Many stories have been published regarding the effects of neonicotinoid pesticides and how they negatively impact honeybees and other pollinators. So far have studies and stories gone that some companies and state governments are phasing out these pesticides and regulating how much they can be used, respectively. However, a recent study offers the counter claim…
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As has been reported often, beekeepers tend to be victims of beehive theft, some losing dozens or even hundreds of hives every year. While it is certainly a problem in the US, down in New Zealand there has been a long line of beehive thefts, with many believing heavily that the cause has everything to do…
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There are many types of honeybees in the world including seven species and 44 total subspecies, which in itself barely covers the apparent 20,000 species of all bees existing today. While European honeybees are the most common honeybees for their ability to produce large honey quantities, they are, like most bees today, at the mercy…
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Date, Coconut, and Peanut Granola Bars For one of the better homemade granola bar recipes out there—with no added sugar whatsoever—these Date, Coconut, and Peanut Granola Bars are naturally sweetened, easy to make, and the best snack choice for kids and adults alike! Using dates and Manuka honey for sweeteners and cinnamon, ginger and coconut…
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There have been many efforts on the part of researchers to find ways of helping honeybees fight off diseases, pathogens, and parasites like the elusive varroa mite. Some of those efforts include designing pesticides that combat the effects of these factors without harming the bees themselves—something especially crucial these days considering the deadly effects neonicotinoid pesticides…
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Due to population increases in many African countries, farmers are expanding their operations and resources to make up for the demand of new bodies. With that, however, comes farmers settling in the natural migration passages of African elephants, who have a tendency to respond to these fields of beans, peas, maize, and cassava in their way…
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When a honeybee hive becomes overcrowded, several eggs within the queen bee’s thousands are provided “royal jelly” to form queen eggs, with the first one to hatch acting as the new queen to a new hive. Once she is bred, half of the original hive flies with the new queen to a new location. At…
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To be contenders for the Olympics, athletes must be driven and dedicated, spending almost the entirety of four years training for several weeks of competition against the rest of the world’s best. Everything they do is designed to improve performance including their diets, which are customized for their sport’s specific requirements. Admittedly, most of us…
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Manuka Honey Ginger Salmon If you’re looking for a healthy main dish for a family dinner one night, one that’s easy to make and rich in a flavorful marinade, then this Manuka Honey Ginger Salmon is the dish you won’t want to write off for a second! With a marinade created from ingredients like ginger,…
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It seems that every day of the year has some type of holiday or subject for celebration, and most areas of interest can name a day of the year belonging to them, whether it’s dogs, pencils, brothers, spinach, LGBT pride, veterans, or days of remembrance for specific events. Just like the other endless topics, honeybees…
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When it comes to preserving honeybee colonies, many beekeepers succeed in fighting off certain threats to bees but struggle with others, and the varroa mite, a parasite and vector for viruses that is believed to be a major cause of colony collapse disorder, has been a consistent threat to honeybees since the late 1980s. While…
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Whether it’s bats, butterflies, birds, or honeybees, pollinators are largely in decline. Honeybees have been studied especially in this regard because the number of factors contributing to collapsed colonies cannot be nailed down by researchers or beekeepers. In the Journal of Economy Entomology, one paper recently focused on just one of these known factors: the…
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With awareness growing for colony collapse disorder (CCD) and declining honeybee populations, the safe assumption would be that great efforts have been made in saving bees and preventing the loss of one of our most important pollinators. However, according to the word of some in the field, the exponential growth in the number of beekeepers…
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With the fear that has come with the Zika virus into the US, many towns are coming up with ways to combat mosquito populations and keep them controlled, since Zika travels in mosquitoes as vectors. Granted, if a specific area hasn’t had much rain, mosquito populations tend to decrease, since they need about ten days’…
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Many are well aware of the important role honeybees play in our lives and in global food production and food security, which is why their decline in the US and on a global scale has alarmed world leaders and ordinary people. It’s set many on the path of increasing bee numbers and cutting down the…
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