Beekeeping News
A curated selection of worldwide feeds related around the topic of beekeeping and honeybees.
Tropilaelaps in Turkey, recent studies of the complexity of the waggle dance, and (yet more studies on) the influence of queen cup size on the size of the resulting queens. Bigger is not always better.
Damit die Winterbienen durch die Varroa nicht geschädigt werden, muss die 2. Behandlung (mit Ameisensäure) spätestens Mitte September beginnen. Wichtig ist, dass das Zeitfenster zwischen den beiden Sommerbehandlungen genügend gross ist, um Winterbienen aufzuziehen. Mindestens ein voller Brutzyklus m…
Local COLOSS North American 2026 Fosters Collaboration Across The International Beekeeping Community Priyadarshini Chakrabarti Basu1 and Alessandra Giacomelli21Washington State University2UNAAPI-Italian National Union Beekeeper Association The first-ever Local COLOSS North America Conference, Nutrit…
Why choose fondant, where to buy it, and how to use it. Save money by using fondant to feed your bees in autumn, and — perhaps more important — make your beekeeping easier.
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by Kathy Keatley Garvey, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology When honey bees become trapped in a milkweed’s elaborate pollination system and die, what are the ecological consequences? Is the presence of dead bees a deterrent to future visitors, such as honey bees (Apis mellifera) and no…
May 7, 2026, OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Governor Kevin Stitt has signed the Lucile Morehouse Pollinator Act into law, establishing four official Oklahoma insect designations that recognize the essential role insects play in agriculture, conservation, biodiversity, and healthy ecosystems. The Act creates…
NEW YORK, June 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — In 2023, KIND took a significant step toward future proofing its hero ingredient, almonds, by launching the KIND Almond Acres Initiative, a three-year regenerative agriculture pilot in partnership with ofi, a global leader in food and beverage ingredients and s…
Interview With A Chatbot Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Becky Masterman and ChatGPT I have been thinking a lot about artificial intelligence (AI) and beekeeping over the past few months. Curious about both …
Part 2 Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Ross Conrad Last month we looked at some of the recent research focused on the ability of the mite Tropilaelaps mercedesae to survive a migration from its current distr…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: David Burns Honey bees are nature’s model insect. They pollinate our trees and plants, make us delicious honey and work in harmony as a single organism. Honey bees, flowers an…
The Importance of Good Notes Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Richard Wahl Beekeepers come in all shapes and sizes, but most seem to fit into one of two categories. The dedicated beekeeper who reads, studies,…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Stephen Biship Secretly, I have always envied people who have 26.2 bumper stickers on the back of their vehicles. I assume they have actually suffered the grueling process tha…
Collaborations Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Dr. Tracy Farone AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies are a major topic of conversation these days. “Are you an AI optimist or pessimist?” is a question no…
Honey and Bees New Zealand’s (HBNZ) first five weeks of existence have proven active, with a new seven-person board room and chairperson now at the helm overseeing a back-to-basics management team. They have signalled an early win too, with the announcement of plans for a July 15-16 conference in Na…
The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has notified Mānuka Charitable Trust that its mānuka trademark design “is likely to offend Māori” because it resembles a moko kauae — the traditional Māori tattoo worn by women on their chin.
It’s been in the wings for at least five months as the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has worked behind the scenes meeting with various beekeeping industry groups and stakeholders, and on September 10 the “New Zealand Honey and Bee Alliance” will take flight with an inaugural hui in Wellingto…
Comvita returned to profitability in the year to June through volume growth in mānuka shipments to the US and rigorous cost cutting. Chief executive officer Karl Gradon has deferred issuing earnings guidance and confirmed that Comvita will not pay a dividend for the current year.
Egmont Honey chief executive James Annabell has returned from a recent sales trip to the UAE and Europe buoyed by continuing strong demand for mānuka honey, but with a warning for the New Zealand honey industry that there are signals another boom-bust cycle could be approaching.
Passionate kānuka honey advocate Sri Govindaraju attended the inaugural Kānuka Industry Hui, hosted by the Kānuka Charitable Trust (KCT), August 17-18 in Rotorua. She reflects on what was discussed, the great opportunity facing kānuka honey and oil, plus the collective action which will be required …
While much of New Zealand's beekeeping industry has spent recent years tightening belts and riding out uncertainty, Marlborough-Tasman beekeepers Matt and Sarah Goldsworthy have been doing the opposite – they’ve expanded, backing themselves and the industry all the way.
Trying to decide on the best honey testing lab to support your business? Hill Labs explains how their expertise and customer service leads the way in the honey industry, built on a proud foundation of Kiwi, family ownership and management.
Worried by recent controversial, and catastrophic, failures of the public service, former top bureaucrat Ian Fletcher analyses the occurrences, sets out the lessons that need to be learned, and identifies what could be done if we want to achieve greater accountability from our leaders.
What do spring rounds look like in the Bay of Plenty? Aimz reports in as she begins her third full season wielding the hive tool in the family business.
Roman Bondarenko, Beekeeper and Apitherapy Specialist Varroa destructor is an external parasitic mite that feeds on both brood and adult honey bees and is one of the most destructive pests of U.S. bee colonies. Infestations weaken colony viability, reduce worker lifespan, and promote the spread of v…
Burnt Honey Gelato This recipe is originally from the National Honey Board https://honey.com/recipe/burnt-honey-gelato Yield: Makes 4-6 Servings IngredientsFor Caramelized Honey:□ ⅔ C Honey□ ½ tsp. Lemon Juice□ 1 T Water For Custard:□ 2 Egg Yolks□ 1½ Cups Whole Milk□ 3 Sprigs of Fresh Basil□ ½ Koshe…
When, why and how to take pre- and post-treatment mite counts, and what to do with the numbers. Is it routinely needed, and when should you definitely do it? And if you thought that was confusing, when do miticides work but not work?
Referentin: Susanne Wimmer, Leiterin Labor Bienenprodukte und -gesundheit des OÖ Landesverbandes für Bienenzucht Für Goldsiegelimker:innen gibt es einen Rabatt von Fr. 20.– Honig – einwandfreie Qualität Der eintägige Kurs vermittelt breites Basisfachwissen bezüglich Produktion und Bewahrung vo…
Nutzen Sie die Gelegenheit, Ihr Betriebskonzept* mit fachlicher und technischer Unterstützung vom BGD-Team mit Ihrem Laptop oder Tablet zu erstellen. Aktuell gibt es noch freie Plätze beim Anlass vom 1. Oktober 2026 in Oerlikon (Start um 19.30 Uhr). Die Teilnahme ist für alle Mitglieder einer Schwei…
Am Samstag, 24. Oktober 2026, organisiert der Cercle Exotique, mit der Unterstützung des BAFU, im Inforama Rüti (BE) eine nationale Fachtagung zum Schutz der Bienenstände vor der Asiatischen Hornisse. Besonders freuen wir uns auf Pia Aumeier aus Deutschland, die zum Thema Bienengesundheit referieren…