Colony collapse: Paradise Valley beekeeper reports near-total winter losses

Beekeeping: A hobby that keeps giving back - Albert Lea Tribune

When people think of agriculture, they may not realize all the areas of food production it covers. One of these is apiculture, or the science of raising and maintaining colonies of bees, according to the National Agricultural Library. It is commonly known as beekeeping. One beekeeper in the area, Paul Hanson, has raised bees and sold honey for decades. Originally from Albert Lea, Hanson began beekeeping 27 years ago. He was living on an acreage …

Colony collapse: Montana beekeeper reports significant loss of bees

Park County beekeeper Andrew Bauer, a ranch worker and owner of Hazel’s Honey LLC, a family-owned Paradise Valley apiary, is willing his small business back to life after the worst winter bee losses he can remember.

Colony collapse: Paradise Valley beekeeper reports near-total winter losses

Bauer cited the situation as emblematic of textbook Colony Collapse Disorder.

Valley beekeepers losing swarms at an alarming rate

According to the Fresno County Farm Bureau, the area could experience the worst bee loss in the last 10 to 15 years.

In danger: A guide to supporting pollinators - Farm and Dairy

RAVENNA, Ohio — Pollinators need help, but who will answer their troubled calls? According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, between 2007 and 2023, some bee populations have fallen by 80%. Monarch butterflies have also declined by 59% during the 2023-2024 winter season, as reported by the World Wide Fund for Nature, a nonprofit organization that protects endangered species. The good news is that landowners can help pollinator…

Timber, Pollen And Mass Bee Death

Monday, March 22, 2010, Workers, from left: Johan Dupreez, Susan Dupreez and Rouxle Crafford clear honey from dead bee hives at a bee farm east of Merced, Calif. The mysterious crisis of disappearing honeybees is deepening. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo) By Austin PetakFrom an early age in our schools, children are taught about, “Environmental absolutes.” They are not titled so, rather that is a term I have just come up with to better conceptu…