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The official Twitter account of Penn State's 'Beescape' Project! Visit beescape .org for more details!

[beescape @beescapepsu]

New Penn State Bug of the Month: Common Drone Fly!
https://t.co/cIWmjubXmV

[beescape @beescapepsu]

This week, we are hosting a workshop to analyze #honeybee hive scale data here #PennState state! It's been a very interesting week and I think we have all learned a LOT!

#beescape #broodminder #solutionbee

[beescape @beescapepsu]

And, yes, we recognize that the image in the press release is NOT a honey bee! :-)

[beescape @beescapepsu]

New article about the effects of pesticides on honey bees by Maggie Douglas et al.!

https://t.co/MaV9uXTVC6

[beescape @beescapepsu]

The December Newsletter is officially posted! Let us know if you like it -- or if you don't like it!! We are always looking for feedback!

This month's topics: ornamental plants and oxalic acid

#beescape #PennState #beekeeping #wildbees

https://t.co/MkgEA9TtQ8

[beescape @beescapepsu]

@Harpur I wonder if they consulted #beescape for information on challenges faced by honey bees during their foraging bouts...

[beescape @beescapepsu]

@Polly_Nator @WPNRatSVC @_JohnMola This is amazing!!! VERY well done! May I ask how many plots you searched in that hour?? And general habitat types? We are thinking of trying this at PSU!!

[beescape @beescapepsu]

Check out the 2019 #Beescape Newsletter! Click here to view: https://t.co/0fdUxfPjcd

If you haven't already signed up for #Beescape, visit https://t.co/BJDUAuPqUe and click "get started"

#beekeeping #wildbees #entomology #conservation #PennState

[beescape @beescapepsu]

A great weekend at the Pennsylvania State Beekeeper's Association! Were you able to attend?

[beescape @beescapepsu]

Here are some some bees from a colony demonstrating parasitic mite syndrome. This mite-infested colony has evidence of sac brood and numerous bees are presenting with deformed wing virus (DWV). Also note the mites visible on bees which is an indication of extreme infestation.

[beescape @beescapepsu]

Ever wonder what a REAL varroa mite infestation looks like? Here's a sample taken yesterday from a colony left untreated. Here at #PennState, we treat our colonies aggressively for varroa but this image (66 mites!) shows how elevated mite levels can become! #beekeeping #beescape

[Dave Goulson @DaveGoulson]

"The Insect Apocalypse, and Why it Matters"
My new review paper just published, I think it is free for all to read: https://t.co/5df2QMqStG

[Oregon Bee Project @oregonbeeproj]

This week on PolliNation we head up into the canopy with the intrepid Kass Urban-Mead to learn about the weird world of bees in trees. https://t.co/0f3UNeyVDB

[beescape @beescapepsu]

A great weekend at #PennState 's #GreatInsectFair2019.
It's always fun to share with the public the importance of pollinator conservation while spreading the good word of #beescape, #beekeeping, and #entomology!

[beescape @beescapepsu]

Interview about #beescape with Christina Grozinger!

https://t.co/3verSaxzdL

#bees #beekeeping #entomology

[beescape @beescapepsu]

It’s a bit messy, but one of the major benefits of keeping #Honeybees is harvesting honey! Here at #PennState, we’re processing honey that we’ve been freezing, little-by-little over the 2019 growing season. Have you harvested honey from your bees this year? #beescape

[beescape @beescapepsu]

Check it out! @beescape now has registered apiaries in over 30 states! (actual locations slightly obscured)
@beekeeping @bees @honeybees

[beescape @beescapepsu]

Recently, our Lab Manager Kate Anton has been experimenting with single-drone insemination (SDI) queens - this results in a colony where all workers are full siblings (instead of many half-sisters). Look at this pic of SDI Queen #8 laying eggs! #beescape #beekeeping #Honeybees

[beescape @beescapepsu]

On a recent #beescape analysis/development trip to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, PA, the entomology curator showed us (among many other things) their one-presumed extinct Lorde Howe Island stick insects (right box)! #Entomology #AcademyofNaturalSciences

[beescape @beescapepsu]

While you're checking on your colonies, don't forget to check (and treat) for Varroa mite! We use the alcohol wash method to check for varroa here in our PSU bee yard but there are numerous other methods -- which method do you prefer? #beescape #honeybees #beekeeping