
Beekeeping News and Notes: November 2020
No murder hornets found (but Asian ones were), kudos for airport bees, more bees being schooled, cool varroa approach from a 17 year old. Read More …
No murder hornets found (but Asian ones were), kudos for airport bees, more bees being schooled, cool varroa approach from a 17 year old. Read More …
Dr. Barry Thompson was recognized for his service to us, the bees, and the public Read More …
Cybil Preston updates us on how bees are doing in Fall 2020, as well as Mack & Tukka, the National Honeybee Survey, and more. Read More …
Jan Poston Day, MSBA and DC Beekeepers Alliance Board Member, has shared a special recipe that we can only make during the bloom season that has just arrived! This vodka-based aperitif can include both the results of bee forage and Read More …
New varroa silver bullet? Nectar is hard! Too many bees? Almonds, Bt, pesticide concentrations. Read More …
Cybil Preston updates us on pandemic practices for which apiaries are inspected and how they must be conducted, as well as the National Honeybee Survey. Read More …
Puerto Rico has faced hard times –hurricanes, earthquakes, economic collapse, and now a pandemic–but the Maryland State Beekeepers community can take pride in pulling together and overcoming obstacles to get critical bee feed into the hands of these special beekeepers Read More …
Beekeeping club phones and email boxes, Extension and Apiary Inspection offices, entomology departments and (perhaps gleefully) pest control companies have been inundated with frantic inquiries since the unfortunate May 2 New York Times article describing a terrible threat, especially to Read More …
The UMD Bee Squad has created a series of online webinars for beekeepers, taking the place of the planned in-person events and classes planned for the Summer of 2020. The Bee Squad offered several sessions, free of charge, this Spring Read More …