Cummings Report
Dan Cummings, PAm Board Member, has updated the almond status report. Click on the almond to read.
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IMPORTANT
Participate in the BIP Annual Winter Loss & Management Survey by April 15th!
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Amitraz Receives Section 3
PAm funded a research study that allowed for the full registration of Amitraz by the EPA. Beekeepers voiced their need for the
Varroa miticide.
PAm believes in bridging research with practical solutions for the beekeeping industry.
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UC-Davis Bee Team Wins!
The 2013 winner of the Pacific Branch, ESA Entomology Award is the team of Drs. Eric Mussen, Neal Williams, Robbin Thorp, Lynn Kimsey and Brian Johnson. PAm endorsed 'The Bee Team'. Congratulations!
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Forage Field Day on April 26th
See bees and bloom at Capay Ranch, Hamilton City, CA
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You are invited to attend a PAm-hosted field day event on Friday, April 26th, starting at 1:30. To enhance honey bee health through nutrition, bee pastures have been planted. In bloom you will see various plants that are excellent nutritional sources of pollen and nectar. Flowers include clovers, vetch, allysum, native wildflowers and rapini mustard. Learn the benefits of planting a bee forage cover crop. For directions to Capay Ranch click here. To help us plan, please RSVP at ProjectApis@gmail.com.
Thank you!
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Winter Loss & Management Survey
Dr. Eric Mussen writes in support of the Bee Informed Partnership (BIP) annual survey Click here. Beekeepers, your data and observations are important and valuable! The free, anonymous and less than 20 minute surveys bring the experiences of thousands of beekeepers to what Dr. Mussen calls the 'national coffee house' or database that can be accessed by all to improve the success of beekeeping.
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PAm Funds Online Training Course
Fresno County Coop Extension farm advisor, Shannon Mueller, has developed an online training course to help standardize how inspectors, growers and beekeepers evaluate hive strength for pollination services. These free interactive modules were made available in part with funding from PAm and the Almond Board of CA. Click here to participate.
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PAm - Costco Apis Scholar
The PAm-Costco scholarship program will fund a PhD level candidate with a 3-year commitment to honey bee research. Costco will entrust to PAm $50,000 per year to support a student who is pursuing a research-based doctoral degree in fields within the PAm mission of enhancing honey bee health while improving crop production. The 1st-ever, multi-year fellowship will help sustain an agricultural industry which depends on honey bees for pollination.
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- Requeen
- Maintain genetic quality to meet your objectives.
- Consider making colony increases by shaking bees from your healthiest colonies.
- Check for pests and diseases. Early detection is key.
- Use diagnostic services for objective colony assessment.
- Control swarming by making nucs and/or splits.
- Place bees on locations with abundant and diverse floral resources.
- Provide plentiful and clean water.
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