NCDA&CS confirms first finding of yellow-legged hornet in the state, asks beekeepers to watch for predator hornet Identification: Adult yellow-legged hornets are about an inch long. The most distinctive feature is that the bottom half (the ‘feet’ or tarsi) of all its legs are yellow. It has a dark thorax (or ‘chest’), with the abdomen dark at the base growing lighter …
The preliminary results of the 2023-24 U.S. Beekeeping Survey have been released and they’re not great. Estimated losses according to the report: Read the report.
The following links lead to an extremely well written 4-part Star Tribune documentary that includes amazing images and imbedded videos posted on Star Tribune website. Enjoy! Nature’s Dying Migrant Worker (Part 1) Battle for Our Hearts and Minds (Part 2) Fields of Green: A Desert for Bees (Part 3) A Scientist’s Aim: Save the Bees (Part 4) Also, for a …
This PBS NewsHour report by NPR correspondent Allison Aubrey aired on November 24, 2015. The accompanying NPR article is also interesting. Additionally, on November 4, 2015, Bee Culture reported on Native Bees Foraging in Fields are Exposed to Neonicotinoid Insecticides
