Volume 1 -------------------- December 26, 2010 --------------------Number 2
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Characteristics of the Winter Cluster
by David Burns, EAS certified Master Beekeeper
Here's some bullet points about the winter cluster of honey bees:
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IN THE NEWS...
Killing Knapweed Could Mean Starving Bees
The Department of Ag has placed a specific plant on the invasive species list and will spend the next two years evaluating
the success of the release of a certain insect that kills the spotted knapweed, also known as spotted thistle. Michigan
beekeepers are worried. Some say if it wasn't for the nectar from this plant, they'd be out of business. Read more...
Spraying For Aphids & Japanese Beetles Can Also Kill Honey Bees
Beekeepers are very effective in helping to encourage others to keep bees too. Now, beekeepers must become more
proactive in helping the non-beekeeping public from poisoning honey bees with garden sprays. Cindy Decker, Home & Garden editor,
wrote a great article today in the Columbus Dispatch. Read more...
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