The May 24, 2017 issue of the Apis Information Resource News is now available. It contains information on the international honey market, which is characterized as reaching a point of inflection with respect to prices, testing and quality: Most concerning in terms of “quality demands” are ultra filtration and resin technology. The first has been […]
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 […]
Cuban Beekeeping; Neonicotinoids; Varroa Control
The Apis Information Resource Newsletter for February 23, 2016 has been published. It features a notice concerning a Cuban apiculture congress, a mini-review of neonicotinoids and the EPA’ official list of Varroa control substances: I received a note about an exciting opportunity to visit Cuba. The 12th LATIN AMERICAN CONGRESS and 6th CUBAN CONGRESS ON APICULTURE […]
Latest on Africanized Honey Bees
The Apis Information Resource Newsletter for November 25, 2015 has been published . It features the latest on Africanized Honey Bees, excerpted here: Africanized honey bees are back in the news for a number of reasons. They are spreading northward in California and have been found for the first time in the San Francisco Bay […]