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Making Some Honey Bee Frames

City Boy Hens wrote 2 days ago: My assignment this week from Dan was to assemble some honey bee frames for my hive.  The frames cons … more →

Tags: Honey Bees, honey bee frames, large supers, medium supers, western honey bee

Observation Hive2 comments

Tim Cerniglia Jr wrote 4 days ago:              Here’s an observation hive I made out of cedar. Its for one single deep frame. It … more →

Tags: hive, Union Square Greenmarket, New York City Beekeepers Association, observation hive

Bees aid early detection of fireblight in orchards

Abigail Rumsey wrote 1 week ago: Bees from the orchard leave any fireblight bacteria in the tube through which they enter their hive … more →

Tags: Agriculture, crop losses, Plant health, Plant pests and diseases, disease control, disease detection, Disease Management, Erwinia Amylovora, fireblight

Honey bees treat themselves to guard against colony collapse

Dyani Lewis wrote 2 weeks ago: A European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) flying back to its hive carrying pollen in a pollen basket. (P … more →

Tags: honey bee, honey, BEE, Colony Collapse Disorder, neonicotinoid, p-coumaric acid, Cytochrome P450

HIGH-FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP DIET MAY LEAD TO COLONY COLLAPSE IN HONEYBEES {Web Article}

photosyntheism wrote 2 weeks ago: Here is an article I found via reddit.com.  http://phys.org/news/2013-04-high-fructose-corn-syrup-ti … more →

Tags: Science, Entomology, Honeybees, Science

European Union Vote To Restrict Neonicotinoid Insecticide Use2 comments

Charlotte Elston wrote 2 weeks ago: Do you think the EU is right to ban neonicotinoids? Photo of a honeybee via Flickr (Brad Smith, CC-B … more →

Tags: Agriculture, Food Security, crop losses, Plant health, pollinators, Honeybees, Bumblebees, bombus terrestris, neonicotinoids

Leaving the Feast3 comments

sparrowonthehousetop wrote 3 weeks ago: … more →

Tags: Insects, Nature, Plants & Nature, Photography, Plants, nature, Flowers, Insects, honeybee

Insect Portraits: The Western Honey Bee3 comments

encyclopediahomeschoolica wrote 4 weeks ago: Miss Apis Mellifera poses for a daguerreotype glamour shot: Many North Americans think all bees are … more →

Tags: Art, DIY curriculum, bug collecting, Science, Bees, bug collection, Biology, Entomology, DIY Curriculum - Entomology

April arrives and the first apiary check of 2013

danieljmarsh wrote 1 month ago: Strong colonies emerge after a very long winter After a very long drawn out winter with bitter easte … more →

Tags: beekeeping, bee keeping, apiary, bee hive, beekeeping, hive, insect, vaorra, brood

Dandelions, honey bees and drops

Cornel A. wrote 1 month ago: … more →

Tags: Flowers, spring, Insects, Honey Bees, albine, APIs, Arts, BEE, blossom

Birds, Bees, Neonicotinoids and Deadly Disease 1 comment

feww wrote 1 month ago: China culls more than 40 tons of poultry daily China has reported 33 cases of H7N9, including nine f … more →

Tags: Significant Event Imagery, global disasters, global disaster watch, global disasters 2013, Significant Events, food shortages, Avian Flu, Colony Collapse Disorder, Infectious Diseases

Bee comb, despite the weather11 comments

David George Haskell wrote 1 month ago: Like a boorish guest, winter is outstaying its welcome. Its hosts wait with forbearance, their energ … more →

Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)1 comment

spearvahn wrote 2 months ago: . There was a hive of bees in my childhood home.  Literally between the floor and ceiling of a hall … more →

Tags: Insects, Environment, Insects, Bees, The Queen Must Die, william longgood, Sue Hubbell, Jonathon Swift, BEE

It's ELECTRIC! BUZZY BUZZY BUZZY!

gettinggaywithjaytoday wrote 2 months ago: A recent study has sparked another connection in the keen communication skills of nature’s swe … more →

Tags: News, Bees, Honeybees, Nectar, honey, Flowers, Electric fields, Plants, Pollen

Working hard8 comments

Cornel A. wrote 3 months ago: I love honey bees. … more →

Tags: autumn, Insects, Prahova, Autumn 2, Flower, Romania, Blue, nature, Photography (2)

Clamor and Clutter

michaelmarlow wrote 3 months ago: A cluttered home reflects a cluttered mind.  Who am I to argue? My camera, various lenses and miscel … more →

Tags: wasps, Bees, Macro Photography, honeybee, yellow jacket, rotting fruit, Cluttered mind, clutter, anxiety

Death of a colony - a beekeepers loss10 comments

danieljmarsh wrote 3 months ago: The cold spell that has dominated the last couple of weeks has finally broken this weekend and I was … more →

Tags: beekeeping, apiary, Bee Candy, bee hive, bee keeping, beekeeper's year, beekeeping, Dead colony, feeding

A Sting In The Tale- EFSA Assesses The Risks of Neonicotinoids To Bees5 comments

Charlotte Elston wrote 4 months ago: Bumblebee Bombus terrestris foraging © Kintaiyo (License CC-BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons) Bees repr … more →

Tags: Agriculture, Plant health, Bayer CropScience, bombus terrestris, Bumblebees, Clothianidin, Crop losses, DEFRA, EFSA

Nektar.

kruschrhoades wrote 4 months ago: Another installment in the current bee theme I find myself immersed in. I love painting bottles. Rea … more →

Tags: Indoor, graffiti, Street Art, Painting, Bees, San Francisco, Bourbon, Kentucky


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