Bees make a comeback
April 17, 2015
Editor’s Note: The USDA Honey report is available here.
From: The Times (Shreveport)
A United States Department of Agriculture report on honey shows production is up 19 percent year over year — a good sign after lengthy periods of decline in honeybee colonies.
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“Through treatment with pesticides we were able to bring our bees back,” Fair said. Colonies in the wild still die due to Varroa mites, as he has seen firsthand.
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