Saturday, May 29, 2010

What is the link between cell phones and bee loss?

Some scientists claim that the radiation from mobile phones interferes with bees' life cycle, and is part of the reason for the decline in bee populations.

Friday, May 28, 2010

Great Sunflower Project to track bee population

Scientists report that since bees like sunflowers, there is a way that citizens can plant sunflowers and then track the bees that visit them.
Here's the official link

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

New York Times sets up a topics/trending page on bees

I'll also put this link along the side of the web page, but here's the NY Times' new Bees page

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Cause(s) found to colony collapse disorder?

A new, peer-reviewed study suggests that there are a couple of causes of colony collapse disorder: a fungus and a virus. In short, overwork and poor nutrition, as bees emerge from winter, provide pathways for the two to cause fatal damage.
The new results were released at the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.

Monday, May 24, 2010

NY guide to urban honey

Here's New York magazine's guide to urban honey in the Big Apple. It has bees 101, hives 101 and even a story on honey tasting. Looks great!

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Interest in honey, bees up in Tennessee/Alabama region

Here's an article about honey and bees from a paper that coveres Alabama and parts of Tennessee. One interesting fact within the article: Poplars did not produce much nectar last year, which means beekeepers did not get much dark honey from poplars.

Friday, May 21, 2010

Chef David Guas: Q&A from A Food Coma

Here is my Q&A with chef David Guas, who recently was on the Today Show, talking up some honey recipes.