Everett Griner talks about honeybee research continues but still not quite there in today’s Agri View. It has been over a decade now since the honeybee industry almost collapsed. Scientists…
Honeybees Attraction to Pesticides
Cathy Isom has some stinging news about an alarming study that shows honeybees like what’s actually bad for them. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Researchers at University…
Agri View: Latest on Honeybee Situation
…honeybee in today’s Agri View. Everett looks into the necessity of the honeybee across the nation as well as what the honeybee supplies to us. Honey! Latest on Honeybee Situation…
Agri View: Thieves Targeting Bees
…with experience in the honeybee industry. And, it is mostly in the winter months. But, be aware. It can happen. Anywhere. Anytime. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner……
USPS Issues Protect Pollinators Forever Stamps
The U.S. Postal Service is helping to raise awareness about the importance of pollinators by issuing Protect Pollinators Forever stamps depicting both the monarch butterfly and the western honeybee, each…
Agri View: Colony Collapse Disorder Update
…good as the honeybee. So, the search for a solution goes on. Two major factors. Find the cause of CCD. And, improve the environment. Only then will the problem be…
Managed Honeybee Colony Numbers Increasing
…measured by the loss of a honeybee colony, has remained high over the last decade. In the 2006-2007 counting period, approximately 30 percent of honeybee colonies were lost during the…
Pollinator Partnership’s 10th Annual Pollinator Week
…a part of their Blooms for Bees program. Pollinator Week is also highlighting a collaborative effort urging the monitoring of honeybee hives throughout North America between September 9 and 16…
Second Lady Karen Pence, Secretary Perdue Unveil Beehive at Vice President’s Residence
…insect pollination,” Perdue said. “But our honeybee population has been losing ground at an alarming rate. The problem represents a diverse mix of challenges requiring a wide range of solutions….
Plants That Are a Magnet for Bees
…five to 10 years, researchers estimate that pollinator populations have declined between 30 and 60 percent, depending on the pollinator. While much of the attention has focused on dwindling honeybee…
Almond Growers Check Effects of Rain at Bloom
Frequent rains and wind caused a few hurdles for California almond growers, whose orchards could have benefited from more calm weather to encourage fly time from honeybees to pollinate and…
Monsanto Surpasses Pollinator Habitat Goal
…boost monarch habitat, honeybee health, reforestation, seed collection, and preservation. Monsanto is the primary corporate funder of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Monarch Butterfly Conservation Fund. One result of…
Agri View: Help for Bees
…of the honeybee as you did last year. Well much has happened that has changed the volume of information. CCD is still out there and people are still searching for…
Beekeepers, Farmers Prepare for Pollination
Almond growers and beekeepers have their fingers crossed that apiarists from California and out of state can supply the state’s 900,000 bearing acres of almond orchards with enough honeybees to…