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Honey Bee Biosecurity in Colorado We as beekeepers can get busy and overwhelmed sometimes with the long to do list in our apiary's. When we get busy, we tend to forget steps to ensure we are not transferring viruses and diseases from one apiary to the next. Through exchanging frames, using the same beekeeping gloves and tools and picking up debris like wax and smashed bees on our shoes and carrying it from one apiary to the next. We are also keeping the frames that could be

The Mountain States Bumble Bee Atlas focuses on tracking the bumble bees of  Colorado, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming.

Spring in Colorado, Honey Bees in the Chicken Feed Almost every year I see a bunch of posts on Facebook and Instagram about honey bees bothering chickens in the spring, trying to get into their chickens feed. My chickens included! The bees are trying to gather protein off of the corn dust that is in your chickens food. Corn dust is not the most nutritious food source for them, but when we keep European Honey bees in an environment not conducive to feed them year round, they w

Severe and Sudden Losses of Managed Honey Bees Across the Nation- Project Apis M As an apiary inspector and beekeeper, I wanted to share this article from Project Apis M. https://www.projectapism.org/ Facebook Announcement yesterday 2/6/205 In January 2025, beekeepers again discovered sudden losses. In response, surveys were shared to determine the extent of the problem and samples were collected. This effort garnered the participation of many beekeepers, and mobilized a mult

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