February 18

Editors note:
It seems there's not much bee news these days. Not much, that is, except for the fact that a lot of bees are dying for reasons that we don't yet understand. Those of us in the north are crossing our fingers that spring inspection won't reveal silent hives. Many beeks in the south are simply wiped out. The food supply is already threatened.

So if you don't see much diversity here these days, that's why. Everyone is focused on this one huge problem.
Tom

Disease Hits Bees, and Vital Crops Suffer
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NPR - USA
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Migrant bees key to California's almond orchards
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
That's important. If a beekeeper delivers a batch of weak bees, an almond grower may refuse to pay. Almond growers say bee rental now makes up about 20 ...
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Oregon Ridge offering a honey of a course
North County News.com - Towson,MD,USA
The Phoenix woman signed up for a beekeeping course at Oregon Ridge Nature Center and was immediately hooked on the idea of harvesting honey. ...