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NCSUApiculture

  1. Congratulations to Jennifer Keller for the 2012 CALS Award for Excellence for her outstanding performance and contributions to the college
  2. Randy Oliver does a nice job at placing the new Harvard study on neonics and CCD into its proper context: scientificbeekeeping.com
  3. Mike Simone-Finstrom getting some great press on recent study! Bees 'Self-Medicate' With Propolis huff.to/HJ59oO via @HuffingtonPost
  4. It's swarming season! No need to panic, it's just bees doing their thing... shelbystar.com/news/extension…
  5. David Tarpy & Juliana Rangel to be presenting at the NCSBA Spring Conference in Morganton NC this Fri & Sat--Be there! ncbeekeepers.org/meetings.htm
  6. Juliana Rangel is speaking at the Indiana State Beekeepers this weekend in Indianapolis. indianastatebeekeepers.org
  7. Molli Hayworth, Sam Walker, Peter Cajamarca, and Shelley Rogers all gave excellent talks at the annual NCHBRC student symposium yesterday!
  8. Via @nprnews: Why California Almonds Need North Dakota Flowers (And A Few Billion Bees) n.pr/ABJCuY
  9. Listening to Karl Crailsheim, the noted Austrian honey bee researcher, on his lifetime work and insights into bee nutrition
  10. J. Keller, J. Rangel, M. Simone-Finstrom, and D. Tarpy all attending the Amer Bee Research Conference in Beltsville MD extension.org/pages/61697/am…
  11. Attending the annual board meeting in DC of the Bee Informed Partnership; already great progress and success-take part! beeinformed.org
  12. David Tarpy traveling back from two presentations to the Vermont State Beekeepers Association. Thanks to all for their warm hospitality!
  13. A huge shout-out to everyone who attended last night's webinar: "Coming Out of Winter" Thanks Mecklenburg Beekeepers! slms.delta.ncsu.edu/play_recording…
  14. Bees turned into 'zombies' by parasitic fly? Not enough to say cause of CCD, but certainly need to investigate: telegraph.co.uk/science/scienc…
  15. In search of a better bee: washingtonpost.com/local/in-searc…
  16. Just one more reason to buy local honey! Via @nprnews: Funny Honey? Bringing Trust To A Sector Fraught With Suspicion n.pr/uQ0W3z
  17. Research offers clues to bee disorder | StarNewsOnline.com starnewsonline.com/article/201111…
  18. Check out this video featuring David Tarpy for backyard gardeners - Flower Power Bee Pollinator wunc.videoportal-staging.pbs.org/video/18306346…