Author Archive: CHC
National Planting Week 2018 results
This year’s National Planting Week has come to an end, and, once again, we are pleased to share that it was a success! As was the case in 2017, this year’s National Planting Week was an opportunity to continue the…
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Items of interest to beekeepers 2 July 2018
Fran Bach, (former) Western Apicultural Society Journal and Washington State Beekeepers newsletter editor IN THIS ISSUE “ITEMS…” STILL NEEDS A NEW EDITOR USDA RESUMES CONTINUOUS CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM ENROLLMENT ALBUQUERQUE SEED LIBRARY BEE JOBS CATCH THE BUZZ “ITEMS…” STILL NEEDS…
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Items of interest to beekeepers 24 June 2018
Fran Bach, (former) Western Apicultural Society Journal and Washington State Beekeepers newsletter editor IN THIS ISSUE “ITEMS…” NEEDS A NEW EDITOR FIVE DOLLAR BEE WORDS PROJECT APIS M. BLOG JUNE 20 ELD, HOURS OF SERVICE FIXES FOR LIVESTOCK HAULERS, INCLUDING…
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Celebrating Pollinators Through Action
Pollinator Week is an annual celebration of the hard work honey bees and other insects and animals undertake every day to support our food and healthy ecosystems. This year the Honey Bee Health Coalition is marking the week by sharing…
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Items of interest to beekeepers 17 June 2018
Fran Bach, (former) Western Apicultural Society Journal and Washington State Beekeepers newsletter editor IN THIS ISSUE WHAZZUP WAS! 2018 CONFERENCE AUGUST 3 – 5 BIP LAUNCHES FORST SOCIAL SCIENCE SURVEY – PLEASE PARTICIPATE! HOW DO VARROA MITES FEED ON BEES?…
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Items of interest to beekeepers 9 June 2018
Fran Bach, (former) Western Apicultural Society Journal and Washington State Beekeepers newsletter editor IN THIS ISSUE NATIONAL HONEY BOARD SURVEY – TO MEASURE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF HONEY INDUSTRY – BUT HURRY! DECODING THE HONEY BEE DANCE COULD LEAD TO HEALTHIER…
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Upcoming CFIA Costing Survey on Proposed Regulatory Changes from the FLM Initiative / Sondage de l’ACIA à venir sur les coûts liés aux modifications réglementaires proposées dans le cadre de l’Initiative de MEA
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be seeking feedback from the Canadian food industry on the anticipated economic impacts associated with proposed regulatory changes resulting from the Food Labelling Modernization (FLM) initiative. The FLM initiative would involve amendments to…
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Release of Imidacloprid Proposed Pollinator Re-evaluation Decision / Publication du projet de décision de réévaluation axée sur les insectes pollinisateurs concernant l’imidaclopride
Health Canada has published a Proposed Re-evaluation Decision for Imidacloprid for a 90-day consultation period. Please find a copy, of the full re-evaluation document attached to this email. The final re-evaluation decision will take into consideration any comments received during…
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Items of interest to beekeepers 2 June 2018
Fran Bach, (former) Western Apicultural Society Journal and Washington State Beekeepers newsletter editor IN THIS ISSUE EFFORTS TO CREATE PESTICIDES THAT ARE NOT TOXIC TO BEES HAVE BEEN BOOSTED BY A SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH ‘THE BEES OF SUMMER’ MAKING BEEKEEPING EASIER…
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