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Outdoors, ag provisions include paint, bees, farmers

May 21, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press

Paint will cost more and be recycled. Bees will be protected. Financially troubled farmers will be able to access state aid.
And an island to provide more wildlife habitat could be built in the Mississippi River. Continue Reading

Truckload of SD bees sting emergency responders stung after rollover

October 2, 2012 in The Daily Republic

ONOPAH, Nev. (AP) Authorities say emergency responders were stung several times when a flatbed truck carrying honeybees rolled over in rural Nevada.
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Minnesota queen bee seeks national crown

September 29, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Emily Campbell sees bees as fascinating and beneficial. Campbell the Minnesota Honey Queen and a seven-time grand champion at the Minnesota State Fair for projects involving bees will compete in Hershey, Pa., in January to become American Honey Queen. Continue Reading

Jamestown woman returns from Asia beekeeping trek

September 12, 2012 in The Jamestown Sun

Growing up the daughter of two migratory beekeepers, Katie Klett of Jamestown has been around the flying insect species for most of her life.
Now 25-years-old, Klett has returned to Jamestown after spending the past 2 1/2 years pursuing her love of bees while working on a beekeeping and honey production project in western China. Continue Reading

Complaint sets Duluth beekeepers abuzz

June 6, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

DULUTH, Minn. For years, beekeepers quietly maintained hives throughout the city of Duluth, attracting little attention. But that changed this spring when a neighbor complained about a beekeeping operation in Gary-New Duluth. Continue Reading

Pesticide, EPA faulted in bee die-off

April 6, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Beekeepers and several environmental groups argue in an emergency petition filed with the EPA that the agency failed to require some legally mandated field testing before the pesticide was approved in 2003. New research, including two studies published last week in the journal Science, raises serious questions about its effect on pollinators of all kinds, they maintain. Continue Reading

For some states, warmer-than-normal winter may bring pest-filled spring

March 6, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Winters are usually what one agriculture specialist calls a “reset button” that gives farmer a fresh start come planting season. But with relatively mild temperatures and little snow, insects are surviving, growing and, in some areas, already munching on budding plants.
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Bees move in for the winter; Brenda gets eviction notice

January 25, 2012 in Park Rapids Enterprise

Hello, welcome back to the mid-winter edition of the Beehive. I thought I would let you folks know what is going on in the beehive as of late January. Continue Reading

Bees are still outside enjoying the unseasonable warmth

December 21, 2011 in Park Rapids Enterprise

Welcome back to the Beehive. Who would have ever thought we would have a 40-degree day in the middle of December? Continue Reading

The Beehive: Wintering the bees in heated garage will be a challenge

November 17, 2011 in DL-Online

Welcome back to the beehive. Deer hunting is now upon us and we are still having some unseasonably warm days. Continue Reading