Innovative Frame Design Simplifies Honey Extraction

Could a new frame invention ultimately replace the langstroth hive? Seem impossible? Don’t be too sure. An Australian company has developed and are now testing a new hive design meant to make the beekeepers job a world easier. Here’s how…

Hives used by beekeepers today by and large follow the Langstroth design with deep supers […]

Faulting EPA, Green Leaders Warn Obama: Bees Running Out of Time

A federal task force is moving too slow and the nation’s pollinators and food supply are at perilous risk, environmental NGOs tell president in urgent letter by Jon Queally, Common Dreams staff writer

They speak for the bees.

In a letter destined for President Obama on Thursday, eleven of the nation’s top environmental and public […]

Beneficial Pollinator Programs and Banning of Honey Bees on Local Lands

By Mike Thomas National Director, National Honey Bee Day

There is a slow yet methodical attack on honey bees and those who keep them, hidden in the very words used to garner support for pollinators in this country. And this attack, is from some of the very same environmental groups, entomologists, and agriculture extension personnel, […]

Policy Fight Looms As Agencies Treat Honeybees — a 17th-Century Import — As Exotic Invader

A bitter feud between beekeepers and federal land managers is coming to a head as the Obama administration prepares plans for stemming a steep decline in pollinators.

Under President Obama’s June executive order, federal agencies must submit reports to the White House by Dec. 20 defining how they will address insects and animals that spread […]