ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. – Vermont beekeepers face mite infestations, extreme temperature swings and the possibility of colony collapse. Last fall, a new threat emerged: zombie bees. Beekeeper Anthony ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A swarm of worker bees can abandon a colony without notice, deserting the queen with just a skeleton crew to raise the hive’s ...
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Beekeepers across the U.S. lost an unprecedented number of honey bees last year. According to UVM, more than 55 percent of their managed colonies were lost. That’s true for some keepers in Vermont, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JEFFERSONVILLE, Vt (ABC22/FOX44) – It was a packed parking lot Saturday morning at Williamstown elementary school as beekeepers ...
Andrew Munkres inspecting a hive at Lemon Fair Honeyworks in Cornwall, Vt. Credit: Caleb Kenna Shortly after the sun begins to rise in Cornwall, the bees get to work. Thousands of them exit the apiary ...
MONTPELIER, Vt.MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont’s Republican Gov. Phil Scott has vetoed a bill to severely restrict a type of pesticide that’s toxic to bees and other pollinators, saying the legislation “is ...
The Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets put out a report recently that said Vermont’s honeybee population was healthy and at its highest numbers ever recorded. But across the state, beekeepers are ...
For Vermont’s 755 registered beekeepers, 2019 is both the best of times and the worst. The best because each year more Vermonters want locally grown, healthy foods such as Vermont-produced honey. The ...
Vermont beekeepers were able to successfully manage various parasites and diseases throughout the year to keep the number of bee colonies at its highest level recorded. The number of honey bee ...
A swarm of worker bees can abandon a colony without notice, deserting the queen with just a skeleton crew to raise the hive’s brood. There are no signs of apparent treason and the bees leave ...
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