Honey Bee Enterprise University of Maryland Extension

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service website, Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) threatens the health of honeybees across the nation, the issue exacerbating in the 1980s with the increase of new pathogens & pests. Since a great number of agricultural crops we grow in Maryland depend on honeybee pollination, the honeybee decline threatens our food industry.

Sorrento beekeeper feels the sting as dead bees mean less honey money

University of Maryland Sentinel Hives: Guardians of Honey Bees

Approved Website Resources

Carpenter Bees University of Maryland Extension

Viral communities in the parasite Varroa destructor and in colonies of their honey bee host (Apis mellifera) in New Zealand

Frontiers The Movement of Western Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) Among U.S. States and Territories: History, Benefits, Risks, and Mitigation Strategies

Potential impact of mosquito and nuisance insect sprays on pollinators - Pollinators & Pollination

Sick Bees - Part 3: The Bee Immune System - Scientific Beekeeping

Honey Bee Queens: Evaluating the Most Important Colony Member – Bee Health

Managing Alternative Pollinators - Prevention - SARE

Raising Bumble Bees - SARE

Florida Apiculture is the Business of Bees - Farm Flavor