…Hear the full report here: The Buzz on HoneybeesThe Buzz on Honeybees New research shows more threats to honeybees. There is a lot of talk in the general public about…
National Orange Blossom Day
…thanks to the pollinating bees, we also get to enjoy a unique honey with a faintly orange flavor a delightful treat. The blossom’s scent goes into making perfumes and other…
National Pollinator Week
All week long our nation has been celebrating National Pollinator Week. Cathy Isom tells us about the week-long event celebrating bees and other pollinators, and the big announcement that’s creating…
USDA Announces Key Measures to Improve Pollinator Health
…Health of Honeybees and Other Pollinators, announced just over one year ago. A review of USDA’s most popular conservation program found that farmers and ranchers across the country are creating…
Almond Board: Pollinator Week
…food security and, specific to almonds, the vital partnership between growing almonds and honey bees. Almond growers know, understand and value this relationship which plays out each year in pollinating…
New Beekeeper Mistakes
…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…