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02/09/2025

02/06/2025

Commercial Beekeepers asked to respond, deadline Feb 10.

Data submitted in the last week by 132 operations shows significant and sudden losses among commercial beekeepers. This survey will be open until Feb 10. We urge all commercial beekeepers, regardless of the extent of their losses, to submit their information for inclusion in this critical analysis.

🔹 All responses are anonymous.
🔹 Survey link: https://forms.office.com/r/YKNpRBGkir

Participation is essential in helping researchers gather the necessary data for future action.

02/06/2025

With Heroes to Hives – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

02/03/2025

Are you getting excited yet???!!! The MBA Spring Conference is less than a month away! We have an incredible lineup of speakers who will share their expertise and experience on a wide variety of bees and beekeeping topics. There will be so much to learn for beekeepers and bee lovers at every level! Register today at https://www.michiganbees.org/event-6004628

02/03/2025

Queens, honeybee queens, queens for sale, marked queens

02/03/2025

Dr. Jorg Mayer, our new president, recently lead and presented at the VMX Honey Bee Symposium. Hope you were able to make it!

02/01/2025

Did you know that pollinators contribute $217 billion to the global economy annually, and nearly $15 billion in crop value each year in the United States?

We need farms and farms need pollinators. Insect pollinators, especially bees, play a crucial role in the pollination of crops around the world. About 75% of crop types and 35% of food produced relies on or benefits from the action of pollinators. Pollinator health is important to the long-term sustainability of crop production as well as to the broader environment. Attention to pollinators is more important than ever, as many pollinator populations are known to be in decline globally.

By becoming a Bee Friendly Farming member, you can help preserve and protect the pollinator populations by implementing positive, incremental changes on your property. BFF helps farmers incorporate affordable, simple, science-based guidelines, like offering nutrition and habitats for bees, and integrated pest management strategies. Program members are an essential part of keeping our pollinators healthy and food supply abundant. Join hundreds of other members by applying today.

This poster free to download and is available as an interactive slideshow at pollinator.org/poster-2021

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02/01/2025

Scientists have found in lab experiments that microplastics can block blood flow in mice brains, raising concerns about human health impacts.

02/01/2025

Can canines help bees??? Join Dr. Sue Stejskal as she shares the fascinating function of the dog’s olfactory system and capabilities of detecting American Foul Brood larva spores. Register for the MBA Spring Conference https://www.michiganbees.org/event-6004628

02/01/2025

Last chance to reserve your spot for the 2025 Pollinator Steward Certification (PSC) training! Registration closes February 1st at midnight PST. This course is ideal for people who want to increase their knowledge about pollinators and their importance, challenges, and solutions.

Topics include an introduction to the wonderful world of pollinators, how they live and thrive, threats to pollinators, and how we all can help. Details will be provided on habitat creation for pollinators in many landscapes including parks, rights-of-way, urban gardens, and farms. Additional information on pollinator identification and how to spread your knowledge will be provided.

This course is ideal for home gardeners, land managers (large and small), farmers, and anyone that wants to do more to support pollinators. Join our growing community of Certified Pollinator Stewards! Register at pollinator.org/psc

02/01/2025

In January 2024, volunteers stumbled upon a devastating scene: scores of dead and dying monarch butterflies near the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary overwintering grove.

02/01/2025

02/01/2025

Honey bee colonies fed pollen contaminated with neonicotinoid insecticide show higher levels of parasitism by Varroa destructor mites, a new study finds.