Where Maryland, USA Position Title Executive Director Reporting to Board of Directors FLSA Status Exempt EEO Job Category Professional Date Prepared July 7, 2019 Organizational Background: The Bee Informed Partnership (BIP) is a collaborative national effort among leading university research labs and beekeepers aimed at reducing colony losses. BIP provides diagnostic tools, educational resources and…
With respect to your Pollinator Initiative we would like to ask you and all involved experts of you initiative for help by participating in our online survey.. The purpose of this survey is to learn how scientists of different disciplines would use SAMS data, in order to accomplish a user centered interface- and interaction-design approach…
Gajić B, Muñoz I, De la Rúa P, Stevanović J, Lakić N, Kulišić Z, Stanimirović Z. Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic diversity of Varroa destructor parasitizing Apis mellifera colonies and to test for possible host-parasite association at the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) level. Six A. mellifera haplotypes (including a novel C2aa) and five haplotypes of V.…
Abstract This short article presents loss rates of honey bee colonies over winter 2017/18 from 36 countries, including 33 in Europe, from data collected using the standardized COLOSS questionnaire. The 25,363 beekeepers supplying data passing consistency checks in total wintered 544,879 colonies, and reported 26,379 (4.8%, 95% CI 4.7–5.0%) colonies with unsolvable queen problems, 54,525…
Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow Job reference: P67522 Date posted: 15/05/2019 Application closing date: 29/05/2019 Location: College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Cornwall Salary: The starting salary will be from £35,211 up to £39,609 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience. Package: Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).…
At the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, we are looking to recruit two research assistants to study Varroa biology and honey bee health. One position is for 5-months and the other is for 3-years. Full details are given in the links below. Closing date is 4th June 2019. If you have any questions, email me (Alan…
A new smartphone application is being developed by Jerry Bromenshenk and crew at Bee Alert Technology, Missoula, MT. A Kickstarter funding project has been mounted for the month of May 2019 in an effort to internationalize the effort. Every beekeeper should participate in this for a better outcome for their bees: https://beekeep.info/articles/if-bees-could-talk-kickstarter-program/ Malcolm T. Sanford…
Colony losses, including those induced by the colony collapse disorder, are an urgent problem of contemporary apiculture which has been capturing the attention of both apiculturists and the research community. CCD is characterized by the absence of adult dead bees in the hive in which few workers and a queen remain, the ratio between the…
Among numerous factors that contribute to honey bee colony losses and problems in beekeeping, pesticides and Nosema ceranae have been often reported. In contrast to insecticides, whose effects on bees have been widely studied, fungicides did not attract considerable attention. Prochloraz, an imidazole fungicide widely used in agriculture, was detected in honey and pollen stored inside hives…
We are looking for Honeybees are important beneficial insects for pollinator dependent crop production. For optimisation of pollination potential, keeping managed honeybee colonies healthy is essential. To ensure the colony’s health the beekeeper needs to monitor the health status of the colonies and to decide whether or not to take action. Preferably in a timely…