We are looking for beekeepers across Europe who want to contribute to the B-GOOD project by collecting all sorts of data (from three) of their honeybee colonies, using the BEEP base automatic monitoring system and BEEP app. The BEEP base is an automatic measurement system that you place under the hive. The built-in scale and the temperature sensor and microphone turn on every 15…
Wageningen University and Research in collaboration with COLOSS.org are excited to announce an online mini-symposium entitled: Tropilaelaps spp.: the next global threat to honey bees health? Guest speakers include Dr. Samuel Ramsey and Dr Panuwan Chantawanakul and Dr. Peter Neumann The symposium will be held on 7 December 2021 and is free of charge. Simply…
The EU Pollinator Week is an event bringing together experts, policymakers, and stakeholders. This year’s theme is “A New Deal for Pollinators”, emphasising the current status and future opportunities to secure the fundamental role of pollinators. The event will be held online, and registration is now open. Browse the schedule and register for the sessions…
You can now register to the first SOLATINA-COLOSS meeting to be held on September 22, 2021, 9-14h GMT-3 (Uruguay time) / 14-19h GMT+2 (Central European Time). On this occasion, prominent researchers will discuss two topics of global interest: Surviving honey bees to Varroa destructor Monitoring of colony losses. This will be an excellent opportunity to present and…
An APIMONDIA International online symposium entitled “Global Trends in Beekeeping” is being organised in September 2021, on 20th and 21st, in collaboration with the Russian beekeepers’ association as a preview of next year’s APIMONDIA’s congress in Ufa. The programme of the symposium includes Russian and international speakers covering several subjects that you can consult on…
September 22, 2021 – “Joining forces across continents” Save the date! The first meeting of the two bee research societies, SOLATINA and COLOSS, will be held on 22nd September. There will be two roundtables on monitoring honeybee colony losses and on varroa-resistant honey bees with interesting participants to give insights from around the globe. More…
The Journal of Apicultural Research (JAR) published by the International Bee Research Association (IBRA) is now seeking submissions for a Special Issue on Stingless Bees to be published in 2022. More details can be found here: http://bit.ly/Stingless_Bees. Abstract submission deadline: Extended to September 5, 2021
On behalf of the Directive Committee of SOLATINA, we would like to invite COLOSS members to participate in the webinar series entitled “Horizons in bee research”. The conferences will be given by invited scientists, experts on different topics and will talk about the latest and most important results in their areas of research on managed and wild…
We would like to extend an invite to all COLOSS members. We have a great programme with local and international speakers. Please register for this FREE event here: https://honeyfraud.foodfocus.co.za/ We look forward to having you!
Dear colleagues, The COLOSS Survivors Task Force will start a joint assessment on recapping (REC) behaviour and its underlying mechanisms in the upcoming bee season. The study aims to shed light on the occurrence and frequency of recapping in Apis mellifera and Apis cerana populations, as well as on disease and environmental factors possibly associated…