Deformed Wing Virus Genetic Diversity in U.S. Honey Bees Complicates Search For Remedies
Deformed Wing Virus, a leading cause of honey bee losses, has
been found to be more genetically diverse than previously thought.
GCBA News
Action on the Bee Crisis with Paul Stamets
Paul Stamets, author, mycologist, medical researcher and entrepreneur, talks about the extraordinary role that fungi play in the health of people and planet. He shows how terrestrial organisms have evolved to be interconnected with the mycelial web of life, focusing on the current catastrophic decline in the world’s bee population, and introduces a revolutionary product […]
Academic Research: Natural hazard threats to pollinators and pollination
Natural hazards are naturally occurring physical events that can impact human welfare both directly and indirectly, via shocks to ecosystems and the services they provide. Animal‐mediated pollination is critical for sustaining agricultural economies and biodiversity, yet stands to lose both from present exposure to natural hazards, and future climate‐driven shifts in their distribution, frequency, and […]
Weed Wars Webinars with Cuyahoga River Restoration
Sign up for one of Cuyahoga River Restoration’s Weed Wars Webinars taking place at noon on October 22nd and 24th.
Windshield Worries
Have you heard of the Windshield Effect? When growing up, family vacations meant washing the windshield at every gas station on our long drive across country. Children today rarely encounter this plethora of splattered bugs. Our insect biodiversity is disappearing, our meadows shrinking, our pollinators falling silent as they wink out of existence. In the […]
We Now Have Something to Look Forward to Using for Pollinator Gut Health
Designed by Paul Stamets and Paul Taylor, The BeeMushroomed™ Feeder (BMF) is a patent-pending prototype designed to deliver immune-supporting extract to the bees. In the Spring of 2020, they will make the feeder available to purchase worldwide. Their initial BeeMushroomed Labyrinthine Feeder will allow anyone to help feed local bees their proprietary polypore mushroom extract. […]
Five Pro Methods to Prevent & Stop Robbing Bees
From Backyard Beekeeping 101 Once, while taking a casual stroll through the apiary, I noticed something odd… It was the middle of the afternoon and it seemed to be business as usual in most of the hives, except one. Around the entrance, there seemed to be some kind of commotion. Unbeknownst to me at the […]
CATCH THE BUZZ – 2019 North American Mite-A-Thon (Runs Through Sept. 21)
All beekeepers can participate, creating a rich distribution of sampling sites in Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
2020 Budding Botanist Grant
KidsGardening and Klorane Botanical Foundation are pleased to announce the opening of the 2020 Budding Botanist grant!
Extracts of Polypore Mushroom Mycelia Reduce Viruses in Honey Bees
Honey bees may gain health benefits from fungi and their antimicrobial compounds