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EPA lifts bee toxicity warning from Vestaron’s Spear Biopesticide
Vestaron Corp. has received approval from the U.S. EPA to remove the bee toxicity warning statement from the company’s Spear Biopesticide.
December 28, 2015
Business
Without bees, Christmas dinner would be less jolly
Honeybees are a vital part of peoples diet. Click here to read more about how honeybees are apart of your Christmas dinner.
December 21, 2015
Design-Build
In New Zealand prison, inmates learn to keep bees
In hopes of finding employment after prison, inmates in a New Zealand prison have turned to beekeeping, or apiculture. Click here to read more on the story.
December 15, 2015
Business
BioSafe study confirms ZeroTol 2.0 is safe for bees
Studies have shown that pesticides have contributed to a decline in the bee population so BioSafe has been testing ZeroTol 2.0. Click to read the findings.
December 9, 2015
Business
Bayer CropScience packing GIE+EXPO with experts
The Environmental Science division of Bayer CropScience will have plenty of experts on hand during GIE+EXPO, whether you’re interested in turf, plants or even the bees that help plants thrive. The annual tradeshow begins with “Dealer Day” on Wednesday, then opens to all on Thursday and Friday. It will be held at the Kentucky Exposition […]
October 20, 2015
Business
Some beekeepers leaving California due to drought
While the four-year drought in California hasn’t brought the state’s agricultural industry to a standstill, it has shrunk its crops and this, in turn, has affected the beekeeping industry. The lack of precipitation has devastated plants that provide the nectar on which bees feed. Without a large, dependable natural food source for their bees, California’s […]
October 2, 2015
Business
National Planting Day includes special Ohio observance
The nonprofit Keep Ohio Beautiful celebrated its fourth annual National Planting Day today. Working from a design created by Davey Tree Expert Company, high school students from the Knox County Career Center Landscape Design and Management Program planted a native pollinator garden at the Ohio Statehouse to provide nectar sources for the recently installed beehive on the Statehouse […]
September 23, 2015
Business
New research cites glyphosate as threat to bees
As if honey bees didn’t have it bad enough, a new study has found that exposure to the chemical glyphosate – the active ingredient in the popular herbicide Roundup – impairs a bee’s ability to return home. The study, conducted by German and Argentinian scientists, was published in the Journal of Experimental Biology. The researchers […]
September 22, 2015
Business
Researchers target mites that kill honeybees
The honeybee has to deal with multiple threats, but none as devastating as the varroa mite, according to the University of Florida. However, hope is on horizon for two different ways to possibly minimize the threat of these mites. Varroa mites are parasites and feed on the blood-like substance of the worker bees and the […]
September 9, 2015
Business
How to: Boost bees in clients’ gardens, landscapes
Dogged by pests, pathogens, poor nutrition and other problems, the European honey bee is having a rough time these days. The bee pollinates more than 90 different kinds of fruit, vegetable and nut crops. These same crops are also pollinated by native bees, particularly on smaller or diversified farms and especially in home gardens. Together, […]
September 9, 2015
Business
Scientists may restore pollinator health via bee vaccine
A breakthrough in honeybee immunization has been discovered after a 15-year study on a bee blood protein known as vitellogenin. Scientists from Arizona State University, University of Helsinki, University of Jyväskylä and Norwegian University of Life Sciences discovered the process of how bees immunize their offspring and what it could mean for vaccinations. The discovery […]
August 12, 2015
Business
American gardening groups launch huge effort to revive pollinators
In an effort to create new pollinator habitats, dozens of conservation and gardening organizations from around the country have joined forces to register a million public and private gardens within the next two years as landscapes that support pollinators – honey bees, native bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, among others. The Million Pollinator Garden Challenge, a […]
June 4, 2015
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