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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…

UF/IFAS Bee-Learning Short Courses Beekeeping as a Business: Getting Started Course Lessons: Assistance and Training Goal Setting Introduction to Business Planning Writing a Business Plan Registering Name and Taxes Licenses and Permits Course Description: In this bee-Learning Short Course, you will learn about the very first steps you need to take before starting any business, while exploring examples from the…

Overall number and distribution of analyzed samples from 2015 to 2022 across the U.S., displayed per state and county Zip code. (a) Samples analyzed for Varroa mite per 100 bees and (b) Nosema spore count per bee. Overlapping samples in the Zip code maps were omitted for better visualization of the sample distribution. Prevalence and distribution of Varroa destructor and Nosema spp. in symptomatic…

Honey Bee Nutrition Guide from Honey Bee Healthy Coalition Beekeepers now have a valuable resource at their fingertips with the release of the latest comprehensive Honey Bee Nutrition Guide from the Honey Bee Health Coalition. The guide is a review and manual for supplemental feeding in bee hives, giving beekeepers a simple approach to the complex and nuanced world of…