Podcasts about nosema

Lack of Swarms, is Nosema to blame for Winter Losses, Grout Tool use in beekeeping, Asking for Webcam advice, Swarms coming back year on year, Using a hive tool to extract frames, Local Hive Report

In this episode, Jeff and Becky welcome Dara Scott, CEO and founder of HiveAlive, to discuss his journey in beekeeping and the innovative products his company offers. Dara shares how his fascination with beekeeping began over 25 years ago, inspired by his travels in New Zealand. His background in marine research at the prestigious Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute has given him a unique perspective on problem-solving and innovation, which he now applies to beekeeping. Dara talks about the creation of HiveAlive, a globally recognized bee supplement based on seaweed extracts. He explains how the supplement, which also includes thymol and lemongrass, is designed to improve bee health by combating diseases like Nosema. Dara also introduces some of HiveAlive's latest products, including a fondant designed to prevent winter starvation and the new EZ Feed Super Syrup, which simplifies the feeding process for beekeepers. Listeners will learn about the science behind using seaweed in bee nutrition, and how HiveAlive's products are backed by extensive research and testing. Dara's passion for innovation and his commitment to improving beekeeping practices are evident throughout the conversation, making this episode a must-listen for anyone interested in enhancing the health and productivity of their hives. Listen today! Websites we recommend! HiveAlive:  https://usa.hivealivebees.com   Honey Bee Health Coalition: https://honeybeehealthcoalition.org The National Honey Board: https://honey.com Honey Bee Obscura Podcast: https://honeybeeobscura.com 2 Million Blossoms - The Podcast: https://2millionblossoms.com   Copyright © 2024 by Growing Planet Media, LLC ______________ Betterbee is the presenting sponsor of Beekeeping Today Podcast. Betterbee's mission is to support every beekeeper with excellent customer service, continued education and quality equipment. From their colorful and informative catalog to their support of beekeeper educational activities, including this podcast series, Betterbee truly is Beekeepers Serving Beekeepers. See for yourself at www.betterbee.com This episode is brought to you by Global Patties! Global offers a variety of standard and custom patties. Visit them today at http://globalpatties.com and let them know you appreciate them sponsoring this episode!  Thanks to Bee Smart Designs as a sponsor of this podcast! Bee Smart Designs is the creator of innovative, modular and interchangeable hive systems made in the USA using recycled and American sourced materials. Bee Smart Designs - Simply better beekeeping for the modern beekeeper. HiveAlive offers a unique supplement with seaweed extracts, thyme, and lemongrass, proven to maintain low disease levels, increase bee populations, boost honey production, improve bee gut health, and enhance overwinter survival. Check out their new HiveAlive EZ Feed Super Syrup this fall! Visit www.usa.hivealivebees.com and use code "BTP" for a special discount. Thanks to Strong Microbials for their support of Beekeeping Today Podcast. Find out more about heir line of probiotics in our Season 3, Episode 12 episode and from their website: https://www.strongmicrobials.com Thanks for Northern Bee Books for their support. Northern Bee Books is the publisher of bee books available worldwide from their website or from Amazon and bookstores everywhere. They are also the publishers of The Beekeepers Quarterly and Natural Bee Husbandry. _______________ We hope you enjoy this podcast and welcome your questions and comments in the show notes of this episode or: questions@beekeepingtodaypodcast.com Thank you for listening!  Podcast music: Be Strong by Young Presidents; Epilogue by Musicalman; Faraday by BeGun; Walking in Paris by Studio Le Bus; A Fresh New Start by Pete Morse; Wedding Day by Boomer; Christmas Avenue by Immersive Music; Red Jack Blues by Daniel Hart; Original guitar background instrumental by Jeff Ott. Beekeeping Today Podcast is an audio production of Growing Planet Media, LLC Copyright © 2024 by Growing Planet Media, LLC

Bee declines feature prominently in the news today. But what are the causes for it? Using the example of the UK, we follow the Woodland Trust to explore this issue. Plus, we also discuss two papers which hold differing viewpoints about the pollination crisis generally... Sources for this episode: Briggs, H., BBC News (2019), Bees: Many British pollinating insects in decline, study shows (online) (Accessed 05/03/2024). Engel, M. S., Rasmussen, C. and Gonzalez, V. H. (2021), Bees. In: Starr, C. K. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Insects. Springer Nature Switzerland. Ghazoul, J. (2005), Buzziness as usual? Questioning the global pollination crisis. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 20(7): 367-373. Hine, R. S. (2019), Oxford Dictionary of Biology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Kennedy, P. J., Ford, S. M., Poidatz, J., Thiéry, D., & Osborne, J. L. (2018). Searching for nests of the invasive Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) using radio-telemetry. Communications Biology, 1, 88. Lima, C. G., Sofia Vaz, A., Honrado, J. P., Aranha, J., Crespo, N., & Vicente, J. R. (2022). The invasion by the Yellow-legged hornet: A systematic review. Journal for Nature Conservation, 67, 126173. Paxton, R. J. (2010), Does infection by Nosema ceranae cause “Colony Collapse Disorder” in honey bees (Apis mellifera)? Journal of Apicultural Research 49(1): 80-84. Rader, R., Bartomeus, I., Garibaldi, L. A. and Woyciechowski, M. (2015), Non-bee insects are important contributors to global crop pollination. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113(1): 146-151. Renner, S. S. and Zohner, C. M. (2018), Climate Change and Phenological Mismatch in Trophic Interactions Among Plants, Insects and Vertebrates. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 49: 162-182. Takahashi, J., Okuyama, H., Kiyoshi, T., Takeuchi, T., & Martin, S. J. (2019). Origins of Vespa velutina hornets that recently invaded Iki Island, Japan and Jersey Island, UK. Mitochondrial DNA Part A, 30(3), 434–439. Van Engelsdorp, D., et al. (2009), Colony Collapse Disorder: A Descriptive Study. PLOS ONE 4(8): e6481. Varela, C. (2023), Why are bees important? And how you can help them (online) (Accessed 01/03/2023). Vogel, G. (2017), Where have all the insects gone? Science 356(6338): 576-579. Author unknown, Climate Action Tracker (date unknown), The CAT Thermometer (online) (Accessed 05/03/2024).

Adult honey bees have a variety of organisms that live in their guts. Some are benign but some, like Nosema ceranae, can be pathogentic. In this episode we hear of  Courtney MacInnis' relentless pursuit of understanding the status of an organism you have never heard of - Lotmaria passim - both on its own, and in combination with Nosema ceranae. Her findings are most unexpected. 

In this week's Podcast: For beekeepers who are overwintering colonies, it may seem that Spring is still a long way off but there are things we can do to check the health of our bees. One of those is checking for nosema, stay tuned to hear some of my thoughts and what the results could mean for your coming season.Hi, I'm Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 244 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.References for today's podcast:1. Marín-García, Pablo Jesús, Yoorana Peyre, Ana Elena Ahuir-Baraja, María Magdalena Garijo, and Lola Llobat. 2022. "The Role of Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia: Nosematidae) in Honey Bee Colony Losses and Current Insights on Treatment" Veterinary Sciences 9, no. 3: 130. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci90301302. Grupe AC II, Quandt CA (2020) A growing pandemic: A review of Nosema parasites in globally distributed domesticated and native bees. PLoS Pathog 16(6): e1008580. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008580Brunel Microscopes: Microscopy for BeekeepersContact Me at The Norfolk Honey CompanyJoin Our Beekeeping Community in the following ways:Early Release & Additional Video and Podcast Content - Access HereStewart's Beekeeping Basics Facebook Private Group - Click HereTwitter - @NorfolkHoneyCo - Check Out Our FeedInstagram - @norfolkhoneyco - View Our Great PhotographsSign Up for my email updates by visiting my website hereTags: |Beekeeping Short and SweetBeekeepingStewart Spinks

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on November 23, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Rosanna Punko, an Apiculture Inspector for the Bee Health Assurance Team in Alberta, Canada on Nosema management of indoor and outdoor overwintering of colonies. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today's episode.

Audycja z pasieki dydaktyczno-doświadczalnej Pracowni Chorób Owadów Użytkowych w Instytucie Medycyny Weterynaryjnej w Szkole Głównej Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie. Gościniami Radio Warroza są ponownie lekarki weterynarii, naukowczynie: doktorka Anna Gajda i Ewa Mazur. Obie Panie zajmują się naukowo, dydaktycznie, usługowo chorobami i patogenami pszczół oraz edukacją studentów i pszczelarzy. Ewa Mazur posiada także własną pasiekę hobbystyczną. Całkiem niedawno założyła gabinet usługowy wykonujący badania dla pszczelarzy w kierunku nosemozy i innych chorób. Tym razem wykonując przegląd na pasiece, a zatem przeszkadzając pszczołom, rozprawiamy o nosemozie typu C., czyli chorobie którą wywołuje grzyb Nosema cerenae w rodzinie pszczół miodnych, co stanowi obok warrozy podstawowy problem chorób zakaźnych w pszczelarstwie w Polsce. Przeglądamy wspólnie programowo zarażone rodziny pszczele więc jest o czym rozmawiać. Zapraszamy także na poprzedni odcinek w Radio Warroza z Pracowni Chorób Owadów Użytkowych: tutaj. Profil naukowy dr Anny Gajdy: https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1046034 Publikacje: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3900-7368 Gabinet usługowy Ewy Mazur: https://vetforbees.pl Strona podkastu: https://www.warroza.pl Darowizna: https://tiny.pl/78v2j Wsparcie na Patronite: https://patronite.pl/RadioWarroza Darowizna przez BTC: bc1qnrv896yvfkaxe7pgsl84e8p27usqzzreaj8p9u #polskipodcast #weterynarz #pszczoły

In this week's Podcast:  We've finally completed the Winter treatments, three rounds of oxalic acid sublimation and my thoughts now turn to what might be the most vulnerable time for our colonies, I'm also checking for Nosema, and chat about late winter feeding.Hi, I'm Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 195 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.Sponsorship: I'm delighted to say that our podcast is now sponsored in part by Simon The Beekeeper - 'Making beekeeping an affordable hobby for everyone, Simon the Beekeeper provides the best value beekeeping equipment possible, along with a super-fast delivery service. The bees won't wait, so their customers don't have to either.Visit the website at www.simonthebeekeeper.co.ukModern Beekeeping for Apipasta FondantJoin Our Beekeeping Community in the following ways:Early Release & Additional Video and Podcast Content - Access HereStewart's Beekeeping Basics Facebook Private Group - Click HereTwitter - @NorfolkHoneyCo - Check Out Our FeedInstagram - @norfolkhoneyco - View Our Great PhotographsSign Up for my email updates by visiting my website here

PODCAST EPISODE 70: Dr John Roberts, entomologist and bee expert at the CSIRO, Australia There are amazing Australians working to keep the country and the planet healthy and disease-free. We have all seen the incredible work that healthcare workers are doing day in, day out, to test, and vaccinate people from catching COVID-19, as well as those nurses and doctors doing the tough job of treating patients with the virus in hospitals. Luckily, there are also incredible scientists and environmentalists working hard to keep the environment safe, and that includes Australian bee populations. For the first time in 15 years, bees are being imported into Australia for a very special purpose. As Tim Lee for ABC Landline explains, the foreign imported queen bees have special traits to protect them against the blood-sucking pest, varroa mite, which has devastated bee colonies all over the world, with Australia being the only continent still varroa-mite free. It is for that reason that I am thrilled to introduce you to entomologist and bee expert at the CSIRO John Roberts for episode 70 of the BEES WITH BEN beekeeping podcast, so that he can fill us in on these new breeding and importing programs. But to begin, what is varroa mite, you ask? Varroa destructor (Varroa mite) is an external parasitic mite that attacks honey bees, Apis cerana and Apis mellifera, and can only reproduce in a honey bee colony. It is also the parasite that has the most devastating effect on the beekeeping industry overall. The mite attaches itself to the body of the bee and weakens it by sucking its blood; this occurs on both adult bees and developing brood, especially drone brood. During this terrible process, viruses spread, such as deformed wing virus. In turn, this process weakens and shortens the bee's life. The emerging brood may be born without legs or wings or suffering deformations. If the infestation grows, varroa mite can kill whole bee colonies. Australia has been diligent in keeping varroa out of the country, but this breeding project that imports varroa-resistant bees into Australia is the industry's most recent approach. John's experience and research has included studies on the genetics, pathogens and management of emerging Varroa and Tropilaelaps mite pests in Papua New Guinea, conducting the first Australia-wide study of honey bee viruses and other pathogens affecting honey bees, and examining genetic and nutritional factors associated with the honey bee fungal pathogens, Nosema and chalkbrood. At the CSIRO, his primary role has been to screen bees for the presence of viruses, which makes this recent breeding and importing program an exciting move for him – he told the ABC that he hopes Australia can make the most of breeding programs such as this one to “bring in those genetics.” Furthermore, he would love to see Australian apiarists continue to develop this strain of varroa-resistant bee, which would be a “landmark for the industry.” Tune in to hear John and I discuss his role at the CSIRO, the nasty varroa destructor, and the potentials of breeding and importing disease-resistant bees into Australia.

In this episode, how polysaccharides keep cyanobacteria afloat in the oceans so that they can carry out photosynthesis, and a symbiotic bacterium that protects honey bees from fungal infections. Become a Patron of TWiM! Links for this episode: Bacterial blooms and polysaccharides (eLife) Social life of cyanobacteria (eLife) Bacteria that protect bees from fungi (mBio) First 21 days of a bee's life (YouTube) antiSMASH (Nucl Acids Res) Delaney Miller's website Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission. Send your microbiology questions and comments to twim@microbe.tv

Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks, and welcome to Episode 144 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.In This Week's Podcast: I chat about the method I use to test for Nosema, an infectious disease of the honeybee gut that causes dysentery and can slow a colony from building in Spring.Zukan Bee Feeds - Apipasta Fondants, Apipasta Plus Pollen Substitute, and Apimix SyrupsCheck out my Nosema Testing Video HereJoin Our Beekeeping Community in the following ways:Early Release & Additional Video and Podcast Content - Access HereStewart's Beekeeping Basics Facebook Private Group - Click HereTwitter - @NorfolkHoneyCo - Check Out Our FeedInstagram - @norfolkhoneyco - View Our Great PhotographsSign Up for my email updates by visiting my website here

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Ben Oldroyd, a professor from the University of Sydney in Australia, who will be discussing his new research on the use of drones at drone congregation areas to estimate the density of wild honey bee colonies. This will be followed by an interview with Dr. Cameron Jack from the University of Florida, who is an expert on Nosema. We end this episode with Q&A.

On this News Underground interview, CU Mycology Postdoctoral Researcher Arthur Grupe discusses nosema, a fungal pathogen affecting bees, and how little is known about its relationship with native bees. Grupe also discusses nosema's history, how nosema's impact has been felt by humans, and how listeners can help these native bees. Originally recorded on July 20th, 2020. Interview by News Director John Boughey.

If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element DIY Series - Episode #1Why BeekeepingTypes of BeesIntro to HivesHobby vs CommercialWhy Beekeeping?  Keeping bees is an amazing experience; enlightening, humbling, educational, and rewarding. Beekeeping supports community pollination, food supplies, and fosters bee populations outside of the commercial beekeeping industry.Pollination:  Bees can help make your plants healthy as they pollinate, as well as fruit trees in nearby orchards which helps the local economy! Low maintenance. Bees work hard without much effort from you.Honeybee Decline:  Some of the main causes are pesticides both agricultural and home & garden used chemicals.Pests; Varroa mites, Hive BeetlesDiseases, Nosema and American Foulbrood (will discuss in Part three of this series.)Predators: Wasps, Racoons and BearsClimate changes: Rapid climate changes disrupt the timing between bees and blooming. Directly impacts the hives brood and bee rearing cycles.Monoculture: Huge scale single crop plantings deprive the honeybees of the diversity of vegetation key to healthy bee habitats virtually creating food deserts.          Honey:  Bees produce honey from the sugary secretions of plants known as nectar. Honey is used as a natural sweetener, is found in skin and health care products, and medicines. Honey’s flavor profile is determined by the nectar available in a three mile radius.Fun: Mead! Mead is composed of honey, water and yeast. It is a fermented drink growing in popularity at a rapid rate. It’s an ancient drink that is making a great comeback.Community Education, Entomology, Ecosystems, all help us to better  understand our modern food system and the importance of it’s sustainability.Health and Well Being: Coming from Beeswax and propolis, a hive byproduct.Household items: candles, soaps, salves, lotions, shampoos, creams, deodorants, tonics, tinctures, wood polish and beeswax wraps to name a few.Types of Bees:Not all pollinators are honey bees. The honey bee is exceptional because it  also provides food for human consumption. Our focus will be mainly on the honey bee but we must remember we need all of our pollinators to survive.Apis Mellifera is the Western honey bee. Apis is Latin for “Bee” and Mellifera is “honey bearing”. It is the most commonly recognized bee when we think of pollination but we do have other species as well.Mason Bees also known as Blue orchard Bees don’t live in big hives but live in tubular cavities. They do not produce honey but are some of the best pollinators out there and in light of the honey bees’ decline these are a great addition to pollinating your trees and gardens. Seven mason Bees pollinate at the same level as 500 Honey Bees. to you can see how we can utilize this little group as well.Bumble Bees are similar to the Honey Bee when it comes to the structure of the colony. They have a single Queen and colonies are marginally smaller than the Honey Bees.They also feed on nectar but do not produce honey. The Queens invade other Bumblebee nests, kill the resident Queens and lay their eggs.This species is also in decline caused by habitat loss along with the mechanization of agriculture and the use of pesticides.CapenterBee, Leafcutter Bee, Sweat Bees, and so on! I suggest a google search for types of bees. You will be astounded at the diversity in the Bee  families.The Beehive:  Understand various types of beehives are perfectly fine. Each is user preference when it comes to keeping their bees.Beehive: an enclosed man made structure where honeybees live and raise their young.Bees nest: an the location bee colonies chose to house themselves in, walls, roofs, cavities in trees, old sheds, etc. In warmer climates you can find them hanging and exposed.So, the nest is the bees way and the hive is the man made way to house the nest.If you were to look into the inside of the nest you would see densely packed hexagon shaped cells make of wax for food storage, honey, pollen, and most importantly to house their brood which is composed of eggs, larvae and pupae up to the day they emerge from the cell as  a honeybee.Both natural and man made bee hives or nests require bee space. Bees do this naturally, modern hives use frames with bee space integrated into their design.Three most common types: Langstroth, Warre and Tob bar.Diagrams and pictures available in the DIY section online at honeybeemyteacher.comLangstroth: Bottom board with a porch for the bees entrance,  boxes with frames.Inner cover and telescoping cover for protection from weather.  Standard for many of the worlds beekeepers both professional and amateur.  Simple structure and fairly easy to work with.I prefer the 8 frame hive because of weight.  Honey is heavy!  Good beginner hiveWarre hive very similar to the Langstroth.Difference: Bars only, no frames. Bees build themselves.  It takes a little more skill to manage but is becoming more popular among sustainable practice beekeepers.  New empty box is placed on the bottom as opposed to the Langstroth where we place the new box on the top.  Purpose of this replacement is warmth retention within the brood nest of the hive which is considered to be the heartbeat of the hive.Top bar Hive: Horizontal design. Also referred to and the Kenya hive. Uses bars no frames. You have to make sure to create bee space.Pricing ranges:Langstroth: Unassembled $95 to as much as $299Warre:  $140 to $400Top Bar. $45 to $350Hobby vs Commercial Beekeeping:Hobby Beekeepers are in a great position to make a real impact for the Honeybee.The hobbyists can effectively create a matrix of Bee populations giving the Honeybee a fighting chance to survive and regenerate their populations while commercial Beekeepers  focus on pollinating large scale crops for profit.Making the decision to be a hobbyist or work at the commercial level boils down to your motivation and reason to keep the Honeybees.This podcast is focused on the opportunity to work together in community to make healthy changes for our beautiful planet.Press subscribe and let's get started learning, teaching, and buzzing together. Email feedback to beemyhoney.honeybees@gmail.comJoin the Community: Facebook PageYouTubeShow Produced by Jay FrattSponsors: SmokinJs.comStonerHoroscope.comIntro and Outro Music Credit: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons "Attribution 3.0"

I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you Autumn has finally arrived and last weekend here in the UK, we turned our clocks back. With the turning back of the clocks we suddenly got hit with some colder weather and we’ve now had a couple of frosty mornings where I had to scrape the ice off the Windscreen of the pick up.All of this means the one thing - Cluster time!It’s a quiet period for us beekeepers and hopefully you’re sat listening to this with a hot drink and a smug grin on your face knowing you’ve completed everything you needed to in order to best prepare your bees for the coming Winter.Although the bees are not as active, they will be popping out of the hive on cleansing flights and gathering water when the sun warms the daytime temperatures sufficiently. There may be some very late Ivy that they can still forage on, you might see some yellow pollen coming back into the hive if this is the case.I recently spent some time reading about Fat Bees and Thirsty Bees! It's amazing how, when you dig a little deeper into the lives of the the honeybee just how everything fits so well together.If you'd like to follow up on the various references and articles that I've been reading check them out here.Tomas Erban, Petr Jedelsky, Dalibor Titera. Two-dimensional proteomic analysis of honeybee, Apis mellifera, winter worker hemolymph. Apidologie, Springer Verlag, 2013, 44 (4), pp.404- 418. . Amdam, GV, K Norberg, A Hagen, SW Omholt (2003) Social exploitation of vitellogenin. PNAS 100(4): 1799-1802.Altmann, G. & Gontalsl-ti, H. (1961) Uber den Wasscrhaushalt der Winterbienen.Symposium Genet. Biol. llal. 12 : 308 –328Chauvin, R. (1968) (Editor) Traité de Biologie de l‘Abeille. Musson er Cie, Paris, 2:245-252Furgala, Basil (1975), quoted by Grout, R. (Editor). The Hive and the Honey Bee,(Rev.Edition) Hamilton, lll. USA. pp 472-473Jeffree, E.P. & Allen, M.D. (1956) The influence of colony size and Nosema disease on the rate of population loss in Winter.Amdam, GV, et al. (2004a) Hormonal control of the yolk precursor vitellogenin regulates immune function and longevity in honeybees. Exp Gerontol.39(5):767-73.Amdam, GV, K Hartfelder, K Norberg, A Hagen, SW Omholt (2004b) Altered Physiology in Worker Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Infested with the Mite Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae): A Factor in Colony Loss During Overwintering? Journal of Economic Entomology 97(3): 741-747.Amdam GV, et al. (2005) ; Social reversal of immunosenescence in honey bee workers Experimental Gerontology 40(12): 939-947Amdam, GV, K Norberg, SW Ohmolt (2005b) Higher vitellogenin concentrations in honey bee workers may be an adaptation to life in temperate climates. Insects Sociaux 52(4)Anon. 2007 Genetic links illuminate bee social life. Australian Life Scientist 13/03/200Keller, I, P Fluri, A Imdorf (2005) Pollen nutrition and colony development in honey bees. Bee World 86(1): 3-10.Kleinschmidt and Kondos (1977) The effect of dietary protein on colony performance. Proc. 26th Int. Cong. Apic., Adelaide (Apimondia).Lin, H., C. Dusset & Z.Y. Huang. 2004. Short-term changes in juvenile hormone titres in honey bee workers due to stress. Apidologie 35: 319-328.Mussen, Eric (2007) FOOD for thought. Apicultural Newsletter March/April 2007. Dr. Mussen’s newsletters are some of the best references on issues related to almond pollination. http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/faculty/mussen/news.cfmNelson, CM, KE Ihle, MK Fondrk, RE Page Jr., GV Amdam (2007) The Gene vitellogenin Has Multiple Coordinating Effects on Social Organization. Public Library of Science http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/

Listen in to learn how the small fungus Nosema affects bee colonies, how and where it thrives, and what is being done to stop it in the research community. “Nosema is kind of a tough nut to crack. There have been many people besides ourselves that have worked on alternative treatements to Nosema over the years and have largely proved unsuccessful.” - Dr. Steve Pernal Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://bit.ly/PN-MacInnis-and-Pernal

Learn all about getting started in Microscopy for Beekeepers. During the long, cold Winter months it's nice to have something beekeeping related to turn to just to keep building on the knowledge gained in the season just ended. Microscopy is an excellent way to learn new skills and learn more about how our honeybees function. It is also a way of being able to self-diagnose some disease issues without having to wait for help or the following Spring when the bees become active again. Nosema is one of the diseases you'll be able to identify and after a little practice, it takes very little time. The identification of pollen is one of the fun aspects of microscopy for beekeepers, again it's a simple technique once practiced a few times and can open up a world of fascinating shapes and structures. It will also allow you to identify what plants your bees have been foraging on. All in all it's a great "Off Season" hobby that will enhance your beekeeping and see out those long Winter months as we wait to start over with our beekeeping in the Spring. Check out microscope kits at Brunel Microscopes www.brunelmicroscopes.co.uk Get up to date with all of my podcasts as they are released by visiting www.patreon.com/norfolkhoney

A podcast for the inquisitive beekeeper with a short attention span, a podcast, in fact, designed for a beekeeper just like me! Nosema is a spore-forming parasitic microsporidian. There are over 200 different species of Nosema, fortunately, only two of those affect our honeybees. Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae. Each one is slightly different and develops in the honeybee slightly differently but both can devastate a honeybee colony. If you would like me to check your honeybees for Nosema check out my website: http://www.norfolk-honey.co.uk/product/nosema-assessment/ The Scientific paper I refer to in the podcast is; "Effect of thymol and resveratrol administered with candy or syrup on the development of Nosema ceranae and on the longevity of honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) in laboratory conditions" Costa, Lodesani and Maistrello. Apidologie 41 (2010) 141–150 Available online at: c INRA/DIB-AGIB/EDP Sciences, 2009 www.apidologie.org DOI: 10.1051/apido/2009070

Bee Meeting Recaps, Spring Management and Local Hive Reports

Interview with J. David Waldman

Local Hive Report, Hive Defense, Contamination in Fresh Pollen, DvE Insight, Honey Color, Taste Wheels, Seeley BeeLining, Making Veil, Perfect Hive Stand

Local Hive Report, Mite Biting Bees, Cloake Boards, Honeymoon, Cathedral Hive, Dartington Hive, Slovenia Hives, Honey and Health

Local Hive Report, Killing Varroa with Heat, Wax Pastes, Meeting Recaps, Swarm Frequency, Overnight Oatmeal, Bait hives, ZomBeeWatch, Bee Cage

Local Hive Report, Local Hive Report, Spring Pollen Patties, Bee Thinking, Irish Book List, Real Corn Syrup, Bee Space, Shrews, Insulation Expedition

Local Hive Report, European study on Neonics, Bee Activities, EPA Imidicloprid, Oxalic and Nosema, Thriving or Dying, Following a Swarm, One Gallon Mead, Winter Feeding, New BKCorner Website

Bonus Edition Karoly Toth

Local Hive Report, Housel Positioning, Royal Jelly and Queens, Varroa Mimicing, Infographic, Swienty Mite Counter, Garriga Hive, Gardner Video, Penny Tip, Broodminder, Listener Mail

Local Hive Report, Coroplast Nucs, DWV Variants, Nuc Condos, Bees Chewing Mites, FLIR images, Alcohol Wash Video, Brood Minder/ Hive Genie, NJBA Mtg. Recap

Local Hive Report, NJ Honey Bee Business, Honey Lactic Acid Products, Zombie Bees, Blue Banded Bees, Small Hive Beetle Control, Wyatt Magnum Video

Local Hive Report, Reports on the Blueberry Industry in NJ, Malawi Africa, Feeding, Making Spring Splits, Feeding - Heavy vs. Light Syrup, Oct State meeting

Local Hive Report, Tanging, Essential Oils, Timing, Cody’s Bees, Honeycomb Grafting, Foulbrood Dog, Frame Wiring, Cough Syrup Recipe, Fall Feeding

Local Hive Report, Two Queen System, Bee-Pocolypse, Gene Resistance, Flea's Bees, Digger Wasp, Seattle, Hoverflies, Buzz over Other Bees, Frame Wiring

Hi this is Episode Seventy four of our beekeeping podcast, This week we are talking about parasite's, Nosema, 3,000-year-old beehives and Counterfeit Honey? Welcome To the kiwimana buzz… Here is what we talked about this month:- Bee colonies wiped out as new parasite spreads through New Zealand Why This Celebrity-Backed Honey Is Worth Counterfeiting - Bloomberg Business Learning lessons from Comvita How the honey bee makes pollen pellets 3,000-year-old beehives found in Israel Wisdom from an old beekeeper - especially on varroa Full Show Notes can be found HERE

Local Hive Report, Greetings from Malawi, Competitive Bee Lining, Nosema and Larvae, Summer Meeting, Listener Mail

Local Hive Report, Varroa tolerant bees, EPA pesticide-free zones, Manipulation Cloth, Butane Bee Smoker, Wearing Bees for World Record, Ley Lines, Earwigs, June Meeting Recap, Closing Comments

Local Hive Report, Getting Ahead of the Curve, Bee Lining, The Language of the Bees, NJ Swarm Report Update, Water Bucket Dilemma, YouTube Views, Recent Videos, Swarm Trapping

Local Hive Report, Queen Piping, Package Bee Experiences, Is it real honey, Follow up to Hexagons on Point, Mad Honey, Swarm Lure Scents, BeeHugger YouTube, White Eyed Drones, Radio Entomology, Water Tip T-Shirt, Beekeeping in Oman, NJBA June Meeting

Local Hive Report, Oxalic Acid, Hive Starvation with Food Nearby, Mushrooms and Bees, Scents on Beekeepers, Texas Cutout, Don't Refrige Honey, YouTube Videos, NJBA Announcement

Local Hive Report, Melovino Meadery, Honey Caramel, Flower Show - Bumbleberry Farms Honey Creams, Round Up Carcinogen, Honey Comb Hexagon, Bees in Space, Bees in Space, Phil Chandler Black Bees, Listener Mail

Local Hive Report, Polyester Resin Project, Flow Hive Part 2, Prep for Bee Spill Team, NJBA Winter Mtg. Recap, Sad News – Dr. Teal, Mead Follow Up, June Tea Intro, Warre Hive, Imprint, Listener Mail, Closing Comments

Local Hive Report, Discover Life Website, Living Life Foundationless, HiveTool.org, Making Short Mead, Paramount buys Beekeeping Company, The Flowhive, The miticide connundrum, Closing Comments

Local Hive Report, John Gaut-Insulating Hives, I Want It All Editorial, Bugonia, Bob Kloss Fondant, Box Building Jigs, Honey Bee Cookies, Sauna Bees-Mite Control, Mother Earth, Beetle Baffle, Top Bar Hive Ideas, Closing Comments

Episode Topic: Interview with Stan Wasitowski

Episode Topic: Local Hive Report, Biological Varroa Controls, Rose Hives, Golden Mean Hive Ratios, Hobbyist and Commercial Hive Monitoring, John Eick Oui Bits Apiary Update, Oxalic Acid, Clive Tebbet, Bee Theme Quotes

Episode Topic: Bonus Edition: Dr. Keith Delaplane - Part 1

Episode Topics: Roundtable discussion on winter management and other topics with NJ State Apiarist Tim Schuler

Episode Topics: Local Hive Report, Neonics not helpful for Soybeans, Queen Replacement Guidance, Using Honey to lure bees to water, 8 Frames vs. 10 Frames, Bear Platform, Golden Mean-Top Bar Hives-Foundationless Strategy, Scale Data, Propolis Etc. Catalog – Alcohol Wash Containers, Most popular BKCorner episodes, Collapse and Recovery

Episode Topics: Local Hive Report, Hive Wrapping, Nadiring, RFID Bees, 2015 Planning, Does Honey Last Forever, NJBA Fall Meeting Recap, Do LED Lights Attract Bugs

Episode Topics: Fall Management, Feeding Pollen, Liebig’s Law, Honey Locator, Treatment Free Notion, Selling Honey, Lifetime Wood Treatment, MissApisMellifera

Episode Topics: Local Hive Report, Aerial Seeding of fields, Honey Forever, Aggressive Bees, Abundance of Clover Honey, Apiary Inspectors of America, Editorial on CCD, Facebook, Pesticide Brochure

Episode Topics: Local Hive Report. Honey vs. sugar solutions, Number of US Bee Colonies, Sub-Lethal Imidacloprid, Bumblebees with Honey Bee Diseases, Stinging Nettle for Beekeeping, Great Tomato Tasting Event, Creamed Honey Update, Infused Honey, Term - Eclosion

Episode Topics: Why Bees Matter, Native Pollinator Importance, CCD and Honey Bee Losses, 8 Tips for Homeowners, Living amongst stinging bees

Episode Topics: One on One with New Jersey State Apiarist Tim Schuler

Episode Topics: Local Hive Report, Bear Fence, Performing a Trap Out, NJ Bee Legislation, Hive Stand Vidoe, NJBA Pollinator Video, NJ Farmer Stats, Depot and BJs cutting back on Pesticides, Listener Mail, Upside Down Bee Video

Episode Topics: Local Hive Report, Cutout After Action Report, Treatments-MAQS, Mid Year Report Card, 2015 Objectives, Queen Identification, Queen Introductions, Handling Drone Layers, New Hive Stand Design

Episode Topics: Three Deep, Inspection Form, Hive Controller, Flower Power Hour, Walter Kelly Feature, Time Waits for No One, NJBA Spring Meeting Recap, Paypal, Inglin Racing Team

Episode Topics: Local Hive Report, Reviewing the Early Start, Runty Queens, Swarm Captures, Walk Away Split

Episode Topics: Sidebar Edition - Guidance and Advice for new beekeepers on what to do with new colonies

Episode Topics: Local Hive Report, Queen Quality, Split Fundamentals, Slatted Rack, Queen Marking Colors, Why Editorial, Bee, Wasp, Hornet Brochure, Beekeeping Apps Request, Lip Balm for Kicks, Pollen Color Guide

Episode Topics: NE Temperature Reviews, Swarm Prevention Options, Thinking Inside the Box, Michael Palmer Family Allergy Msg., Hive Scale, Detritus, WDVR, Nokia Icon

Episode Topics: Local Hive Report, Bob Kloss, Spring Management, Swarm Prevention, Frame Design, Frame Construction, Equipment Choices, Hive Stand, Overwintering Nucs, Weighing Hives, Bloom Dates

Episode Topics: Insights on podcasting - No beekeeping topics in this episode.

Episode Topics: Local Hive Report, 2013 NJ Swarm Report Numbers, Exterminate Varroa Through Science, Wax Prep Cliff Notes, PSA Speaker, Sponsor Commentary, NJBA Mtg. Synopsis

Episode Topics: Local Hive Report, Spring Planning, Charles Ilsley Wax System, Book Insights, Learning from the Past, Don’t Blow on Bees, Corrections, Flower Guide, Listener Mail, Varroa Genes, Mike Palmer Videos

Episode Topics: Jason Bruns Interview - LetMBee.com

Episode Topics: Local Hive Report, Mite eating mites, How bees survive winter, IPM Primer, Mite Drop Off, Use of Powdered Sugar, Palmer UK Video, Neonic Impact to Humans, Afghan Beekeeping

Episode Topics: Local Hive Report, US States Bee Programs, Nucleus Hives, Bayer Bee Gate, Lost Episode, Honey Caramel Recipe, DIY Bee Trap, Hive Stand Upgrade, Intelligent Hive Sensors

Episode Guide: Local Hive Report, Honey Powder, CCD the Refresher, Nosema Pesticide Link, Moisture Board, Hot Ozzy Drink, Movie Night Recap, Girl Scouts of Lexington, Jury Duty

Episode Guide: Apitherapy with Tom "One Eye on Patterson" Fuscaldo

Episode Guide: Local Hive Report, Bee Navigation, Creamed Honey, Honey Conditioner, Sourcing Sugar, Honey and the Common Cold, Queen Marking Colors, Apitherapy and Gadget Garage Videos, Painting Hives

Episode Guide: Local Hive Report, Honey Tunnel, Honey and Allergies, Foraging Electrical Charges, Langstroth on Sugar, Warming Supers, Plastic Frames, EcoBatteries, Seeley NJBA presentation, closing comments

Episode Guide: Local Hive Report, Honey up regulates detoxification, Sugar Types and Nutrition, Fall Prep, Roundtable: Bee Count Follow Up, Storing Comb, National honey Bee Day, Honey Athlete Food, closing comments

Episode Guide: Local Hive Report, Hot Summer Nights Feature, Nucleus Colonies, Woman Beekeeper Bloggers, Bee Count Methodology, Roundtable: Honey Bottling, Listener Mail, 2014 plans part 2, closing comments

Episode Guide: Local Hive Report, Beekeeping Maladies, Monsanto Commentary, Summer Management, Pop Quiz, Tower Hives, Round Table: Mesh Suit, New Hive Tool, Swarm Report Update

Episode Guide: Local Hive Report, Swarm Management, 4 Split Methods, Swarm Report Update, Queen Marking, NJDFandW Bear Video, Weighing In, Mentoring Tour, In the News, Mesh Bee Suit, Roundtable

Episode Guide: Local Hive Report, Back to Basics-Getting Started, Tim Ives Report, NJ Beekeeping Trends, Clothianadin from ABF, Top Bar Hive Update, Swarm Survey, Jersey Fresh, Hive Location Tip, Videos, Washboarding

Episode Guide: Bonus Edition - Northeast NJ Beekeepers Association Hosting of Ross Conrad - October 19th 2012

Episode Guide: Local Hive Report, ABF-The Experience, Dr. Peter Teal Mites and Varroa, Small Hive Beetle, Hive Form Factors, Video Podcasting, Beekeeping Calendar, 2013 Aspirations, Michael Bush

Episode Guide: Local Hive Report, Mason Bee Houses, Ultra Breeze Bee Suit, Joint Podcast Concept, Homemade Hive Scale, Listener Mail, 2013 Aspirations, Roundtable

Episode Guide: Local Hive Report, Bee Breathing, Stop Signals, Lip Balm-Hand Cream-Candles, Pumpkin Honey Bread, Mead Video, Communal Feeder, SJBA Meeting Recap

Episode Guide: Local Hive Report, Feeding Bees, Wax Moth Preventative Measures, Observation Hive, Roundtable on various topics.

Episode Guide: Local Hive Report, Schmidt Sting Index, Perone Hives, Sweat Bees, Identifying Real Honey, The Neural Network of Bees, Roundtable on various topics.

Episode Guide: Local Hive Report, Harvesting Honey Tips, Wax Moths, Bee Tree Extraction Summer Management, Roundtable on various topics.

Episode Guide: Local Hive Report, Randy Oliver, Catnip and Essential Oils, Powdered Sugar Study, Roundtable on various topics.

Episode Guide: Sidebar Edition, Local Hive Report, Recap of NJBA Spring Meeting, Beekeepers Conversation on various topics.

Episode Guide: Sidebar Edition, Basics of what you see inside the hive when you do an inspection.

Episode Guide: Local Hive Report, Package and Nuc Install, Winter Loss Survey, Springtime Maintenance and Activities, Clothianadin Petition, Splitting a Hive, KiwiMana, Propolis the cure for cancer?, Honey & the Bees Bands

Episode Guide: A Guide to Getting Started in Beekeeping Guide recorded in an audiobook style.

Episode Guide: Announcing Getting Started in Beekeeping Guide, Dr. Deborah Delaney, Dealing with unusally warm weather, Year of the pesticide kill?, Honey Bee Democracy Video, Bears on the move now, Hive stand prototype part 3, Roundtable

Episode Guide: The transformation to Winter Bees, Hive Splits Procedure, Hive stand prototype, video and audio links for beekeeping education, spring meeting update, facebook reminder

Episode Guide: Wax Moths, Building out the Brood, Queen influence on Drones, Entrance Reducer, Mountain Camp Feeder, Immunity Law, Waggle Dance Video, Association Meeting Update, Winter Feeding Advisory

Episode Guide: Local Hive Report, Prepping for an Association Meeting, Honey Bee Species, How Bees Make Wax, 2012 Aspirations, Mind Your Beeswax Origin, OSB for Hive Equip, Trophallaxis, Honey Controversy

Episode Guide: Local Hive Report, Insulated Covers, Feeding Refresher, Nosema Treatment, Public Interactions with Apiaries, Honey Sugar, Facebook, YouTube Channel Update

Termites are not so different to bees in many ways: both are social insects that live in large colonies and have several castes. Both use grooming as a first-line defence against potentially damaging diseases.  Bayer sells a pestide called Premise that kills termites, which they market on the strength of its ability to interfere with the termites' grooming process. The active ingredient is Imidacloprid, and yet they claim never to have tested it on bees to see if it has a similar effect. Some would say that this a a significant oversight, while others might suggest that it is evidence of Bayer's usual habit of being 'economical with the truth'.  Whatever we think about this, there is no statutory requirement for Bayer to conduct such research. You can read Bayer's Premise leaflet here http://www.elitepest.com.sg/brochure/Premise_200SC.pdf See http://tinyurl.com/6a7wa9z for an article about this issue in the Independent newspaper. Amanda Williams worked in the pharmaceutical industry for a number of years, and now campaigns on behalf of bees, giving talks in schools and running an informative web site www.buzzaboutbees.net Also in this edition, we launch Bee-Friendly Zones - see www.beefriendlyzone.com

The entire TWiV family reviews the latest ideas about colony collapse disorder of honeybees, and resurgence of monkeypox in Africa.

Join me on my way down to Baxley to pick up some bees. The first in a series of shows where we focus entirely on bees and beekeeping. We go over some interesting breaking developments in beekeeping amd discuss some of the microbial pathogens that our bees have to deal with.

102 klinisch auffällige und 35 symptomlose Bienenvölker aus 19 bayerischen Landkreisen sowie 70 Proben des Ektoparasiten Varroa destructor wurden mittels RT-PCR auf das Vorkommen von Black queen cell virus (BQCV), Deformed wing virus (DWV) und Kashmir bee virus (KBV) untersucht. In 90.5 % der Bienenproben wurde mindestens eines der Viren nachgewiesen, wobei klinisch auffällige Völker hoch signifikant häufiger betroffen waren als symptomlose Völker (96 % vs. 74.3 %; p