Source: Jeremy Simes, Producer.com, December 28, 2017 Farmers may soon have a better idea on how well their crops are being pollinated, thanks to new research into the buzzes of bees. In 2014 and 2015, researchers in Missouri were monitoring bee noises in the Colorado Rocky Mountains by using small microphones called acoustic listening systems.… Continue reading Bee buzzes critical to calculating crop pollination
Tag: Bees/Insects
Winter colony losses up
Source: Robert Arnason, The Western Producer, August 31, 2017 In its annual report, the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists (CAPA) said Aug. 21 that bee colony losses in Canada were 25.1 percent for the winter of 2016-17. The national winter loss in 2015-16 was 16.8 percent. Bee colony losses were higher in Canada this year,… Continue reading Winter colony losses up
20 stung, 3 taken to hospital in massive bee attack at California park
By The Associated Press, September 4, 2016 CERRITOS, Calif. — Los Angeles County Fire Department says a swarm of bees at a suburban park attacked, stinging more than 20 people and sending three to the hospital. Dispatching supervisor Bernard Peters said Sunday that the attack happened Saturday evening at Cerritos Regional Park, about 20 miles… Continue reading 20 stung, 3 taken to hospital in massive bee attack at California park
Canadian beekeepers face plummeting honey prices as harvest wraps up
By The Canadian Press, September 2, 2016 China, for its part, says it takes strict steps to ensure quality inspections for its export products As they finish harvesting this year’s crop, Canadian honey producers say they are being stung with prices that have fallen by about 50 per cent since a year ago, a devastating… Continue reading Canadian beekeepers face plummeting honey prices as harvest wraps up
Got bees? Scientists want your help counting bumble bees this summer
By CBC News, July 30, 2016 The Great Canadian Bumble Bee Count takes place until Aug. 15 Have you been paying attention to the number of bumble bees this year? Well, scientists are asking you to keep track. “We needed the help of citizens to help find out where these animals are living and how… Continue reading Got bees? Scientists want your help counting bumble bees this summer
'The smell is atrocious': Mounds of dead fish flies pile up in Gimli, Man.
By The Canadian Press, July 14, 2016 GIMLI, Man. — Mounds of ankle-deep fish flies are piling up in the Manitoba town of Gimli where town workers are scooping them with shovels and filling dozens of garbage bags at a time. Park patrol supervisor Gibby Finnbogason says the town on the shore of Lake Winnipeg… Continue reading 'The smell is atrocious': Mounds of dead fish flies pile up in Gimli, Man.
Honey Bee Farm
Photographer. It’s such a general term. There are so many, many different types of photographers. There are your smart phone photographers, your portrait photographers, landscape photographers, and wedding photographers. I could go on and on the list is pretty long. It’s hard to define exactly what I do. I take pictures of EVERYTHING. Well except… Continue reading Honey Bee Farm
Bomb-sniffing locusts? U.S. Navy gives university $750K to figure it out
By Nicole Mortillaro, Global News, July 6, 2016 A sensor fitted to a locust that monitors neural activity and decodes the odorants in their environment. It may sound like science fiction, but if university researchers are successful, the United States could one day be using bomb-sniffing locusts for homeland security. The U.S. Navy has given Washington… Continue reading Bomb-sniffing locusts? U.S. Navy gives university $750K to figure it out
Nitrogen Application Can Help Peas with Pea Leaf Weevil Damage
By Shannon Chant M.Sc. PAg., Regional Crops Specialist, Southwest, Regional Services Branch In the past number of years my colleagues and I have spent a couple weeks in late May to early June surveying for pea leaf weevil damage in the western and southern parts of Saskatchewan. When we were out surveying this year we noticed that… Continue reading Nitrogen Application Can Help Peas with Pea Leaf Weevil Damage
Online network helps farmers get jump on pests
By Tennessa Wild, The Western Producer, June 9, 2016 Farmers who subscribe to the Prairie Pest Monitoring Network (PPMN) can get year-long information on what is predicted for their fields. The online prairie-wide monitoring system forecasts insect threats, monitors insect populations and offers advice on the best way to scout for pests and keep them… Continue reading Online network helps farmers get jump on pests