In the past couple of days news broke about “zombie honeybees”. Honeybees already contend with a variety of maladies; varroa destructor, tracheal mites, American Foul Brood, European Foul Brood, nosema, and of course the ever mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder.
When I read this I wasn’t too surprised. I knew that other insects can be turned [...]
The importation of Chinese honey is banned in the US. It is still imported and dumped on the American market at rock bottom prices to this day. It’s been found to be packed full of anti-biotics and other chemicals not approved for human consumption in the US or pretty much anywhere else for that matter. [...]
While looking up film on honeybee behavior I stumbled across apis dorsata aka, the giant honeybee. It was a short film showing a mass of large golden honeybees hanging from a tree limb. As a moth approached a sudden wave rippled across the surface of the mass. It was absolutely mesmerizing.
Apis dorsata is [...]
I’m writing this from my iPhone. The hard drive on my iMac finally gave up the ghost. Please forgive me if there are any oddball formatting errors as I am unable to view this post on a standard computing device.
Recently, I launched a Kickstarter project to help fund Bee Local’s expansion into [...]
This evening, supporter Lynn Flaherty of Seattle, WA. pushed the Bee Local Kickstarter to 100% funded! That means that all funds are secured as are any funds above and beyond the goal of $5,000.00.
Even though we’ve made the funding goal, there are still 7 days left to pledge. Additional funds will further cement [...]
About 2 weeks ago I was contacted via email by a woman named Teri Wadsworth. She and her husband run a little winery in Dundee, OR and were interested in talking to me about setting up some hives at their vineyard, Cameron Winery.
Not knowing anything about Cameron I sent a text to one [...]
The OSU Honey Bee Lab is at the forefront of honey bee research. I was lucky enough to be invited to visit for the day and meet with Carolyn Breece for a tour of the lab. My fellow beekeeper, Tim Wessels and I woke up early on Tuesday morning and made the drive from Portland [...]
There has been quite a bit of talk about Monsanto purchasing BeeLogic, “a startup that researches and develops biological tools for targeted pest and disease control and protecting bee health.” People tend to point the finger at Monsanto stating that the chemicals they produce are responsible for Colony Collapse Disorder and this is a move [...]
“Giant Honeybees (Apis dorsata), more than any other indigenous species here…are not only a critical piece of the jigsaw puzzle we call ‘life’, they are also the lifeblood of traditional honey-hunters throughout Cambodia. As such, they must be protected. Not just Giant Honeybees, but all honeybees.”
- Dani Jump 2013
I’ve previously written an article [...]
