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This article discusses the beneficial pollinators that overwinter in the garden and best practices for providing habitat for them.

Este video describe los materiales necesarios y los pasos a seguir para realizar la prueba del azúcar en polvo.

Este video describe los materiales necesarios y los pasos a seguir para realizar un lavado con alcohol. Este método de control permite determinar el nivel de infestación de Varroa destructor en una colonia de abejas melíferas.

Queen production allows beekeepers greater autonomy and independence, enabling individuals to better meet the goals of honey production, pollination, colony production, and genetic selection.

People who complain about bumble bees flying about under their homes' eaves are probably being annoyed by carpenter bees (Xylocopa virginica).

Join us for a hands-on beekeeping weekend with workshops, demonstrations, and activities for all experience levels, including hive skills, bee products, and more. Lunch provided.

Celebrate pollinators at a garden open house. Tour pollinator-friendly beds, learn to create habitat, and explore native plants with Master Gardeners.

Learn about the butterfly life cycle, and how to manage your garden to attract butterflies.

Interactive class on creating a butterfly garden using a demonstration site. Learn to support butterflies with food, water, and shelter, identify plants, and maintain your garden.

Explore how New Zealand mānuka honey became a global product and learn about the science, marketing, and regulatory framework used to authenticate and export it.

Learn how Miels D'Anicet thrives in Northern Quebec, covering beekeeping, family business history, and value-added honey and cosmetic products.

This document is offered as an Emergency Response Plan for incidents involving honey bees.

At least 437 species of bees contribute to pollinating Pennsylvania's natural areas, gardens, and agricultural crops. Learn more about how they are classified, their lifestyles, and how documenting bee species in Pennsylvania improves our knowledge about their populations and distributions.

Learn the importance of native pollinators in Pennsylvania.

Explore Israel’s diverse beekeeping, commercial honey and pollination, and how Israeli startups lead global bee innovation.

Explore nature-based beekeeping in Zimbabwe, where diverse ecosystems, resilient bees, and rich forage support sustainable honey production and agricultural pollination.

This article describes nosema disease in honey bees. Information includes the life cycle of Nosema spp., symptoms, impacts on colonies, diagnosis and treatment information.

La loque americana únicamente afecta a las larvas de la abeja de miel, debilita a la colonial y provocando rápidamente su muerte.

Explore Italy's beekeeping history, unique monofloral honey varieties, and modern innovations in sustainable apiculture.

El parásito Varroa destructor (Figura 1) es actualmente la plaga más importante de la abeja de miel occidental (Apis mellifera).

Honey bee colony behavior is dynamic and extremely adaptable, which allows for easy manipulation and management of these amazing social insects.

Protecting honey bee hives from wildlife is sometimes necessary.

Blueberries (genus Vaccinium) are a high-value crop in Pennsylvania and the United States, with an estimated value of at least $825 million to the US economy in 2014.

In this video, Dr. Biddinger discusses wild bees, managed honey bees, and mason bees and best management practices for pollination in apple and cherry orchards in Pennsylvania.

In this video series from Penn State Extension, scientists discuss populations of wild bees, honey bees, and best management practices to achieve pollination and encourage and protect these critical pollinators.