Blue Sky Bee Supply Blog
Tariffs Estimated To Cost $2.64 Billion a Year to US Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, and in all Probability, a Hit on Beekeepers that Pollinate.
University of California economists estimate U.S. exporters of 10
fruits and nuts to China and other markets could see a loss of $2.64
billion a year due to new tariffs — and up to $3.34 billion a year when
the potential effect on other markets is considered.Daniel Sumner and Tristan Hanon, of the Agricultural Issues Center
and Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC-Davis,
recently released the study in the wake of increasing tariffs levied by
the U.S. and China on v
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22nd Aug 2018
Ross Round Super Kit Assembly & Harvest
Check out these videos demonstrating how to assemble the Ross Round Super Kit - AND how to harvest Ross Rounds once your bees have drawn, filled, and capped the super.Ross Round Kit Assembly from Blue Sky Bee Supply on Vimeo.Harvesting Your Ross Round Comb Honey from Blue Sky Bee Supply on Vimeo.
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30th Jul 2018
Oxalic Acid FAQs
WHAT IS OXALIC ACID?Oxalic Acid is a naturally occurring acid found in plants. It became popular in Europe & Canada for treating Varroa Mites in a honey bee hive. IS IT A LEGAL VARROA TREATMENT IN THE UNITES STATES?Oxalic Acid has been approved by the EPA to treat honey bee colonies in the United States. It can not be shipped to California at this time.Versions of Oxalic Acid can be found in hardware stores but those have various additives mixed with them that can cause issue with the bees.
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27th Jul 2018
There’s A Lot More Bad to Fungicide Exposure to Honey Bees Than You Thought. A Lot.
Specialty crop growers use fungicides to protect against many serious
plant pathogens, but they also must take into consideration the
potential harm fungicides present to honey bees needed for pollination.
To manage fungal diseases, fungicides are applied to the crops at
strategic times throughout the growing season, including during bloom.
When bees are foraging on blooming crops, they can become exposed to
fungicides and other crop protectants. In some instances, fungicide labe
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24th Jul 2018
Australian Scientists Taught Bees the Concept of Zero — Something Human Children Struggle With.
Zero, zilch, nothing, is a pretty hard concept to understand. Children generally can’t grasp it until kindergarten. And it’s a concept that may not be innate but rather learned through culture and education. Throughout human history, civilizations have had varying representations for it (the ancient Romans, for instance, had no numeral for zero, but the ancient Mayans did).Yet our closest animal relative, the chimpanzee, can understand it. And now researchers in Australia writing in the journal
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27th Jun 2018