AFB Test
Protecting honey bees from deadly American foulbrood threat with new faster, cheaper test by La Trobe University American foulbrood (AFB) is an infectious disease of…
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Wild Honey Bee Eradication in Australia
Varroa mite response shifts to Eradication of wild European honey bee management in Australia Efforts to keep NSW Varroa mite free continue to move…
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Sick Queens have Shriveled Ovaries
Sick queen bees have shriveled ovaries, putting their colonies at risk by University of British Columbia Queen bees with viral infections have smaller ovaries…
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Flying After Ingesting Pesticides
Honey bees cannot fly straight after ingesting pesticides By Alison Bosman Earth.com staff writer Honey bees fly out of the hive each day in search…
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Transmission of Deformed Wing Virus Between Varroa Destructor Foundresses, Mite Offspring and Infested Honey Bees
By: Vincent Piou, Frank Schurr, Eric Dubois and Angélique Vétillard Abstract Background Varroa destructor is the major ectoparasite of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera)….
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Virus Surveillance in Canada
J. APIC. SCI. Vol. 66 No. 2 2022J. APIC. SCI. Vol. 66 No. 2 2022 SURVEILLANCE OF VIRUSES IN VARROA DESTRUCTOR SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM…
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The Health of Colonies in Montana
The Health of Honey Bee Colonies in Montana It is estimated that the honey bee’s annual contribution to the United States economy is at least…
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Australia, Kill Bees to Get Payment
Australia NSW keepers must kill bees to get payments Phoebe LoomesAAP Compensation to support New South Wales, Australia beekeepers through a deadly parasite outbreak…
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8th Edition of the Tools for Varroa Management Guide
Honey Bee Health Coalition Releases 8th Edition of the Tools for Varroa Management Guide New Edition includes extensive revisions, treatment tables updates Keystone, Colo.,…
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DNA in Honey Reveals Honey Bee Health
DNA contained in honey reveals honey bee health by Biomedical Sciences Research Center Alexander Fleming Researchers from the B.S.R.C. “Alexander Fleming” in Greece have…
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Australian Almond Crop in Jeopardy… Varroa
Australian $500m almond crop facing D-Day without Varroa mite bee travel pass By Jamieson Murphy $500m almond crop facing D-Day without Varroa mite bee…
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Colony Deaths – Need More Control of Varroa Mites
Area beekeepers want to see studies done on varroa mites, which are to blame for an increase in bee deaths Local beekeepers say the…
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Australia is Exterminating Tens of Millions of Bees
Australia is exterminating tens of millions of bees to save its honey industry Ryan Hogg Australian authorities have been exterminating millions of bees to…
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Varroa in Australia Will Cost Beekeepers Millions
Bee varroa mite outbreak set to cost beekeepers millions of dollars as government works to control spread ABC Rural / By Keely Johnson, Madeline Lewis, and Kelly Fuller…
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Varroa Found in Australia
NSW issues bee lockdown after deadly varroa mite parasite discovered Australia ‘the only major honey-producing country free from varroa mite’, the most serious pest…
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ARS Develops Varroa Resistant Honey Bees
ARS-developed Varroa-resistant honey bees better winter survivors US Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service Baton Rouge, La.—Pol-line honey bees, a type of Varroa…
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Deformed Wing Virus Variant
New virus variant threatens the health of bees worldwide Date: June 1, 2022 Source: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Summary: A dangerous variant of the deformed wing…
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Apitherapy
Everything to know about Apitherapy Apitherapy is an alternative therapy that uses products made by honey bees for medicinal purposes. These products include honey,…
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Asbestos Warning for Beekeepers
Asbestos Warning For Beekeepers Beekeepers and importers of beekeeping equipment have been been warned about the presence of dangerous asbestos fibres in many imported…
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Are Neonics Killing Local Bees?
Are Neonicotinoids Killing The Local Bees Population? By ED BARBER Staff Writer Vermont, has approximately 900 registered beekeepers, but when you include the many…
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