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,…
Agencies Work to Help Bee Population
…week by the USDA and EPA showed there are several factors involved when it comes to the poor health of the nation’s honey bees. Factors include genetics, disease, parasites, poor…
Several Factors to Blame For Bee Decline
…nutrition, the use of some pesticides during a particular life stage, and a lack of genetic diversity in the bees. The study also says more information is needed to find…
More Efforts to Save Bees
Experts have been sharing recent research and efforts designed to save declining pollinator populations. Rod Bain reports. Click to open or download audio report….
Concerns in the Bee Industry
…full unedited interview with Westervelt, click here. It’s bee season, and bees are now headed from Florida to California to pollinate our almonds. But, there are some pretty serious concerns…
Florida Bees Head to California
Thousands of Florida honeybees are making the cross-country trip to California. Julie McPeake has the details. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
Honey Bees a Hot Topic at Bayer Forum
Honey bees are a top subject at a national ag conference happening this week in Florida. AgNet West’s Gary Cooper is on location and has more. Click to Open or…
New Leadership Team for Ag Committee
…Fruits and vegetables, honey and bees, marketing and promotion orders, plant pesticides, quarantine, adulteration of seeds and insect pests, and organic agriculture, research, education and extension, biotechnology and foreign agriculture…