Indeed, Lu says, many apiarists regularly feed this inexpensive beverage to their colonies in late winter to compensate for any overharvesting of honey (wintertime grub for bees). (sciencenews.org)
Lead investigator Dennis vanEngelsdorp, acting state apiarist for Pennsylvania, says, «The bees have nearly every disease going, so their immune response seems to be compromised.» (discovermagazine.com)
And on the day of the interview, everyone remembered to speak loudly and clearly as they asked the commercial apiarist questions and took notes about pesticides, mites and the importance of diverse pollen sources. (educationnext.org)