Blue Sky Bee Supply Blog

Check out these videos demonstrating how to assemble the Ross Round Super Kit - AND how to harvest Ross Rounds once your bees have drawn, filled, and capped the super. Ross Round Kit Assembly from Blue Sky Bee Supply on Vimeo. Harvesting Your Ross Round Comb Honey from Blue Sky Bee Supply on Vimeo. …

University of Sussex Exposure to a pesticide banned by the European Union significantly affects the learning of honey bees but has no effect on bumblebees – scientists from the University of Sussex have discovered. The research, published today, is the first time scientists have looked into how both species respond to field-realistic-levels of the neonicotinoid insecticide ‘clothianidin’ which was banned for use on flowering crops by the European Union in 2013. Scientists e …

Fully 80% of the honey consumed in this country is imported. Vietnam and India make up half of what’s sent to the U.S. How much of that is Chinese is a matter of discussion, but even if none of it is, the quality of the honeys from both of these countries no way compares to the many, many quality honeys produced right here in the U. S. This is a GOLDEN opportunity for U. S. honey producer/packers to capture a greater market share when selling LOCAL honey, and learning how to cap …

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide have reduced protein in goldenrod pollen, a key late-season food source for North American bees, a Purdue University study shows. Researchers found that the overall protein concentration of goldenrod pollen fell about one-third from the onset of the Industrial Revolution to the beginning of the 21st century. Previous studies have shown that increases in carbon dioxide can lower the nutritional value of plants …