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Beekeepers in Canada face losses of up to 90 per cent amid spread of parasitic mites

October 26, 2022

As beekeepers in Canada prepare to open their hives for the spring, some are finding high mortality rates in their hives.

At some bee farms in Alberta, the province with the largest beekeeping industry, beekeepers are finding more than 50 per cent of their bees dead. The Manitoba Beekeeping Association is also reporting that some beekeepers are seeing losses of up to 90 per cent of their bees.

Recent study highlights major threat to honey bee population

September 10, 2022

The world’s honey bee population is under attack by a deadly virus, according to a recent study.

“It is a constant assault” said Julia Common, a Delta beekeeper with more than 40 years of experience. “It used to be that you were thinking about mites maybe once or twice a year, but really it’s all the time now.”

Victoria will be 80,000 bee hives short for almond pollination following varroa mite detection in NSW

July 18, 2022

Almond orchards in Sunraysia will be in full bloom in the coming weeks, but there are concerns that there won’t be enough bees available to pollinate them.

Recent study highlights major threat to honey bee population

July 11, 2022

The world’s honey bee population is under attack by a deadly virus, according to a recent study.

“It is a constant assault” said Julia Common, a Delta beekeeper with more than 40 years of experience. “It used to be that you were thinking about mites maybe once or twice a year, but really it’s all the time now.”

Alberta beekeepers looking for options after massive colony losses

June 11, 2022

Alberta beekeepers are reporting massive losses of colonies across the province after thousands of bees have been killed off by frigid temperatures and an invasive parasite.

I Asked Leading Entomologists: ‘What’s The Smartest Bug In The World?’

April 13, 2022

Some insects can count, recognize human faces, even invent languages.

You kind of know, going into it, that scientists who have spent their lives studying animal behavior are not going to love being asked, “What is the smartest bug?”

Honey bee at work on a blue Echinop

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Article Courtesy of Pocket Worthy

Is Consciousness Everywhere?

March 15, 2022

Honey bees can recognize faces, communicate the location and quality of food sources to their sisters via the waggle dance, and navigate complex mazes with the help of cues they store in short-term memory. Image: Boba Jaglicic/Unsplash

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What will happen if bees go extinct?

March 8, 2022

Everywhere, bees are dying. But it’s not too late to take action to help boost their populations

The world as we know it is dependent on bees. It’s not just that our planet would become a pointless waste of space without honey, but at least a third of our food directly relies on bees for pollination.

More honeybees won’t save wild ones, say Calgary beekeepers

January 8, 2022

Colonies of the non-native species are reaching harmful concentrations in city

Sarah Moore · CBC News · Posted: Jun 24, 2021 6:06 PM MT | Last Updated: June 25, 2021

Honeybee farmers facing ‘desperate situation’ as bee imports slow

November 1, 2021

Lower crop yields expected if Canadian farmers can’t get bees into country

Canadian beekeepers buy thousands of packages of bees every year to replace hives that died over the winter, but this year those bees aren’t getting into the country.

And it could have ramifications for honeybee farmers, the agriculture industry and consumers.