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…
A look at the book library video uploaded to YouTube channel “Apitherapy Nepal” as Apiarist’s Library https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv0FFwX9URfebPY3GgzWCbQ. The library is expected to attract beekeepers, research universities, food laboratories, bee product companies, scientists, donors and bankers to cooperate for beekeeping development in Nepal!
The SHB Task Force is looking for regional coordinators from all hive beetle-affected countries to advertise and/or distribute our GLOBAL ECONOMIC SURVEY to local beekeepers. Our short online survey aims to generate a cost estimate of small hive beetle related damage, including expense incurred through preventative measures, for each participating country. The survey is currently…
The deadline for submitting abstracts for the COLOSS Asia e-Meeting 2021 has been extended. The new deadline ends on February 12.
Dear COLOSS Colleagues: Dr. Simone Tosi of the University of Turin, Dr. Harmen Hendriksma of the Julius Kühn-Institut, and I are co-editing a Research Topic in the journal Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems on the topic: Pollen as Food for Bees: Diversity, Nutrition, and Contamination. This Research Topic was inspired by meetings of the COLOSS…
The aim of this award is to support COLOSS members from developing countries or early-career scientists whose proposal fits well within our mission: to improve the well-being of bees. The award given will be up to 5000.- CHF and can be used to cover full or partial costs of academic activities. Open access publications Travel…
Dear COLOSS members On behalf of our EC, I herewith wish all of you a healthy, happy and productive New Year 2021! We hope that you are all doing fine in these difficult pandemic times and that the New Year will improve the situation for all of us. Despite the obvious issues, COLOSS did well…
This live-streamed conference, “Bees without Borders,” explores the topic of honey bee colonies living on their own, based on the research and experience in francophone countries. The conference will be in French with simultaneous translations into English and German. “Bees Without Borders” takes place on 21 November 2020 (9–16h CET) and is organized by FREETHEBEES in…
To all members of the bee, colony, and hive monitoring community, we have selected a date for the 2020 Zoom Conference! It will be spread over five days, from October 5-9. To date, we have received uploads of presentations from about 60% of those of you on our mailing list. If you have already submitted…