(Courtesy of the Bee Informed Partnership) Summer losses rival winter losses for the second year running Beekeepers across the United States lost 44 percent of their honey bee colonies during the year spanning April 2015 to April 2016, according to the latest preliminary results of an annual nationwide survey. Rates of both winter loss and summer loss—and consequently, total annual losses—worsened …
Plos Scientists have built a computer model that shows how bees use vision to detect the movement of the world around them and avoid crashing. This research, published in PLOS Computational Biology, is an important step in understanding how the bee brain processes the visual world and will aid the development of robotics. The study led by Alexander Cope and his coauthors …
Hello All Beekeepers, We need your help. We are in our final class in Master Beekeeping at the University of Montana. We are conducting a research project to determine the current trends in beekeeping and styles of colony care. Please take this 5 min survey so that we can record your preferences. Please also answer all 20 questions in one sitting. …
(Courtesy of Accuweather) As a strong El Nino fades, the weather across the country will slowly change. In much of the eastern United States, a hot summer is in store. Rain and thunderstorms will dominate the pattern in the central and southern Plains, while the opposite occurs in California and the Northwest, and scarce rainfall leads to severe drought conditions. © Provided by …
(Courtesy of the National Honey Board) What's better than spending quality time with family? Whether you're enjoying a backyard cookout, movie night, game night or just hanging out together in the kitchen, there's nothing sweeter. The National Honey Board (NHB) is buzzing with excitement over our collaboration with another great organization that understands the importance of family, Disney, for the release of …
This is no April’s fool! The 2015 – 2016 National Colony Loss and National Management Survey will be ready to accept submissions starting April 1st and continuing until April 30th. The results that are received from this survey provide invaluable information that helps us obtain a clear picture of honey bee health throughout the country. Without the aid of the …
New insights into colony collapse disorder Arizona State University Tempe, Ariz. - A lack of adequate nutrition is blamed as one of many possible causes for colony collapse disorder or CCD -- a mysterious syndrome that causes a honey bee colony to die. Parasites, pesticides, pathogens and environmental changes are also stressors believed responsible for the decline of honey bees. Since bees are …
AccuWeather Global Weather Center - March 29, 2016 - AccuWeather reports a blast of arctic air, combined with gusty winds, will take aim on the Upper Midwest and Northeast this weekend. The polar vortex will briefly drop over the Hudson Bay in Canada. From this position, arctic air will have a direct route into the northern tier of the eastern United States. The main thrust of the …