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Bees and Beehives in the News (2024) – Beekeeping Updates & Insights

27 November 2024 Episode - 25

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Bumblebee numbers soar as barley gives way to nature in Perthshire

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/bumblebee-numbers-soar-as-barley-gives-way-to-wilding-at-denmarkfield-tqbjrbd83?region=global 

Why Bees Do the Waggle Dance

https://www.aol.com/why-bees-waggle-dance-064000416.html

Florida tree trimmer attacked by swarm of bees, survives 100+ stings

https://www.wptv.com/news/state/florida-tree-trimmer-attacked-by-swarm-of-bees-survives-being-stung-more-than-100-times

Bees in Tel Aviv get a rehome

https://www.israel21c.org/bees-in-tel-aviv-get-a-rehome/

Views on insects are changing. Why many former ‘pests’ now value valued

https://apnews.com/article/insects-gardening-pests-beneficial-reappraisal-03c526106b18b31d03b82f7e39f4948c

20 November 2024 Episode - 24

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‘All we could do was watch’: Beekeeper mourns millions of bees killed in Mo

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-11-18/beekeeper-mourns-millions-of-bees-killed-in-mountain-fire

'Unbelievable' Video Shows 2 Bees Working Together to Open a Bottle of Soda

https://www.sciencealert.com/unbelievable-video-shows-2-bees-working-together-to-open-a-bottle-of-soda

Asian hornets destroy beekeeper's life's work

https://www.bluewin.ch/en/news/switzerland/asian-hornets-destroy-beekeepers-lifes-work-2453717.html

Here’s how many bees you’re killing with your car —and why that’s dangerous

https://nypost.com/2024/11/07/science/heres-how-many-bees-youre-killing-with-your-car-when-you-drive/

Bee alert: Pesticides pose a real threat to over 70% of wild bees

https://www.uottawa.ca/en/news-all/bee-alert-pesticides-pose-real-threat-over-70-wild-bees

9 October 2024 Episode - 23

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North Carolina gears up for bee stings in the wake of Hurricane Helene

https://www.foxweather.com/lifestyle/bees-problem-hurricane-aftermath

Stressed bees are pessimistic pollinators

https://www.popsci.com/environment/stressed-bees-pollination/

Anchorage hobbyist beekeeper working to find better ways to keep bees warm

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2024/10/05/anchorage-hobbyist-beekeeper-looks-sustainable-winter-option/

North Richland Hills man attacked by bees died from his injuries

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-richland-hills-man-attacked-by-bees-died/3665849/

How to help bees, especially in North Dakota

https://blogs.und.edu/und-today/2024/10/how-to-help-bees-especially-in-north-dakota/

2 October 2024 Episode - 22

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Red pepper spill on California highway turns into 'bee-mergency'

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/29/Highway-101-Santa-Maria-California-red-peppers-bees/4511724947303/

Veterans harvest honey with beekeeping organization

https://www.kotatv.com/2024/09/29/veterans-harvest-honey-with-beekeeping-organization/?outputType=amp

Leave the leaves for healthy yard, supporting butterflies, bees

https://clarksvillenow.com/local/leave-the-leaves-for-healthy-yard-supporting-butterflies-bees-commentary/

Bees have irrational biases when choosing which flowers to feed on

https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/bees-irrational-bias/

Field hockey Bees earn victories over Auburn, F-M

https://eaglenewsonline.com/sports/high-school/2024/09/30/field-hockey-bees-earn-victories-over-auburn-f-m/

25 September 2024 Episode - 21

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‘His face had blood all over it': North Texans hospitalized in bee attack

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/2-transported-hospital-bee-swarm-attack-north-richland-hills/3654137/?os=tmb&ref=app

Bee antidote to deadly pesticides shows promise

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/09/bee-antidote-deadly-pesticides-shows-promise

Decades-old colony of 40,000 bees removed from inside walls

https://www.wistv.com/2024/09/21/decades-old-colony-40000-bees-removed-inside-walls-familys-home/

Signs of hope: New bee species discovered across the country

https://environmentamerica.org/articles/signs-of-hope-new-bee-species-discovered-across-the-country/

Salt Lake City bids farewell to Bees

https://www.kpcw.org/state-regional/2024-09-23/salt-lake-city-bids-farewell-to-bees

18 September 2024 Episode - 20

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Conservationists rediscover rare bee missing for decades: 'This is hopeful

https://www.yahoo.com/news/conservationists-rediscover-rare-bee-missing-103055270.html

Dispute between neighbors over beehive leads to calls for regulations in Ge

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240917/news/dispute-between-neighbors-over-beehive-leads-to-calls-for-regulations-in-geneva/

Two people hospitalized following bee attack in Edinburg

https://www.krgv.com/news/two-people-hospitalized-following-bee-attack-in-edinburg/

Montana to identify and document bee populations in statewide Bee Atlas

https://www.ypradio.org/environment-science/2024-09-17/montana-to-identify-and-document-bee-populations-in-statewide-bee-atlas

Northern Ontario beekeeper says she lost nearly 2 million bees this season

https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/northern-ontario-beekeeper-says-she-lost-nearly-2-million-bees-this-season-1.7037639

11 September 2024 Episode - 19

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St. Joseph to allow beekeeping in residential zones

https://www.stcloudlive.com/news/local/st-joseph-to-allow-beekeeping-in-residential-zones

New Research from the Company Behind the First Honeybee Vaccine Offers Hope

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/research-company-behind-first-honeybee-111500579.html

Honeybees: Combinations Of Pesticides Can Be Dangerous

https://www.miragenews.com/honeybees-combinations-of-pesticides-can-be-1312181/#google_vignette

NM company works on a product to treat mite parasitizing honey bees

https://nmpoliticalreport.com/news/nm-company-works-on-a-product-to-treat-mite-parasitizing-honey-bees/

Blue Ridge Bee Festival in Bedford

https://www.wdbj7.com/2024/09/11/blue-ridge-bee-festival-bedford/

4 September 2024 Episode - 18

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Colony of invasive red dwarf honeybee found for first time in Europe

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/30/colony-invasive-red-dwarf-honeybee-first-time-europe

Why air pollution bamboozles pollinating bees

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240826-why-air-pollution-is-bad-news-for-bees

Beekeepers concerned over B.C. city's proposed hive restrictions

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/revelstoke-honeybee-new-bylaw-1.7310740

‘It’s inevitable’: Australian beekeepers brace for national spread of varro

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/05/its-inevitable-australian-beekeepers-brace-for-national-spread-of-varroa-mite

Multiple new bee species found in Pa., creating positive buzz

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/new-bee-species-pennsylvania-penn-state/521-1a5a95f9-3d79-4b8c-926e-c8794b0f795b

28 August 2024 Episode - 17

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From hobbyist to expert: UM's online program cultivates future beekeepers

https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/from-hobbyist-to-expert-ums-online-program-cultivates-future-beekeepers/article_5ddf8ca8-5f10-11ef-8499-bfd3205986c6.html

Why bees are secretly one of Earth's most intelligent creatures

https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/bees

'Bees starving' in disastrous year for French honey

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-bees-starving-disastrous-year-french.html

Keeping native bees buzzing requires rethinking pest control

https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/wild-native-bees-see-lower-counts-where-pesticides-are-used/

Breaking into beehive medicine

https://www.avma.org/news/breaking-beehive-medicine

21 August 2024 Episode - 16

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Where are the bees? How Saskatchewan finds itself in a honey shortage

https://globalnews.ca/news/10707462/how-saskatchewan-finds-itself-in-honey-shortage/

Wing vein abnormality analysis in honeybee (Apis mellifera L. 1758)

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-70147-6

Smart hives and dancing robot bees could boost sustainable beekeeping

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-smart-hives-robot-bees-boost.html

Plymouth Brewery Delves into Beekeeping

https://ccxmedia.org/news/plymouth-brewery-delves-into-beekeeping/

Honey bees may play key role in spreading viruses to wild bumble bees

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-honey-bees-play-key-role.html

14 August 2024 Episode - 15

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Hidden threat to wild bees?

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2024/08/13/hidden-threat-to-wild-bees-honeybees-including-those-raised-by-well-meaning-suburbanites-and-city-dweller-hobbyists-believing-they-are-helping-the-environment/

FDA Approves First Nasal Spray for Treatment of Anaphylaxis

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-nasal-spray-treatment-anaphylaxis

Combining Pest Treatments May Be Key to Helping Honey Bees Survive Winter

https://entomologytoday.org/2024/08/13/combining-pest-treatments-varroa-mites-honey-bees-survive-winter/

Hive Mind: Penn State Researchers Track Over 400 Native Bee Species in PA

https://www.lancasterfarming.com/country-life/fairs-and-shows/hive-mind-penn-state-researchers-track-over-400-native-bee-species-in-pa/article_0a49339e-599f-11ef-9b5d-8b119591e4f4.html

How connectivity transforms the beekeeping industry

https://www.berginsight.com/how-connectivity-transforms-the-beekeeping-industry

7 August 2024 Episode - 14

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Sugar-conditioned honey bees can be biased towards a nectarless ...

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-67917-7

Acetylcholine and choline in honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker brood ...

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-68650-x

A Homer business takes a local approach to brewing mead, with help from ...

https://alaskapublic.org/2024/08/06/a-homer-business-takes-a-local-approach-to-brewing-mead-with-help-from-thousands-of-bees/

Festival in Broomfield buzzes with honey bees, celebrates local pollinators

https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2024/08/05/festival-in-broomfield-buzzes-with-honey-bees-celebrates-local-pollinators/

Study finds honeybees need a balanced diet, too

https://www.israel21c.org/study-finds-honeybees-need-a-balanced-diet-too/

31 July 2024 Episode - 13

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Six killed by 'killer bees' after bus crashes through hives in Nicaragua

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/six-killed-killer-bees-bus-223500817.html?src=rss

Honeybee Decline Linked To Unbalanced Diets

https://indiawest.com/honeybee-decline-linked-to-unbalanced-diets/

Gut microbiota influences onset of foraging-related behavior but not ...

https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.01034-24

Firefighters work to save cattle, honeybees from Park Fire

https://www.redding.com/story/news/2024/07/27/park-fire-threatens-bees-cattle-at-tehama-and-butte-ranches/74551688007/

Urban beekeeping: How essential pollinators sustain agriculture - Milwaukee

http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/photos/urban-beekeeping-essential-pollinators-sustain-agriculture-ecosystems-milwaukee/

24 July 2024 Episode - 12

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Honey Bee Life Spans Are 50% Shorter Today Than They Were 50 Years Ago

https://www.labmanager.com/honey-bee-life-spans-are-50-shorter-today-than-they-were-50-years-ago-29217

Can Bees Recognize Faces?

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/07/can-bees-recognize-faces/

Beekeepers fear almond pollination could be varroa mite 'super-spreader

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-20/varroa-mite-super-spreader-fears-almond-pollination-season/104104326

Man recovering following bee attack in Brownsville

https://www.krgv.com/news/man-attacked-by-bees-at-bus-stop-in-brownsville-experts-warn-it-s-that-time-of-year-bees-become-aggressive

How One Entomologist Puts Beekeeping to Work to Support Her Community

https://entomologytoday.org/2024/07/24/entomologist-beekeeping-support-community-hollie-dalenberg-standout-early-career-professional/

17 July 2024 Episode - 11

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Arizona golf course worker dies after being attacked by swarm of bees

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/arizona-golf-course-worker-dies-bee-swarm-attack-rick-messina/

Run-away honey bees take over runway at Northern Alberta airport

https://www.lakelandtoday.ca/beyond-local/run-away-honey-bees-take-over-runway-at-northern-alberta-airport-9224553

300 hives and counting: The rise of Bee Box Honey

https://byuiscroll.org/300-hives-and-counting-the-rise-of-bee-box-honey/

Honey bee shortage could pose 'challenge' for wild blueberry growers

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/honey-bee-pollination-shortage-wild-blueberries-1.7261703

Honeybees Softball Receives Boost From Meg-A-Latte Sponsorship

https://northwoodsleague.com/minot-honeybees/2024/07/17/honeybees-softball-receives-boost-from-meg-a-latte-sponsorship/

10 July 2024 Episode - 10

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Don't Step On A Bee Day – July 10, 2024

https://nationaltoday.com/dont-step-on-a-bee-day/

Contrary to popular belief, there is no crisis with commercial honeybees

https://www.rfdtv.com/contrary-to-popular-belief-there-is-no-crisis-with-commercial-honeybees

Buzzkill: Accusations are leveled at research on how dancing bees measure d

https://www.science.org/content/article/buzzkill-accusations-leveled-research-dancing-bees-measure-distances

Manitoulin Island beekeeper looking for answers after toxic herbicide detec

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/dead-bees-sudbury-colonies-1.7257265

Bees hit by worst disease outbreak in a decade

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv2gr7n78d5o

3 July 2024 Episode - 9

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New Study Shows Roundup Kills Bees

https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/new-study-shows-roundup-kills-bees

Honey bees vote to decide on nest sites – why we should listen

https://theconversation.com/honey-bees-vote-to-decide-on-nest-sites-why-we-should-listen-232649

Bumblebees Can Survive Underwater

https://www.beeculture.com/bumblebees-can-survive-underwater/

Horrific Bee Sting Leaves Barbed Stinger Hiding in a Man's Eyeball

https://www.sciencealert.com/horrific-bee-sting-leaves-barbed-stinger-hiding-in-a-mans-eyeball

Habaneros escaped close call with win over ‘Bees

https://www.minotdailynews.com/sports/local-sports/2024/07/habaneros-escaped-close-call-with-win-over-bees/

26 June 2024 Episode - 8

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Genetic testing confirms pervasiveness of invasive bee-killing hornets

https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/asian-hornet-uk-bee-population-invasive-species/

Is the honey bee crisis really over?

https://www.thepacker.com/news/industry/honey-bee-crisis-really-over

Health audit of honeybees in Central Asia needed urgently

https://www.newscentralasia.net/2024/06/21/health-audit-of-honeybees-in-central-asia-needed-urgently/

Extended Release Thymol Blocks

https://scientificbeekeeping.com/extended-release-thymol-blocks/

Honeybees prep for home opener after long road trip

https://www.kfyrtv.com/2024/06/25/honeybees-prep-home-opener-after-long-road-trip/

19 June 2024 Episode - 7

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Dangerous, feral swarms of bees found and euthanized in Alabama

https://www.al.com/news/2024/06/dangerous-feral-swarms-of-bees-found-and-euthanized-in-alabama.html

Vermont Becomes Second State to Take Big Steps for Bees

https://www.nrdc.org/bio/daniel-raichel/vermont-becomes-second-state-take-big-steps-bees

The Right-Size Nest Can Maximize Pollination Capabilities of Solitary Bees

https://www.ars.usda.gov/news-events/news/research-news/2024/the-right-size-nest-can-maximize-pollination-capabilities-of-solitary-bees/

Honeybees can detect lung cancer, researchers say

https://www.foxnews.com/health/honeybees-can-detect-lung-cancer-researchers-say

Discovery of Rare Bee Species in Power Transmission Right-of-Way

https://www.coned.com/en/about-us/media-center/news/2024/06-18/discovery-of-rare-bee-species-in-con-edisons-transmission

12 June 2024 Episode - 6

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What's the buzz? A primer on Boston's new beekeeping rules

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/06/10/boston-beekeeping-rules-permit-newsletter

East coast on alert as 'flying' Joro spiders make their advance north

https://wset.com/news/local/east-coast-on-alert-as-flying-joro-spiders-make-their-advance-north

Pollinator Week 2024 to include nature walks, beekeeping instruction

https://www.normanok.gov/news/pollinator-week-2024-include-nature-walks-beekeeping-instructional-scavenger-hunt-and-more

Neonicotinoid Pesticides Keep Killing Pollinators. Here’s How We Can Help

https://civileats.com/2024/06/11/op-ed-neonicotinoid-pesticides-keep-killing-pollinators-heres-how-we-can-help/

How to spot an Asian hornet and what to do if you find one

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/asian-hornets-how-to-spot-what-next-131900740.html

5 June 2024 Episode - 5

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The hornet has landed: Scientists combat new honeybee killer in US

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/the-hornet-has-landed-scientists-combat-new-honeybee-killer-in-us/

Canada and Ontario Bolstering Honey Bee Health

https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1004616/canada-and-ontario-bolstering-honey-bee-health

Bee swarm shuts down Manhattan Beach Pier

https://abc7.com/post/bee-swarm-shuts-manhattan-beach-pier/14901489/

How a chance meeting helped Texas become the nation’s top beekeeping state

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/03/texas-bee-bill-agricultural-tax-reduction/

Combining pest treatments may be key to helping honey bees overwinter

https://www.psu.edu/news/agricultural-sciences/story/combining-pest-treatments-may-be-key-helping-honey-bees-survive-winter/

29 May 2024 Episode - 4

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Kansas tribe shifts to regenerative agriculture—and transforms their farms

https://phys.org/news/2024-05-soil-kansas-tribe-shifts-regenerative.html

Meet the CO researcher trying to fend off the next honeybee pandemic

https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/08/sammy-ramsey-honeybee-varroa-tropilaelaps-mites-university-of-colorado/

Casper, Wyoming Bee Hive Registration

https://www.casperwy.gov/residents/environment_and_waste/weed_and_pest

Benny’s Bees. How a former Marine finds solace in service and beekeeping

https://www.passiton.com/positive-good-news-columns/158-benny-s-bees

Thermoregulation and a Chilling Tale

https://www.beelistener.co.uk/observation-hive/thermoregulation-and-a-chilling-tale/

23 May 2024 Episode - 3

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Wheeling Beekeeper Named West Virginia’s Best

https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2024/01/local-beekeeper-named-west-virginias-best/

House passes bill to let Hoosiers with HOAs keep bees

https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/house-passes-bill-to-let-hoosiers-with-hoas-keep-bees

Bee Hive Observation

https://allerton.illinois.edu/events/beekeeping/

MO Hives KC

https://www.mohives.org/

Beekeeper Steven Brown furious over destruction of $2m honey crop

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/516930/beekeeper-steven-brown-furious-over-destruction-of-2m-honey-crop#:~:text=Honey%20producer%20Springbank%20Honey%20of,for%20up%20to%2040%20years

14 May 2024 Episode - 2

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Varroa resources launched

https://agrifutures.com.au/news/varroa-resources-launched/

Northern Ont. beekeeper advising others to have colonies tested for chemica

https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/northern-ont-beekeeper-advising-others-to-have-colonies-tested-for-chemicals-1.6865274

A proposed bill on increasing fines for violations of pesticide use in Russ

https://forkagro.com/en/news/v/predlozhen-zakonoproekt-o-povyshenii-shtrafov-za-narushenie-ispolzovaniya-pesticidov-v-rossii-dlya-zashchity-pchel-i-okruzhayushchej-sredy

NH Senate rejects beekeeper concerns, passes aerial pesticide bill

https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/statehouse/nh-senate-rejects-beekeeper-concerns-passes-aerial-pesticide-bill/article_30e0313b-c34f-58bd-9907-f10821a05c77.html

Bees understand the benefits of teamwork, study finds

https://www.yahoo.com/news/bees-understand-benefits-teamwork-study-050000400.html

6 May 2024 Episode - 1

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DNA tests help monitor for honeybee disease

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/04/28/dna-tests-help-monitor-for-honeybee-disease

Arizona beekeeper tackles bee swarm at Diamondbacks game, throws out first

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/arizona-beekeeper-tackles-bee-swarm-diamondbacks-game-throws-out-first-pitch-its-pretty-cool

Valor Honey provides the opportunity for veterans and others to find a pass

https://www.wibw.com/2024/05/03/valor-honey-provides-opportunity-veterans-others-find-passion-beekeeping/

Workshop on beekeeping for veterans this month in Paw Paw

https://www.moodyonthemarket.com/workshop-on-beekeeping-for-veterans-this-month-in-paw-paw/

Homeowner bee-gone? Orange County evicts man over honeybee hives

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/29/homeowner-bee-gone-orange-county-evicts-man-over-honeybee-hives/

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