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United States Honey Bee Colony Losses 2022–23: Preliminary Results From the Bee Informed Partnership

June 22, 2023June 22, 2023 by Nathalie Steinhauer

Note: This is a preliminary analysis. Sample sizes and estimates are likely to change. A more detailed final report is being prepared for publication in a peer-reviewed journal at a later date. Previous years’ peer-reviewed publication can be accessed on the survey information page: https://beeinformed.org/citizen-science/loss-and-management-survey/. View the PDF version of the abstract here: BIP 2022-23 Loss […]

United States Honey Bee Colony Losses 2021-2022: Preliminary Results From The Bee Informed Partnership

July 27, 2022March 27, 2023 by The Bee Informed Team

Note: This is a preliminary analysis. Sample sizes and estimates are likely to change. A more detailed final report is being prepared for publication in a peer-reviewed journal at a later date. Download .pdf version here Dan Aurell1, Selina Bruckner1, Mikayla Wilson2, 3, Nathalie Steinhauer2, 3, *, Geoffrey Williams1, * 1Department of Entomology & Plant […]

Working Honey Bees in Hawai’i

March 30, 2022August 29, 2023 by The Bee Informed Team

Working bees in November in Hawai’i? YES, PLEASE! BIP Tech Team Field Specialist Ben Sallmann and I pounced on the opportunity to leave Minnesota and Michigan’s dreary November weather. We tackled all of the logistical challenges and hopped on a plane to Hawai’i to conduct fieldwork for the state’s contribution to the National Honey Bee […]

Spending More Time Indoors Is What’s In Store For U.S. Honey Bee Colonies

January 11, 2022January 11, 2022 by Jeri Parrent

In the dim, red glow of the immense warehouse’s lights, tall stacks of wooden boxes are lined up in seemingly endless rows, where they will stand for the next couple of months until spring returns to California. But this is not just a warehouse full of surplus beekeeping equipment, it is an indoor storage facility […]

Megan Mahoney

“Bamboo” honey

August 12, 2021 by Dan Wyns

A colony of bees is capable of producing honey from a stunning variety of floral sources, but a few years back, when a beekeeper in New York told me his bees were in the midst of making a good fall crop on the bamboo, I was a bit puzzled. Knowing that bamboos belong to the […]

A Bee on the Wall: Transporting Honey Bee Colonies to California for Almond Pollination

July 7, 2021July 7, 2021 by Guest Author

Written by Grace Kunkel and Sharah Yaddaw, Project Apis m. team members Taking honey bees out of indoor storage (or an over-wintering apiary) and transporting them to California in time for almond pollination is a massive, coordinated effort that commercial beekeepers undertake every year. It isn’t just the beekeepers that make it happen; experienced truck […]

United States Honey Bee Colony Losses 2020-2021: Preliminary Results

June 21, 2021June 23, 2021 by The Bee Informed Team

Embargoed until Wednesday, June 23th, 2021, 12.00 PM Noon CST Note: This is a preliminary analysis. Sample sizes and estimates are likely to change. A more detailed final report is being prepared for publication in a peer-reviewed journal at a later date. Download .pdf version here Nathalie Steinhauer1, Dan Aurell2, Selina Bruckner2, Mikayla Wilson1, Karen […]

What Does The New Ruling On Oxalic Acid In Honey Mean?

March 10, 2021March 26, 2021 by Meghan Milbrath

Update: The original post showed an image of oxalic acid being used for vaporization that was not labeled for use on honey bee colonies. Using oxalic acid that is not labeled for use for treating honey bee colonies is not recommended or endorsed by Bee Informed Partnership. Guest Blogger and Collaborator: Dr. Meghan Milbrath, Michigan […]

Idaho Honey Bees, Foraging Beyond Potatoes

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 by Anne Marie Fauvel

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Idaho? Did you think of potatoes? I would have, until I accompanied Ben Sallmann, BIP Pacific Northwest Tech Transfer Team Field Specialist, on a sampling trip to Idaho and Montana. I was struck by what this state has to offer honey bees […]

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