Virginia Beehive Distribution Program
— Read on www.vdacs.virginia.gov/plant-industry-services-beehive-distribution-program.shtml
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Category: Beekeeping
Links to beekeeping resources. Virginia beekeeping news. Beekeeping is the maintenance of bee colonies, commonly in man-made hives, by humans.
Virginia Tech researchers’ breakthrough deciphers and codifies the universal language of honey bees.
— Read on m.phys.org/news/2019-03-decipher-codify-universal-language-honey.html
Over the past five years, surveys have shown a steady increase in honeybee mortality averaging greater than one-third of the statewide population.
BeeCheck, a Virginia apiary registry, was created as a voluntary communication tool that enables beekeepers and pesticide applicators to work together, using a mapping program, to protect apiaries. Details are available at va.beecheck.org.
— Read on augustafreepress.com/state-continues-to-experience-honeybee-losses/