…honey bees in the country. It is a critical time when bees require abundant and diverse forage across broad landscapes to build up hive strength for the winter. Applications are…
Almond Board: BMPs for Almond Bloom Sprays
…tips. Christi Heintz Christi Heintz, Executive Director of Project Aphis m., also has information for almond growers about keeping bees healthy during bloom sprays. CLICK HERE for their information and…
Citrus Industry This Week: Enhanced Nutrition Update; Bees and Bloom
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes research from Florida and Brazil on enhanced nutrition for HLB as well as important information growers need to know to protect bees….
Almond Board: Protecting Bees During Almond Pollination
In this week’s Almond Update, we talk with the executive director of Project Apis m. about protecting bees during almond pollination. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
AgNeTVideo: Project Apis m.
Meg Ribotto of Project Apis m. discusses a special project to help honey bees….
Almond Board: Almond Growers and Bee Health
…additional forage for bees along with the almond crop. She says if the growers do plant extra forage for the bees around their trees, it helps provide a wider range…
Beekeeping a Unique Job
Bees are vitally important to agriculture and beekeepers have a unique profession. Many livestock producers manage hundreds or even thousands of animals. Gary Crawford has this report about a farmer…
Citrus Industry E-news: Pesticide Exposure to Bees; Canker Management
This week’s issue of the Citrus Industry E-news Exclusive from Florida includes a preview of an upcoming meeting between citrus growers and beekeepers as well as an update on canker…
Best Management Practices For Almond Industry and Bees
Associate Director of Agricultural Affairs for the Almond Board of California Bob Curtis has additional tips for growers when it comes to bee health. Hear his comments below. See the…
Almond Board: Almond Industry Supports Bee Health
…and both have more information for growers on planting forage for bees. For tips from the Almond Board on bees, click here. For Project Apis m, click here. To hear…
More on Honey Bee Research
Bees are vitally important to agriculture and a researcher in a nearby state is working hard to improve the future outlook for honey bees. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open…
Secrets to Decline in Honey Bee Health
…researcher, Jeff Pettis, says a gut parasite impacts honeybee health, especially when bees are in a weakened or more vulnerable state of health. Pettis points out an extensive study released…
Closer Look at Bee Health Decline
…bees, a tiny mite can infest hives and weaken the bees. Woteki says another factor is nutrition. She says bees need to have nutrients just like people do in order…
Northern California Field Day
…of experts are getting together for the Nickels Soil Lab field day in Arbuckle. They’re talking to nut growers about issues important to them – from bees to husk flies,…