Proposed FDA Nutrition Fact Boxes February 28, 2014 http://usat.ly/1fsSRfv The FDA has proposed a new nutrition fact box to make more visible the calories, sugar and portion sizes.
Honey bee taste February 06, 2014 Honey bees can taste salt and sugar, even in very small amounts. Read more here...http://entomologytoday.org/2014/02/05/tiny-hairs-on-honey-bee-claws-allow-them-to-taste-sugar-and-salt/
"Zombie" Bees January 30, 2014 Here'e an interesting article on what they are calling "zombie bees." http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Zombie-bees-identified-in-Vt-1st-in-Eastern-US-5182584.php?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_campaign=hootsuite
Bee Larvae and Pesticides January 29, 2014 Penn State has new research showing common pesticides have harmful impacts on bee larvae in the cell. Read more here... http://news.psu.edu/story/301619/2014/01/27/research/common-crop-pesticides-kill-honeybee-larvae-hive
Tobacco Ringspot Virus January 29, 2014 There is new research that a bee virus may originate from infected plants. http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-virus-bee-colony-collapse-20140120,0,3775756.story#axzz2rnurTUm4
Bee Plants January 20, 2014 Here is a great list of flowering plants that bees love. Plant these in your garden this spring!
