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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Pollinators,

11/08/2023 SOURCE: www2.ljworld.com

Charles Michener, ‘patriarch’ of bee research, dies at 97

Charles Michener’s fascination with bees and other insects started early — early enough, in fact, that he published his first writings on them when he was just 16.That early start plus a long life in which his mind, passion and productivity stayed sharp enabled Michener to mark 80 years of continuous publishing that yielded more than 500 citable academic products full of “paradigm-changing research,” colleagues say.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Pollinators,

11/08/2023 SOURCE: www.wpi.edu

Robotics Engineers Work to 'Bee' Part of the Climate Change Solution

Nitin Sanket and student researchers are creating a tiny drone that could help pollinate plants

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Pollinators,

11/08/2023 SOURCE: www.thestar.com.my

Citizen scientists add needed buzz to bee research

WHILE working at the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve’s visitor centre in 2021, Girinandhini Govindharaju found a dead black bee lying on a dusty tripod.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Pollinators,

11/07/2023 SOURCE: www.postandcourier.com

BOMMER'S BEES: Beekeeping classes should begin soon

The state fair is over, and the honey and hive products have been judged and ribbons awarded. Then untold numbers who visited the observation hive have identified the queen. The

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Pollinators,

11/07/2023 SOURCE: www.wbur.org

'Pollinator-friendly' solar farms can be a boon for bees. In Mass., they're not always easy

Massachusetts is encouraging "pollinator-friendly" solar farms as a way to encourage both renewable energy and biodiversity.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Pollinators,

11/07/2023 SOURCE: www.abc.net.au

Beekeeper calls for industry exit package as search warrants issued in hunt for varroa mites' source

As the industry works out what's next in learning to live with the deadly parasite, search warrants have been issued as part of the federal government's investigation into the suspected illegal importation of bees infected with the pest.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Pollinators,

11/07/2023 SOURCE: www.thestar.com

The battle over a Canadian bee ban is headed to court

A long-simmering feud over where this country’s honey producers can obtain bees to replenish their stock goes to the courts Monday.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Pollinators,

11/07/2023 SOURCE: www.wbur.org

'Pollinator-friendly' solar farms can be a boon for bees. In Mass., they're not always easy

Massachusetts is encouraging "pollinator-friendly" solar farms as a way to encourage both renewable energy and biodiversity.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Pollinators,

11/04/2023 SOURCE: mtstandard.com

Pulling for pollinators: Hobby beekeepers hope to bring hives back to Butte

A group of beekeepers in Butte-Silver Bow County hopes the Council of Commissioners will approve a new ordinance allowing hobby beekeeping in urban Butte to increase the presence of pollinators.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Pollinators,

11/04/2023 SOURCE: www.msn.com

Move over, bees. How bats step in as nature's 'third-shift' pollinators

Bats can eat up to 1,000 insects per hour, and they work as pollinators while the bees sleep.

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