…and growers to optimize crop yields and ensure sustainability in agriculture. Jeffrey Shaw, Bee Hero’s Director of Research, highlighted the importance of honeybees in pollination. “One in every three bites…
AgNet News Hour, Wednesday, 10-09-24
…through enhanced research, mechanization, and better risk management tools like crop insurance. We also talk with Matt Mulica Senior Project Director, Keystone Policy Center, and the Facilitator of the Honeybee…
Assembly Bill CA AB1042 Signed into Law
…on chemicals used as seed coatings, particularly harmful insecticides like neonicotinoids. Neonicotinoids, known for their role in honeybee colony collapses, are toxic to birds and aquatic systems. Even a single…
Report Reflects Continued Stress on U.S. Honeybee Colonies
Honeybee losses continue in the U.S. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. A new USDA report on U.S. honeybee colonies shows continued high losses of those colonies. USDA’s…
Honeybee Colony Numbers Remain Stable, Despite A Nearly 50 Percent Loss
A recent report released by the Bee Informed Partnership shows a significant decline in honeybee colony numbers. The annual Colony Loss and Management Survey indicates a nearly 50 percent loss…
Seeds for Bees Program Accepting Enrollment Applications
…to make sure you get your hat in the bucket and we go from there before funds run out.” Eligibility requirements dictate that applicants reside in California and grow honeybee…
Sorghum: A Useful Pollinator Food Source
…Ours program here. Sorghum a Useful Pollinator Food Source Sorghum: The Unlikely Food Source for Pollinators A honeybee (left), southern carpenter bee (middle) and bumblebee (right) collect sorghum pollen. Photos…
Almond Update: Best Management Practices During Pollination
…honeybee colony strength. Dickey said their experience with cover crops has been a positive one, in keeping pollinators in the orchards. “It supports the natural pollinators, not only the honeybees…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 01-10-23
…on Congress, Right to Repair and the Farm Bill, and the first honeybee vaccine gets approved. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen…
VofV: Genius Beehives with Dick Rogers, Entomologist at Bayer Crop Science
…and monitor healthy honeybee colonies. Dick wants to move towards the creation of a “genius hive,” which would use data to ensure the right conditions exist for thriving bee populations….
Mite-Resistant Honeybees
Honeybees that are pest resistant. That’s today’s This Land of Ours. Pol-line honeybees, a type of Varroa mite-resistant honeybee developed by the Agricultural Research Service, are more than twice as…
Almond Update: Communication Key to Getting Most Out of Honeybees During Bloom
Growers are getting ready for the coming bloom, working with service providers to prepare honeybees for their deployment into orchards. Chief Scientific Officer for the Almond Board of California (ABC),…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 02-03-22
…Supreme Court to review Prop. 12 and strategies for optimal honeybee deployment in orchards. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous…
Last Chance to Register for Flight of the Honeybees Virtual Conference
The 2021 Seeds of Our Future: The Flight of the Honeybees virtual conference is coming up on August 18 and 19. Sponsored by the Western Growers Center for Innovation &…