Women in Beekeeping AgTech
Women in AgTech: Ellie Symes SOFTWARE FOUNDER HELPS ALMOND GROWERS MONITOR HIVE STRENGTH By:AMY WU Editor’s Note: The following profile is an excerpt from Amy…
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Sunflower Season for You and Bees
Posted by Elizabeth Luu Sunflowers, like endorphins, make us happy. It is sunflower season here in Yolo County, California, home to the Honey and…
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Bee Theft, Almost the Perfect Crime
Bee theft is almost a perfect crime—but there’s a new sheriff in town Meet the man on the front lines of the ultimate bee…
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Soil Compacted? Look to Cover Crops
Soil compacted Post-Harvest? Look to Cover Crops Almond Board of California — For the third year in a row, Chris Rishwain is preparing to…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- PennDOT Pollinator Gardens
PennDOT drives project for Erie area pollinator gardens By: Valerie Myers This wildflower garden along Interstate 90 at the Route 8 interchange was planted…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Lawn, ”An ecologist has to wonder, why is this even here?”
WSUV to replace lawn with wildflower meadow to promote pollinators Biology students hope for Bee Campus USA designation By: Scott Hewitt – Columbian Arts…
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Befriending Bees
Befriending Bees Originally published in New York Spirit Grateful to bees? 80% of the world’s agriculture depends exclusively on bees as they pollinate and…
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MASTER GARDENER: Lawn to Legumes By: Julie Wanous – Guest Columnist Recently, I received information on a “Lawns to Legumes” class — offered in…
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40,000 Acres of Blooming Cover Crops
SALT LAKE CITY – Jan. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As beekeepers from across the U.S. arrive in California for the annual almond pollination season…
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Almond Orchards and Sustainable Beekeeping
Change is Constant By: John Miller ,Professional Beekeeper We are told change is a constant. Change, constant change is certainly true in beekeeping and…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Listen to Tammy Horn Potter Talk About Her New Book Flower Power. Establishing Pollinator Habitat on www.beekeepingtodaypodcast.com
BEEKEEPINGTODAYPODCAST.COM Presents Tammy Horn-Potter talking about her brand new book FLOWER POWER. Establishing Pollinator Habitat. In 1997, after completing a PH.D. in literature, Tammy…
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Land in the USDA Conservation Reserve Program Provides Valuable Forage for Honey Bees. Honey Bee Colonies More Successful By Foraging on Non-Crop Fields.
By: Kim Kaplan March 20, 2019 TUCSON, ARIZONA, March 20, 2019—Honey bee colonies foraging on land with a strong cover of clover species and…
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The Useful And Versatile Castor Bean Plant
By Connie Krochmal A number of oilseed crops happen to be good plants for bees, including the castor bean (Ricinus communis). Reportedly native to…
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Bee Culture’s Pollinator Day July 2018 and “My Story” October 2018
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Walnuts As Bee Plants
By: Connie Krochmal This ancient group of plants dates to the Jurassic Age. Around 15 to 20 species are native to the New…
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Hard Times For Tupelo Honey
By: Elisabeth Doehring Deep into Gulf County an echo fills the trees and riverbank. A flash of black darts streak across the air. Bullseye! The…
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Bee Culture’s Pollinator Day July 2018 and “My Story” October 2018
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Bee Culture’s Pollinator Day – July 21, 2018
Button Bush
By: Connie Krochmal Depending on the location, button bush can be a large shrub or small tree. lthough button bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) may not…
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Some Carrot Family Bee Plants
By: Connie Krochmal The Umbelliferae family is a treasure trove of pollinator plants. This group is named for the flower heads, which are typically umbrella-shaped….
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