Beekeeping has very many benefits according to the post above. Established beekeepers may not even be aware of all the benefits they, their family and community are getting from their beekeeping enterprise. This course gives a good overview of the history and current state of bees and beekeeping around the world, the honey trade, why you should get into beekeeping, how […]

See this year’s report on the American Beekeeping Federation’s Annual Conference and Trade Show in Reno, Nevada.  The last time it met in that city was 2005.   Compare the above report with the rather full account of that event at that time by looking at the attached document (below).  It’s worth comparing the above […]

The Apis Information Resource News for August 29, 2018 has been posted to the Patreon page.

Dear Subscribers, This is the lite version of this newsletter.  To see the full edition, access the Patreon page where  the following topics are covered in full along with previous newsletters and postings. Weather report in Florida….. Official opening of the Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory’s brand spanking-new facility.  Right now it’s all about […]

  Dear Subscribers, This is the lite version of this newsletter.  To see the full edition, access the Patreon page where  the following topics are covered in full along with previous newsletters and postings. Weather report in Florida….. Attending Missouri workshop…. Good news here in Gainesville is the official opening of the Honey Bee Research […]

May 29, 2018 Apis Information Resource News Dear Subscribers: The Apis Information Resource News for May 29, 2018 has been published on the patreon platform.   It contains a variety of information including a new post on “Memorial Day Musings,” and updates to existing posts already published to the digest concerning neonicotinoids and smart phone applications oriented […]

The September 26, 2015 edition of the Apis Newsletter has been published.  An excerpt below focuses on the New Zealand beekeeping industry and the story of manuka honey: In my last issue of this newsletter, August 22, 2015, I reported on the efforts of Kiwimana.com in New Zealand to produce relevant podcasts to the beekeeping community. […]

The August 22, 2015 edition of the Apis Newsletter has been published.  An excerpt below discusses curation and podcasting as so-called “digital assets.” What is more and more apparent about honey bee research is that a wider range of study is being conducted by researchers in academic organizations using honey bees as the experimental organism. […]

The Apis Information  Resource  Center welcomes David MacFawn as a new contributor.  He is the first of what hopefully will become a stable of advisers adding specific resources available to the beekeeping community through this  web site.  Dave has lots of experience analyzing  numbers and looking at financial issues.  He  developed a specific,  detailed spreadsheet designed  for […]

The July 21, 2015 issue of The Apis Newsletter has been published, featuring  a discussion of several academic programs that are recently in the  news. The first Florida Bee Research Symposium was held last week in scenic Austin Cary Forest, just outside of Gainesville, FL under the auspices of the Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory (HBREL).   […]