Beekeeping News
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Beginnt die erste Sommerbehandlung noch im Juli, kann das Risiko varroageschädigter Winterbienen und somit auch eines erhöhten Winterverlusts deutlich gesenkt werden. Die nationale Umfrage zu den Völkerverlusten vom Winter 2025/26 kommt zum Schluss, dass die Verluste tendenziell niedriger ausfallen,…
By: Jerry Hayes On the Bee Culture cover for this month’s July 250th Anniversary of America, we wanted to highlight Brad Root, the President of The A.I. Root Company and 5th generation Root. It all began in 1865 with A.I Root and a swarm of honey bees. We have been here with you for a […]
Midseason activities include managing late-swarming, rearing queens for overwintering in nucs, and making the best of the summer nectar flows … and, if that wasn't enough, there's the winter ahead to start preparing for. And now isn't too soon.
A Producer-Led Path Forward for U.S. Honey The Challenge: U.S. honey producers face suppressed prices, rising costs, and a marketplace flooded with imported and blended products that undermine consumer confidence in domestic honey. What is the initiative? The American Honey Promotion Initiative is a…
Project Apis m. began funding beekeeper-approved, applied research 20 years ago. Since then, PAm has also spearheaded programs to put bee forage back on the landscape and provide beekeeper-facing resources and training for emerging problems like Tropilaelaps. We are excited to launch a new program, …
Für eine Beurteilung und Auslese der Bienenvölker ist eine regelmässige Durchsicht unerlässlich. Diese liefert wichtige Anhaltspunkte zum Gesundheitszustand eines Volkes und ermöglicht ein rechtzeitiges Handeln. Die Völkerbeurteilung oder Selektion betrifft nicht nur Züchter, sondern ist in Zusammen…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! 175 Years Old This Year By: James E. Tew The birth of the Langstroth HiveI am not an apicultural historian but I am a longtime beekeeper. Compared to beekeeping’s extensive histor…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Military Veteran and Beekeeper, Roger Sorben By: Becky Masterman & Roger Sorben I met Roger Sorben last Summer at a Minnesota Beekeepers Association Field Day and was lucky to…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! The History of the Continuous Spin Wax Separator and Maxant Industries By: Ross Conrad Hang around beekeepers long enough and you’re likely to hear of Charles Mraz (1905-1999) who…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! So You Want More Bees By: Richard Wahl Turning One Hive into ManyOnce you’ve caught the beekeeping bug (pun intended), and most of us do after that first successful overwinter, yo…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: David Burns The United States is celebrating its Semiquincentennial, marking 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. One thing that always makes a grea…
Click Here if you watched/listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! A Historic Account of Apothecary in American Apiculture By: Dr. Tracy Farone I am so excited that BC has decided to celebrate our great country’s 250th Birthday by craftin…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Stephen Bishop In celebration of our 250th anniversary as a nation, let us remember Thomas Jefferson — founding father and author of the Declaration of Independence. By writin…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! USDA Disease Diagnostics By: Jay Evans This month celebrates some great American stories. For me, I am most proud to be part of a longstanding U.S. Department of Agriculture tradi…
A new day for beekeeper representation in New Zealand has dawned with Honey and Bees NZ (H&BNZ) having called for both new members and nominations for directors of the successor organisation to Apiculture New Zealand (ApiNZ), as efforts to amalgamate New Zealand Beekeeping Inc (NZBI) continue.
Beekeepers are renowned for their gusto for a winter conference, and this off-season Mānuka Orchard’s Open Day on July 24 will again be their best bet, with the Bay of Plenty honey processing and storage facility inviting the beekeeping industry to the free event.
While still short on details publicly, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is continuing to work behind the scenes to bring about an apicultural roundtable tentatively titled ‘New Zealand Honey and Bee Alliance’, “to assist the sector in building resilience, profitability and success”.
Tribal Therapeuticals Ltd of Northland is preparing to launch a “tea tree” essential oil and honey venture that it believes can generate NZD270m in export revenues over a 10-year period. The US state of California is identified as the primary export market and the directors believe the venture can b…
The Trust tasked with helping beekeepers eliminate American foulbrood (AFB) in New Zealand has a new independent chairperson. Simon Cook, a kiwifruit grower with a passion for biosecurity, enters the role at New Zealand Bee Health and Biosecurity (NZBB) having recently vacated the top chair at Kiwif…
Winter will soon turn to spring and the humble honey bee will once again be called on to pollinate a wide variety of flowers essential to New Zealand’s fruit, vegetable and seed industries. We explore the relationship between growers, bees and beekeepers from the perspective of some of the country’s…
Caravan Honey of the US has moved to enter “settlement discussions” with Mānuka Charitable Trust (MCT) in the conflict over THE MĀNUKA EFFECT trademark. AUNU Beauty of New York, a brand incubated by Caravan, uses this trademark for its range of skincare products said to contain Comvita mānuka honey.
The immigration minister says senior Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) staff misled her about a failed IT project costing $33million. Former top bureaucrat Ian Fletcher explains that such public-department projects, which can promise much, often suffer a sad ending, especially in…
Veteran Hawke’s Bay beekeeper John Berry goes down memory lane, exploring the sights and smells of the nectar-abundant rewarewa tree and the bounty it provides bees and beekeepers alike.
Despite the government’s major funding support for the yellow-legged hornet incursion in Auckland expiring on June 30, and further backing yet to be announced, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) say they have the resources to conduct present activities. Things could change in spring though, a…
It’s a term most beekeepers would have heard often ‘integrated pest management’ (IPM), but what does it actually mean and what does it look like in practice, in the hives? Vita Bee Health commercial director Sebastian Owen not only has the simple, clear and concise answers to those questions, but ex…
Just days away from the first of a series of six one-day workshops around New Zealand discussing breeding for varroa resistance in honey bees, the Bee Breeding NZ Group, led by Rae Butler and Linda Newstrom-Lloyd, answer their most frequently asked questions.
Honey processors now have a new option when it comes to seeking verification for their Risk Management Programme (RMP) or National Programme 1 (NP1) facilities, with well-known laboratory Hill Labs stepping into the space recently.
Raus mit der warmen Luft Steigt die Temperatur im Innern, wird gemeinsam gelüftet. Dabei versammeln sich die Arbeiterinnen am Flugloch und schlagen mit ihren Flügeln – bis zu 7200-mal pro Minute -, um so die warme Luft aus dem Stock zu fächeln. Spannend dabei: Die einzelnen Bienen beginnen bei…
Honeyed Frozen Yogurt Pie This recipe was originally is from the National Honey Board: https://honey.com/recipe/honeyed-frozen-yogurt-pie Yield: Makes 8 Servings IngredientsFor the Crust:□ 1½ Cups Graham cracker crumbs□ 6 T Unsalted butter, melted□ ¼ C Honey For the Filling:□ ½ Cup Heavy cream□ ½ Cu…
Laying workers, and the distinct but functionally similar rebel workers, are a curse in hopelessly queenless hives. Why and when do they occur, how can you prevent them from appearing, and how to fix things if they do.