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A recent study released by local & regional scientists has linked high pathogen levels to Colony Colapse Disorder (CCD) in declining honey bee populations, but still does not prove whether the high levels were cause for CCD or a result of it.
The study released data compiled from more than 91 individual colonies across the country, […]

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06/22/2009: EPA Launches Protection Team to Explore Widespread Bee Deaths

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                It’s February 2nd, 2009 and Punxsutawney Phil just saw his shadow. He proclaimed to us that there will be six more weeks of winter.  Now not that I have any doubt in Phil’s prediction, but just in case, I’d like to mention what a difference a longer winter or sooner spring can make around […]

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               I’m not talking about the ones that you’ve invited in to share your home this season, I’m talking about the four, six, and eight-legged ones that can make your home their own before you may know it. But whether you know it now or later, you will soon find out just who you may […]

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Welcome to my world as a (very, very, very) novice beekeeper in Montgomery County and an employee of American Pest Management.  I call this Murder in the Hive, in three parts.
Act I: Beginning beekeeping 101
My interest began in the form of a 6-week course instruction on the basics of beekeeping, presented by the Montgomery County Beekeeper’s […]

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I received a call this afternoon from a Prince George’s county resident regarding a buzzing swarm of “buzy” bees, among at least a handful of other similar cases brought forth by concerned homeowners. Turns out, our Bowie client was fortunate (she may not agree) to discover a clustered swarm of honeybees clinging to a low-lying […]

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You may have seen or heard information about this honey bee mystery, and this link to CBS News provides a nice summary.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/02/tech/main2756454.shtml

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We have been receiving a lot of bees and wasps calls lately and I wanted to touch on what is happening right now in stinging insect world. In the fall of last year, the wasps mated and the pregnant future queens abandoned their nests and found a nice warm spot to stay for the […]

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