The December 20, 2016 edition of the Apis Information Resource News has been published. It contains more information on the White House Pollinator Initiative, antibiotic use by beekeepers, and almond pollination prospects for 2017. The local Ag Mag TheAgricultureMagazine has an article on The New Administration and Agriculture. It discusses the Farm Bill, NAFTA, crop insurance, […]
Archives for 2016
White House Pollinator Initiative, More on Manuka Honey, Bee Breeding
The November 22, 2016 edition of the Apis Information Resource News has been published. It contains information on the White House Pollinator Initiative, Manuka honey and Bee Breeding. Agriculture and beekeeping did not take center stage during the Presidential campaign, but a new administration might be significant here. I published an article in the November […]
Hawaii Trip; Fake Manuka Honey; Reflections on Bee Breeding
The October 26, 2016 edition of the Apis Information Resource News has been published. It contains information on a recent trip to Hawaii, fake manuka honey in the marketplace, reflections on bee breeding and other news: I am writing this on my last day in Hawaii after attending the 2016 version of the Western Apicultural […]
National Honey Month, Viruses, Nutrition, Predatory Publishing
The September 25, 2016 issue of the Apis Information Resource News has been published. It contains information on National Honey Month, honey bee viruses, nutrition and predatory publishing among other topics: September is National Honey Month, originally proclaimed by the National Honey Board. A few others have clambered aboard. If more folks were involved it […]
Potential Trip to Cuba, Govt. Programs, Gut Bacteria, Nosema Research
The August 2016 edition of the Apis Information Resource News has been published. It contains information on a potential trip to Cuba, government programs, honey bee gut bacteria, and Nosema research. Joe Traynor’s August newsletter discusses the 2017 almond crop and likely pollination prices, Varroa history and treatment., Canadian Varroa control (Apivar registered), protein content of […]
Varroa in Oz, SHB in Brazil, Varroa Tolerance in France
The July 21, 2016 edition of the Apis Information Resource News has been posted. It contains information on biosecurity issues: Varroa in Australia; small hive beetle (SHB) in Brazil, Master Beekeeper programs, and winter losses in Canada. Varroa tolerance study in France is also featured in the following excerpt from the full newsletter. The latest Kelley […]
Project Apis m 2.0
The June 28, 2016 edition of Apis Information Resource News has been published. Among other news is that referencing Project Apis m 2.0. Perhaps most significant news this month is the following initiatve via Project Apis m or PAM; “Paso Robles, Calif. (June 20, 2016) – Project Apis m. announced today the names of scientists […]
Reporting Bee Incidents; Latest GMO Report
The May 28, 2016 issue of the Apis Information Resource News has been published. It contains information on bee incidents and the latest GMO report: The biggest thing happening while I was in recovery was a beekeeping incident in Concord California. Immediately pegged a “killer bee attack,” and reported with much enthusiasm: “According to […]
Washboarding; Surgery; Cuban Congress
The April 23, 2016 edition of the Apis Information Resource News has been published. Below find an excerpt from the post: Earth Day is upon us. It becomes a bigger deal every year since the first one in 1970. There’s plenty to be pessimistic about (it correlates to the massive bleaching of Australia’s barrier reef […]
Swarming; Deformed Wing Virus; Almonds and Climate Change
The March 23, 2016 edition of the Apis Information Resource News has been published, containing information on swarming, deformed wing virus, almonds and climate change. At quite a distance from the apiary, the roar was unmistakable. The swarm had just begun to issue. One becomes almost as excited as the bees taking part in this […]