…familiar with what’s “normal” for your bees—in terms of traffic (the number of bees flying in and out of the hive), and also in terms of how many dead bees…
Honeybees-How to Keep Them
…you can keep busy as a bee this summer — by keeping your own bees. That story is ahead on This Land of Ours. Honeybees-How to Keep Them From: Modern…
Pacific Region Fruit and Nut Review
…plum season appears to be very difficult. Storms, with cold, wet, and windy weather, created problems during the bloom and adverse conditions for bees during the height of the pollination…
Almond Leadership Program Focuses on Issues
…a healthy hive of bees, and spoke about how to maintain a healthy hive. They also touched on the fact that honey bees are essential to a successful almond crop….
Perfect Storm Leaves California Prunes Short
…part of the state. There was a lot of wind, a lot of rain and the bees had almost no hours to fly, so we had very poor pollination in…
Dolcini Tours Farms
…devastation the Colony Collapse Disorder has had on their colonies. Victor also expressed his gratitude of their FSA Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP). “It’s…
Crop Production Report
…produced in 2015. Growers reported storms with cold, wet, and windy weather during the bloom and adverse conditions for bees during the height of the pollination period. If the forecast…
California Dried Plum (Prune) Forecast
…bees during the height of the pollination period. If the forecast is realized, this year’s crop would be the smallest on record since official estimates began in 1920. Read the…
Agri View: Problem for Honeybees
…the flies emerging from captured bumble bees and honeybees were the same species of parasite. Its ability to attack honeybees was previously unknown, and is believed to be a recent…
Agri View: Pollinators Habitat
…surrounding the decline in bee populations and the importance of bees in our everyday lives. Climate Change Photo courtesy of CDFA Plants and bees have evolved together as they both…
Butterfly and Pollinator Garden
…water your garden to keep it healthy. Best of luck, and thank you for helping monarchs, bumble bees and other pollinators! Help track monarch movements, milkweed growth and monarch life…
Honey Bee Colony Health Survey Results
…Honey Bees and Other Pollinators” released last summer, and gleans state-level estimates on key pollinator health topics. Results from the survey will provide statistically strong baseline information about honey bee…
Agri View: Pollinator Extinction
…scientific papers concludes that about 40 percent of invertebrate pollinator species (such as bees and butterflies) are facing extinction. Vertebrate pollinators (such as bats and birds) are somewhat better off…
Habitat for Wildlife and Pollinators
…to your area, visit http://www.xerces.org/milkweed-seed-finder/. USFWS photo. Wildflowers Help Other Pollinators, Wildlife Wildflowers on working lands benefit other pollinators, such as native bees and honey bees, as well as a…