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New Research at Project Apis m.

9/24/2022

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Project by project, PAm helps address the bee health questions of today while helping beekeepers prepare for the future. Across the U.S. and Canada, recently funded projects are beginning on topics ranging from Varroa and viral diseases to drought-tolerant bee forage.  
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Photo: Dr. Diana Cox Foster, PAm Executive Director Danielle Downey and Dr. Byron Love examine milkweed plants at the USDA Pollinating Insect-Biology, Management, Systematics Research Lab, in Logan, Utah.

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Extreme Weather Demonstrates the Need for More Cover Crops in Almond Orchards

5/11/2022

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Rory Crowley with his son Pax, and his Father In Law George Nicolaus
Greetings from Project Apis m. (PAm)! My name is Rory Crowley and I am the new Director of Habitat Programs, managing Seeds for Bees. I live and work in Chico in the Northern Sacramento Valley. For the last seven years, I have helped operate our family’s ranch of almonds and walnuts.

​Although my first year as an almond grower was mostly about learning in the school of hard knocks in the orchards, I quickly jumped into the science of “soil health.” I learned about the vast potential of cover crops, and that fall we planted our first batch of seed.


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Rising Tides – Science Based Pollinator Forage Can Benefit All Bees

12/17/2020

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In 2014, a new pollinator habitat collaboration was initiated by a group of stakeholders that saw land use changes threatening pollinator health in the upper mid-west region. Acres of row crops were rapidly rising, conservation land was being lost, and with the expansion of row crops, agricultural chemical use was also expanding.   From the initial success of that collaboration, The Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund (BBHF) was formed.  

While beekeepers and environmentalists have been aware of land use changes impacting bee health for a long time, these changes have intensified over the past few decades – and at the same time, honey bee and native bee health issues have come to the forefront of public awareness.  
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The above images represent how land use changes and increased agricultural chemicals can sometimes correlate. Pesticides are a complex issue. You can read more about pesticides and bee health here. Read the publication “Land-use change reduces habitat suitability for supporting managed honey bee colonies in the Northern Great Plains” here, and visit the USGS Pesticide National Synthesis Project’s interactive pesticide maps here.

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The Big, Bold World of Pollinators

12/14/2020

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The author, Kirsten Traynor.
Everyone should have the experience of opening up a honey bee hive. That first interaction brings up so many emotions: curiosity, a touch of fear, awe, all mingled with the scents of the hive. I fell into beekeeping almost by accident in 2001 and honey bees have completely changed my life trajectory. I went from English major to beekeeper, then, just enthralled, earned my PhD in bee science. ​

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Forging (and Foraging) Ahead Amid Fires and a Pandemic.

9/24/2020

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Right now, wildfires are decimating much of California, Oregon and Washington. This strain is conflated with the Coronavirus pandemic, which many of us hoped would be winding down by now, still raging in many states.  
 
Hundreds of thousands of acres of habitat and forage are burning, along with homes, businesses and hives. It can be difficult to think about the devastating losses experienced by our friends, family and in many cases ourselves. While the future is uncertain for many, PAm’s thoughts are with everyone being affected.  You can learn more about what the outlook is for native bees after a fire, and what scientists know about how honey bees act in a smoke-filled environment from this article from Oregon State University.
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On Sunday, September 13th Foothills Honey Farms was working hard to remove colonies from evacuation zones in Oregon where they are in danger from the Beachie Creek and Riverside Fires. Some beekeeping operations have already lost their homes and businesses to fires*, and many more have lost colonies and equipment.

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Webinar Recording:  Smart Farming - Bee Forage and Cover Crops in California

7/27/2020

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​Seeds for Bees is partnering with almond growers, Bee Friendly Farming, and Scientists at the University of California, Davis to plant bee forage and habitat in California and study the benefits.  Learn about the program, and the science behind why it works by watching this pre-recorded webinar:
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Featuring:

•Billy Synk, Director of Pollination Programs, Project Apis m.
How the Seeds for Bees® program benefits beekeepers and growers. 

•Dr. Elina L. Niño, University of California, Davis
Ongoing research out of UC Davis related to the impact of
cover crops on bee health. 

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•Dr. Amélie Gaudin, University of California, Davis
Ongoing research out of UC Davis related to the impact of
cover crops on soil health. 


•Laurie Davies Adams, President and CEO, Pollinator Partnership
The exciting Bee Friendly Farming certification.
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FORAGE WEBINAR: Smart Farming - Bee Forage and Cover Crops in California

6/15/2020

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​Please join Project Apis m. for our first webinar of 2020.
We hope to see you there! Click here to join us June 23rd at 10:00am Pacific Time.
Download the Webinar Flyer with Links Here 

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PAm-Costco Scholar Spotlight:  Reflections from Morgan Carr-Markell

2/19/2020

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As I get close to finishing my dissertation, I am reflecting on the way that the PAm-Costco Scholar Fellowship has helped me to take my interest in honey bee foraging behavior and apply it to helping beekeepers and land managers who want to support honey bees.
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I started studying bees a few years after increased colony mortality had drawn international public attention and concern. Research since that time has highlighted four major stressors that contribute to high mortality: parasites, pathogens, pesticides, and poor nutrition. Good nutrition is not only essential to day-to-day activities of bees, but it also helps colonies deal with the other stressors. Finding apiary spots that lead to good colony nutrition is challenging because honey bee colonies have a very wide foraging range, in some cases traveling over 8 miles to collect food. If we consider that most foraging happens within 2 miles of a hive, that’s still over 8,000 acres that foragers are covering to find rewarding flowers.

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Honey Bee Health Coalition members release corn, canola guides for bee protection

3/12/2019

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National Corn Growers Association, U.S. Canola Association partner with Coalition to develop best practices growers can use to reduce risk to honey bees, other pollinators.
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Joe Traynor's Beekeeper Newsletter

3/5/2019

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BEEKEEPER NEWSLETTER . . . . . . March 5, 2019
  • 2019 Almond Season
  • Bee Removal
  • Fungicides
  • New Almond Plantings
  • Self-Fertile Almond Varieties
  • Beekeeping Trends​
  • Costs to Maintain Bee Colonies

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