Honeybees are barging aside wild pollinators in hunt for pollen and nectar, study finds
Via The Guardian.
Hive Wire Texas
Texas bee decline. New filings, studies and numbers. Every item links to its source.
Backus beekeeping farm will remain abuzz with beginning farmer grant
Via KAXE.
Horticulture in the Evening to explore the world of honeybees
Via Panola Watchman | Carthage, TX.
In Texas, woman takes 300-plus 'killer bee' stings, and deputy hoses her down
Via Yahoo.
Talking Bees Roadshow returns to San Antonio libraries
Via kens5.com.
Rare bee rediscovered in Virginia after more than a century
Via WAMU.
Texas law: keeping bees on 5 to 20 acres qualifies land for agricultural property-tax valuation
Tax Code Sec. 23.51(2) counts 'the use of land to raise or keep bees for pollination or for the production of human food or other tangible products having a commercial value, provided that the land used is not less than 5 or more than 20 acres.' Each county appraisal district sets how many hives per acre it requires.
Bill prefiling for the 2027 Texas Legislature opens Nov. 9, 2026; the session convenes Jan. 12, 2027
Pesticide, apiary and agricultural-valuation bills filed from Nov. 9 will appear in this feed as the Legislature posts them.
Still stinging? Bee’s stinger pumps venom after bee long gone
Via The Killeen Daily Herald.
Honey Bee Conservation: How Natural Diamond Mining Helps
Via Natural Diamond Council.
Slow down a honey bee stinging and you see impressive mechanisms at work
Via CBC.
Police respond after man attacked by 'bee-type insects,' intersection closed off
Via KABB.
Solar farms in France restored native wildflowers and proved beneficial for bees and butterflies, proving
Via The Times of India.
Contractor stung as thousands of bees swarm Kirby home
Via San Antonio Express-News.
'Bee-type insects' shut down San Antonio-area road. What we know.
Via MySA.
‘Just run inside, stay inside’ | Bee swarm sends landscaper to hospital, restricts Kirby road through weekend
Via kens5.com.
Texas Citrus Growers Urge EPA Not To Revoke Neonicotinoids
Via Citrus Industry Magazine.
From granite to garden: How a youth-led nonprofit grew a pollinator paradise
Via One Earth.
Beaumont opens new pollinator garden at Tyrrell Park
Via 12newsnow.com.
AgriLife Extension welcomes beekeeping expert
What worker bee Monica Siwiak is bringing to her new colony The post AgriLife Extension welcomes beekeeping expert appeared first on AgriLife Today .
AgriLife Extension welcomes beekeeping expert
Via AgriLife Today.
Local Heroes: Kalamazoo apiarist builds Homeboy Honey to help protect bee population
Via WWMT.
Honey spill at Round Rock Honey turns into ‘feast’ for swarm of bees
Via KXAN Austin.
Honey Bee Festival returns to Buchanan
Via WDBJ7.
Queen Bee Distilling creates a cleaner vodka
Via Jewish Herald-Voice.
More Than 800,000 Bees Reportedly Stolen in Alleged Beehive Theft Spree by Experienced Suspect
Via People.com.
Oktoberfest, bee school: 8 weekend events to check out in Bryan-College Station
Via Community Impact Newspaper.
Brazos County Master Gardeners host free ‘Wings in the Garden’ family pollinator event
Via KBTX News 3.
Grocery chain Sprouts settles with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in lawsuit over synthetic pesticide
Via kens5.com.
Viral Beekeeper Stung ‘Thousands’ of Times Says Most Frightening Part of Job Doesn’t Have to Do with the Insects (Exclusive)
Via People.com.
Viral Beekeeper Stung ‘Thousands’ of Times Says Most Frightening Part of Job Doesn’t Have to Do with the Insects (Exclusive)
Via Yahoo.
More Than 800,000 Bees, Worth Tens of Thousands of Dollars, Have Been Stolen in ‘Sophisticated’ Heists Across Northern Australia
Via Smithsonian Magazine.
Nocturnal Pollinators
Via FWS.gov.
More than 800,000 bees stolen across far north Queensland in ‘sophisticated’ operation
Via The Guardian.
20-acre garden, 40 hives, 2 million bees: Texas woman quits job to become full-time beekeeper. But she won
Via The Economic Times.
Texas, Oct–Dec 2025: 16,300 colonies lost, 16,500 added, 1,600 renovated
USDA count for operations with 5+ colonies. Started the quarter at 154,000; peak 235,000 after about 81,000 hives were moved into Texas. NASS loss rate 7% is figured against the peak; against the starting count it is 10.6%. Added = new or replacement colonies made by splitting or bought. Renovated = requeened or given a package or nuc.
Texas colony stressors, Oct–Dec 2025: pesticides 1.2%, varroa 17.9% of colonies
Percent of Texas colonies affected, as reported by beekeepers to USDA (a colony can have more than one): varroa mites 17.9%, other pests and parasites 1.8%, diseases <0.5%, pesticides 1.2%, other 8.5%, unknown 4.3%.
Texas, Jul–Sep 2025: 8,000 colonies lost, 3,000 added, 14,500 renovated
USDA count for operations with 5+ colonies. Started the quarter at 139,000; peak 156,000 after about 17,000 hives were moved into Texas. NASS loss rate 5% is figured against the peak; against the starting count it is 5.8%. Added = new or replacement colonies made by splitting or bought. Renovated = requeened or given a package or nuc.
Texas colony stressors, Jul–Sep 2025: pesticides 3.5%, varroa 12.2% of colonies
Percent of Texas colonies affected, as reported by beekeepers to USDA (a colony can have more than one): varroa mites 12.2%, other pests and parasites 6.1%, diseases 1.4%, pesticides 3.5%, other 2%, unknown 2.6%.
Texas, Apr–Jun 2026: 31,000 colonies lost, 62,000 added, 16,500 renovated
USDA count for operations with 5+ colonies. Started the quarter at 355,000; peak 375,000 after about 20,000 hives were moved into Texas. NASS loss rate 8% is figured against the peak; against the starting count it is 8.7%. Added = new or replacement colonies made by splitting or bought. Renovated = requeened or given a package or nuc.
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