Beekeeping News
American Bee Journal: Self-Medication to Bees
April 2, 2012 | 
Author Well in a recent issue of American Bee Journal, there was a study done on how bees remedy sicknesses within the colony themselves. They’ve found that propolis has anti-fungal properties which help a colony to remedy sicknesses.
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Colony Collapse Disorder may be from insecticide
Well a Scientist has believed to have found that colony collaps disorder is due to “neonicotinoids.” This stuff is found within pesticides that are currently out on the market and believed to be the main cause to CCD.
Linked in Kentucky Beekeeping Group
Hi, I just created a Linkedin group for Kentucky Beekeeping . I’m hoping that we can get enough beekeepers from around Kentucky onto this group to chat about local events and beekeeping stuff.
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Colony Collapse Disorder Caused by a Fly?
Over in California they are finding a type of fly which may be causing the bees to leave the colony. The fly lays an egg within the honey bee which causes the to take on zombie-like behavior. Click on the link for more information.
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CCD Video found on Quest
Here’s a video on CCD I found on Quest. Personally I believe that beekeepers feeding bees every spring instead of letting the bees storing more honey could be the problem. The video is interesting though, Click here for the site.
Bermuda Beekeeping
Here’s a short video I found on Bernews which tells a little about Bermuda beekeeping. Well it seems that even on that island the Honey Bee seems to be having trouble.
Too many Rules!!
Found this news article on how there are too many rules for beekeepers to follow. Not only that in some places they have such strict rules any normal person who wants to do beekeeping really can’t . Me personally I’m all for Ron Paul and less government if that helps out the farmers who feed us including beekeepers. Click below for more information on the article.
Linked in Kentucky Beekeeping Group
Hi, I just created a Linkedin group for Kentucky Beekeeping . I’m hoping that we can get enough beekeepers from around Kentucky onto this group to chat about local events and beekeeping stuff.
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Merry Christmas
For all you Beekeepers out there, Merry Christmas!!
I’ll be taking a vacation from the blog until next year.
Beekeeping — NO SWEAT!!!!
A California Beekeeper, Anita Rosen loves her hobby but spends very little time every year doing the work. Most of the work is done by the bees and all she just does is reap the rewards from the colony.
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