Posts Tagged: honey bee health
The Buzz Behind the Bee
What's the buzz behind the bee? The Western Apicultural Society, headed by president Eric Mussen...
Eric Mussen, WAS president, and his wife, Helen, who is assisting him in his presidency, sit next to Miss Bee Haven, a sculpture that anchors the Häagen Dazs Bee Haven at UC Davis. The sculpture is the work of Donna Billick. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bee Health: That's What It's All About
"Bee health" is on the minds of beekeepers, scientists, farmers, growers, gardeners,...
A queen and her colony. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What's It Like Inside a Bee?
What's it like inside a bee? A honey bee, that is. Research entomologist Jay Evans of the USDA's...
A honey bee necatring on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bee-ing Healthy
When it comes to honey bee health, beekeepers know that the Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) ranks...
This frame shows healthy bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Queen bee and her workers. A Varroa mite is on the head of a bee at right of this photo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of a Varroa mite on a worker bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Like Living Only on Twinkies
Kim Flottum, editor of Bee Culture magazine, makes seven good points in his piece on honey bee...
Honey Bees
Kim Flottum