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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…
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…
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…
CVM Researchers are Studying a 17-year Evolutionary Race That May Offer a New Script for Saving the World’s Honey Bees. This article is from the University of Minnesota Jessica Knight In the lush forests of Oahu and the sprawling apiaries of the Big Island, a high-stakes evolutionary drama has been …
This article was originally published by The Conversation Jennie L. Durant America’s bees and beekeepers are losing a valuable ally just when they need its help most. The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to soon close the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, a 6,500-acre agricultural researc…
International Experts Corroborate 15-to-20-Million-Year-Old Honeycomb with Trapped Scavengers found in Dominican Amber by Hermann Dittrich, NaturalAmber.com BUENA VISTA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — A newly documented fossil specimen of an intact stingless beehive architecture preserved in natural Dominican…
by Geoff Williams June 24, 2026 Today, the U.S. Beekeeping Survey released its annual colony loss estimates for American honey bee colonies from April 2025 to April 2026. Led by Auburn University, in collaboration with Oregon State University and the Apiary Inspectors of America, the national survey…
The Rules on the Quality and Labeling of Honey will come into force on 14 June 2026. The key change, which transposes Directive (EU) 2024/1438, relates to the more precise labeling of the origin of honey blends. Instead of the current wording “blend of EU and non-EU honeys,” the packer w…
A Portrait of the American Beekeeper Who they are, Why they do it, and What keeps them going By Mirza Tihic | Syracuse University You want to understand a beekeeper? Don’t start with the honey. Don’t start with the hives. Start with this: most of them are losing money, most of them knew they wo…
An Overview of Common Neophyte Beekeeper Questions and Issues Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: James E. Tew Driving a car and keeping beesInitiating and developing beekeeping skills is much like learning to d…
Become A Better Beekeeper 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 Many beekeepers probably feel that raising queens is out of reach and best left for large-scale, commercial beekeepers with decades of ex…
Happy Birthday USA 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 On this 250th birthday of the United States I thought I would present something a bit different. Rather than more information on beekeeping, wh…
Part 1 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 While yellow-legged hornets and reduced oversight and regulation of pesticides and pollution at the EPA are a couple of the latest concerns that have potent…
Esquire Time 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 While I am certainly not a lawyer, most of us (usually unfortunately) must be aware of laws that affect our professions in order to avoid legal l…
For the Love of Field Days 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 Beekeeping meetings are energizing and informative. Add live colonies and demonstrations to a meeting and you have something special…
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 Bishop Bottlenecks are the bane of a beekeeper’s existence. Just when you think you’ve solved one, another appears. “It sure would be nice to have an automated uncappe…
Tracking Tropi Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Jay Evans After millennia of infesting Asian honey bee colonies, Tropilaelaps mites discovered they could survive and thrive in colonies of the western honey be…
By: Jake Zajkowski Twenty years ago, trailers of commercial beehives movedthrough Ohio to pollinateanything with a flower. Their stops included the state’s orchards, forage operations and David Paynter’s buckwheat fields. In late Summer during the crop’s bloom, Paynter hired commercial beekeepers wh…
American Apple Honey Pie By: Granny Ruth Bake: 425°FTime: 1 HourServings: 8 Slices of Pie Please enjoy this classic apple pie recipe from Granny’s kitchen, with a honey and American themed twist! Ingredients□ 1 Pre-made Pie Crust (Pillsbury Ready-to-Bake)□ 6 Apples (Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, etc. Ap…
Renowned Honey Bee Scientist Jamie Ellis Returns to Lead UGA Bee Program By: Maria M. Lameiras This article was originally published by The University of Georgia On the first day of his undergraduate career at the University of Georgia, Jamie Ellis did not head to orientation or wander the quad. He …
Finding Purpose in the Apiary By: Daniel Acevedo, Valor Honey The military rank structure is essential for good order and discipline. However, the bees do not care about any of that. They do not recognize rank, past injuries, or what someone did before they showed up at the apiary. The bees respond …