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CSU and RA Beekeeping Series: Beekeeping with Varroa Mites
This program is a partnership between Central State University Extension, Rural Action, Athens County Area Beekeepers Association, and Jackie O’s. Topics and activities include: Athens/Meigs County Bee Inspector visits Varroa… Read More

Honeybee deaths rose last year. Here’s why farmers would go bust without bees
By: Allison Aubrey | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — If you like to eat blueberries, apples, almonds, and other fruits that require pollination, you can thank a honeybee. Farmers could not grow these crops without the… Read More

Beekeeping with Varroa Mites
Varroa mite monitoring/management at Jackie O’s Teaching and Learning Apiary in partnership with Central State University and Athens County Area Beekeeping Association.

John Marra – Honey Bee Authority
John Marra is an authority on Honeybees and he is a retired WSAZ home and garden expert. He is an animated speaker on honeybees and gardening.

“Are Bees under Attack?”
This month’s Athens County Area Beekeeping Association is having a guest speaker, Wade Stiltner, the retiring state apiary inspector for west virginia and a lifelong beekeeper, at our March 21st… Read More

Out-Of-Work Appalachian Coal Miners Train As Beekeepers To Earn Extra Cash
By: Jodi Helmer | NPR
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In West Virginia, mining jobs have been declining for years, and there have been few other options to make a living. The Appalachian Beekeeping Collective is hoping to help turn that around.

Scientists Spy On Bees, See Harmful Effects Of Common Insecticide
By: Merrit Kennedy | NPR
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Bees exposed to a type of insecticides called neonicotinoids dramatically changed their behavior — becoming sluggish, antisocial and spending less time caring for the colony’s young, researchers say.

Insects – Small, Powerful and Mostly Endangered
By: Lauren Ramoser
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Summer is finally here and many are complaining about insect bites or wine flies. But even if they might be annoying in the first place, their are two very important… Read More