024
TFW Program – New Tools and Updates on Compliance/Programme des TET- nouveaux outils et mises à jour sur la conformité Canadian Honey Council News

TFW Program – New Tools and Updates on Compliance/Programme des TET- nouveaux outils et mises à jour sur la conformité

TFW Program – New Tools and Updates on Compliance/Programme des TET- nouveaux outils et mises à jour sur la conformité  May 2024 Programme des TET- nouveaux outils et mises à jour sur la conformité  – TFW Program – New Tools...Read more
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May 14, 2024
Information sharing for agriculture and agri-food sector representatives – May 10, 2024 / Partage d’informations pour les représentants du secteur agricole et agroalimentaire – le 10 mai 2024 Canadian Honey Council News

Information sharing for agriculture and agri-food sector representatives – May 10, 2024 / Partage d’informations pour les représentants du secteur agricole et agroalimentaire – le 10 mai 2024

Information sharing for agriculture and agri-food sector representatives – May 10, 2024 / Partage d’informations pour les représentants du secteur agricole et agroalimentaire – le 10 mai 2024   Information sharing for agriculture – May 10 2024 (with all attachments)...Read more
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May 14, 2024
How a High-School Beekeeper Made Her Way to USDA Honey Bee Researcher Bee Culture

How a High-School Beekeeper Made Her Way to USDA Honey Bee Researcher

Elizabeth (Liz) Walsh, Ph.D., is a research scientist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), in the Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology Research unit in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Here, Walsh poses beside a small honey bee swarm on a tree branch on her first day at the USDA-ARS in May 2022. (Photo by Kate Ihle) Brought…
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May 14, 2024
Tropilaelaps Bee Culture

Tropilaelaps

An underestimated threat? By: Maggie Gill Tropilaelaps on bee larvae Tropilaelaps are a parasitic mite that naturally infests the giant Asian honey bee species Apis dorsata. Much like varroa, they can live and reproduce in honey bee colonies feeding on brood, and again like varroa, they have jumped species from their native host to our Western honey bees Apis mellifera.…
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May 13, 2024
UF Two Bees in a Podcast Bee Culture

UF Two Bees in a Podcast

Episode 163: Sideline Beekeeping in Ecuador In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on May 7, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Manuel Cornejo—a sideline beekeeper from Ecuador—about what it’s like to be a beekeeper in Ecuador and some of its unique aspects. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for…
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May 8, 2024