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Save the Date! Join us in the month of April and take the Loss and Management Survey! This survey helps us estimate national colony mortality totals based on community reporting. Tell your beekeeper friends! beeinformed.org/
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Learn more about BIP's Loss & Management Survey in this interview with "How To Bee" with Fred Dunn, featuring our Science Coordinator, Dr. Nathalie Steinhauer! youtu.be/j5kz-7ZRS0w
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Queen Bees: On this #InternationalWomensDay, we want to highlight some of the women working in the honey industry today. Thank you for letting us share your stories! 👑🐝 @SarahBeeGirl #MothersFinestUrbanFarm @AppalachianBees
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Angelina Jolie has been named the ‘Godmother’ of the 2021 Women for Bees program to help save bees and empower women to be entrepreneurs. The initiative, which is a partnership between @Guerlain and @UNESCO aims to train women to be beekeepers. bit.ly/3kVXnyg
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There are new opportunities posted on the Bee Bulletin Board-jobs, student awards, and more. Did you know that anyone can post a bee-related opportunity for free? Check it out! beehealthcollective.org/bee-…
New opportunities have just been posted to the Bee Health Collective bulletin board! Did you know that anyone can post a bee-related job or funding opportunity to the bulletin? free of charge! beehealthcollective.org/bee-…
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Don't forget to listen to @UFhoneybeelab podcast on @beeinformedinfo preliminary survey. #honeybees #queenbees #beekeeping
In this week's episode, we are joined by Dr. Geoff Williams to discuss the 2020 Bee Informed Partnership (BIP) preliminary survey. Then Amy and Jamie talk about queen bees. We finish with Q&A and an update on how far the podcast has come in the past 8 months! Link in our bio!
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Leave out bowls of water for bees to drink in Summer with gravel/small pebbles placed inside so they don't fall in. Do not add sugar - this will only discourage the bees from collecting nectar!
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#Plant Profile: Ohio spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis) has blue/violet #flowers that are attractive to #bees. Each flower only opens for one day, but the abundance of flower buds on each plant results in a long bloom period over the spring and summer perfect for #pollinators! 🌱
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.@USGS wildlife biologist @moltenblue (B.S. ’80, @umdbiosci) & @UMDEntomology grad student Lindsay Barranco are featured in “Buzz Kill”—winner of the 2020 @YaleE360 Video Contest. e360.yale.edu/features/backy… #TerpsKnowScience
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PRESS RELEASE: #BeeFriendlyFarming fundraising campaign focuses on sustainability in #almond farming. Fundraising will be dedicated to the expansion of the BFF certification program in almond orchards improving resources for pollinator buffers and supporting #honeybee research.🐝
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#MiteAThonMonday: There is only 1 week left in the Mite-A-Thon spring session, which will run until this Sunday, May 17th!
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#FunFactFriday: Queen bumble bees are currently coming out of hibernation and emerging from their overwintering burrows. Once emerged, queens will start establishing new nesting sites. See full post at facebook.com/ThePollinatorPa… Bumble bee life-cycle by Jeremy Hemberger 🐝
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Entomologists Explain Why You Can Chill Out About The Murder Hornets flip.it/qGYJY7
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Crops at risk as coronavirus lockdown grounds bees Movement restrictions limit pollination, threatening food production ft.com/content/0354f35c-e527…
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Are you gearing up for your beekeeping season? The folks at @beeinformedinfo are with their Sentinel Apiary Program! Learn more by listening to our podcast with BIP's Kelly Kulhanek @BeeCulture @2Mblossoms #GlobalPatties beekeepingtodaypodcast.com/b…
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From #seed to #flower: Culver's root (Veronicastrum virginicum) is native to Ontario, Manitoba, and the northeastern United States. It is easily adaptable to #gardens where it attracts native #bees, #butterflies, and beneficial predatory #insects that feed on common pests!🌱
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#FunFactFriday: Native mining #bees nest underground and dig intricate tunnel systems to lay their eggs in! See full post at facebook.com/ThePollinatorPa… Illustration by Steve Buchanan🐝
Already thinking of spring yard work?🌼🌷 Stop by our booth at the 2020 Maryland Home & Garden Show this Saturday & Sunday at the Maryland State Fairgrounds for tips on how to attract pollinators to your garden and make your lawn Bay-friendly!
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