Submitted by J. Morgan During the winter workshops at Garry's over the 2011-12 season (that's right, the winter before this last winter) I attended a workshop that fellow SIBA member Jim Farmer was at. He was laboriously pounding away at the most peculiar thing. I asked what he was working on and he proudly showed me his…
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Quarterly update for IBA Newsletter
Submitted by J. Morgan This is what was submitted to the IBA for the quarterly newsletter. It just summarizes what SIBA has been up to since December. Here in Southeast Indiana, we prepared for our winter slumber by setting up a couple practical meetings that included some topics that usually couldn't be accommodated during the regular…
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Greg Hunt of Purdue University and his ‘varroa-biting’ bees
Submitted by J. Morgan This is the video from February's meeting. Dr. Greg Hunt of Purdue University visited us to lead a discussion on the affects of pesticides on bees. He is also studying mite-biting bees. While mites feed on bees and their larva, RNA viruses such as the deformed wing virus (DWV) spread to…
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Real-world beekeeping happening in the Corn Belt
Submitted by J. Morgan, in collaboration with Tim Ives. Also referencing the research conducted by Randy Oliver For some of us, the winter has been harder, colder and just not too kind... but some recent discussions with fellow beekeepers Jim Orem, Garry Reeves and Jim Farmer as we drove to the ISBA spring meeting reminded…
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