Research looks at impact on honeybees from chemicals and mites
(Phys.org) — University of Florida honeybee researcher Jamie Ellis is interested in what happens to bees that encounter chemicals and Varroa mites — but he’s even more interested in how younger bees fare long-term after facing those challenges.
Heather Pilatic: Bee Kills in the Corn Belt: What's GE Got to Do With It?
In the last few weeks beekeepers have reported staggering losses in Minnesota, Nebraska and Ohio after their hives foraged on pesticide-treated corn fields. Indiana too, two years ago. What's going on in the Corn Belt?
Grow Wyo: Matching the hatch
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UConn Torrington Extension Center: Organic gardening, versus pesticides
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Popular beekeeper sees hobby turn into booming small-business
Bob Bradbury is one of the most popular vendors at the Suwanee Farmers Market. But at 80, the former Presbyterian minister didn't imagine he'd be selling honey.
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