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China’s Luanzhou develops greenhouse planting to increase farmers’ income We are here to share current happenings in the bee industry. Bee Culture gathers and shares articles published by outside sources. For more information about this specific article, please visit the original publish source: China’s Luanzhou develops greenhouse planting to increase farmers’ income-Xinhua (news.cn) Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Greenhouse production of…

Celebration of Kim Flottum’s Life April 13, 2024, 12:00 Noon at Medina Community Church 416 South Broadway Street Medina, Ohio Please come and help us as we honor Kim’s amazing journey and share memories with each other as we try and manage life without him. If you are coming from out of town or state please let Kathy know so…

Two metrics that illustrate changes in the gut microbiome over time associated with antibiotic treatment. The top panels display Shannon Evenness, a metric of gut microbial diversity with values ranging from complete species dominance (0.0) to absolute evenness (1.0). Lower panels show microbiome size, determined by BactQuant, and expressed as total bacterial cell number. The x-axis lists four time periods…

Public Effort, Beekeeper Scientists to Test UBeeO UBeeO is a new pheromone product developed to help queen producers select for hygienic behavior.  A public crowd sourcing effort is being organized to determine how well the product works and if it is feasible and effective to breed queens using this pheromone.  If you already planned on testing UBeeO in your own…

Defend Beekeeping By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Beekeepers see a healthy, populous colony, but those concerned about native bee fitness see a colony of non-native bees with an overwhelming foraging force collecting pollen and nectar needed by threatened or endangered bee species. If beekeepers unite and plant our way out of the current honey bee habitat crisis, this thriving…