Blue Sky Bee Supply Blog
Properly Designed, Modern Steel Buildings Allow Large Numbers Of Hives To Be Safely Stored.
John Miller,
Project Apis m. Board of Directors, CFOHoney bees have been trying to train humans to keep them indoors over
winter for thousands of years. The early examples bees used were
trees, hollow trees selected by the super-organism, the hive. Trees
provided cavities ideal for indoor wintering: well-insulated, controlled
atmosphere, safely above ground. Along came humans with their logs and skeps and rectangles. Then
came the moveable frame. And then, keeping hives outdoors
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10th Oct 2017
The challenge of defining honey true to label
In
a bid to ensure consumers could see for themselves that we supply
honest, undamaged and fully traceable honey we developed the TraceMe
online honey app.Airborne Honey has been owned and operated by the Bray family in
South Canterbury for generations. It is one of the world’s most
scientifically advanced honey companies with a deep practical knowledge
of varietal characteristics…We operate an in-house laboratory and proprietary, fit-for-purpose
software to analyze product samples
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15th Jun 2017
Mite-Resistant Russian Honey Bees Might Not Prevent Varroa Infestations
April 11, 2017 by Entomology Today, By Meredith Swett WalkerThe European honey bee (Apis mellifera), shown above with a Varroa
destructor mite on its thorax, can be bred, or “selected,” for mite
resistance, such as in the Russian honey bee stock. However, a new study
shows the Russian honey bee may still be vulnerable in areas with
significant Varroa mite presence. (Photo credit: Scott Bauer, USDA
Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org)Imagine a parasite about the size of a grapefr
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9th Jun 2017
Similar, But Different Genomes Separate Mountain Bees From Savannah Bees In Africa
Mountain-dwelling East African honey bees have distinct genetic
variations compared to their savannah relatives that likely help them to
survive at high altitudes. And the bees living in the mountain forests look and behave differently from their surrounding lowland counterparts, Mountain bees are larger, darker and less aggressive than savannah
bees, and can fly at lower temperatures and conserve honey when flowers
aren’t blooming But despite their differences, the bees are the same
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2nd Jun 2017
USDA Honey Bee Disease Diagnostic Services Collaboration Between USDA-ARS, APHIS, & BeeInformed Partnership Starts Today.
A joint collaboration between the Bee Informed
Partnership, the USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory and USDA-APHIS has
been established in the short term to primarily provide for free
diagnostics of honey bee brood for American foul brood disease and other brood diseases. We will also offer other pest and disease diagnostics for a nominal fee. Please see https://beeinformed.org/diagnostics/ for additional information.Thank you for your patience. We realize the challenges and are very
happy
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1st Jun 2017