Click on any of the links below for information and resources on best management practices involving pesticides and honey bees in Canola, Corn and Soybean from the Honey Bee Health Coalition. Canola Best Management Practices Corn Best Management Practices Soybean Best Management Practices Securing Pollinator Health and Crop Protection: Communication and Adoption of Farm Management […]
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Almond BMPs
Click on the links below for information and resources on best management practices involving pesticides and honey bees in almonds: Honey Bee Best Management Practices for California Almonds. California Almond Board. Securing Pollinator Health and Crop Protection: Communication and Adoption of Farm Management Techniques in Four Crops. 2014. Wojcik V., Adams, L. and Rourke, K. […]
Pesticide Applicator BMPs
Proper pesticide use avoids harm to honey bees, their food sources, water, and habitat. Best Management Practices (BMPs) are not considered regulatory requirements (such as label directions and local ordinances), but they provide additional practical information for pesticide users, growers, beekeepers, and all of us who enjoy the “fruits” of pollination. The following BMPs apply […]
Bees in Peril
Beekeepers and producers of fruit, nut, and vegetable crops are concerned that the availability of honey bees is not keeping pace with the growing demand for pollination services. In the U.S., a phenomenon called ‘Colony Collapse Disorder’—first discovered in 2006—has caused mysterious and catastrophic losses. Scientists across the country have been looking for the cause […]
Honey Bees and Beekeeping
Honey bees live and function together as an intricate insect society. Each colony consists of 3 kinds (or castes) of individuals. At the heart of the honey bee colony is the queen, which can lay up to 2,000 eggs per day and lives for 2-4 years. Colony duties are carried out by sterile female worker […]