Bee the Best http://bees.msu.edu passion for bees, compassion for beekeepers Wed, 08 May 2013 19:38:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Bee venom component melittin reduces HIV infectivity http://bees.msu.edu/2013/bee-venum-kills-hiv/ http://bees.msu.edu/2013/bee-venum-kills-hiv/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:18:22 +0000 Zachary Huang http://bees.msu.edu/?p=1328
Antivir Ther. 2013;18(1):95-103. doi: 10.3851/IMP2346. Epub 2012 Sep 6.

Cytolytic nanoparticles attenuate HIV-1 infectivity.

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Consortium for Translational Research in Advanced Imaging and Nanomedicine

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For the first time in my life, I have two photos published simultaneously by the two major beekeeping magazines in this country.
1. A bee foraging on Schilla, an early spring plant in Michigan.

2. A bee foraging on … Read the rest

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Monday (Feb 25, 2013) the weather.com said it was 46.6 at around 4 pm. so I thought it would be a good time to see how many colonies made trough the winter so we can plan ahead and decide … Read the rest

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Today is the Lantern Festival in China, 元宵(yuanxiao). It marks the last day of the 16 days of Lunar New Year celebration (New Year’s Eve to Jan 15th).

In some areas of China, people go see the lights on … Read the rest

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Well, being in Michigan, we can flowers inside our houses, but no bees yet! Two more months to go…

1. I bought some calla-lily (family Araceae) last week for my wife’s birthday. it has two colors. the white ones … Read the rest

]]> http://bees.msu.edu/2013/valentines/feed/ 0 All those bee meetings…. http://bees.msu.edu/2013/all-bee-meetings/ http://bees.msu.edu/2013/all-bee-meetings/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:24:29 +0000 Zachary Huang http://bees.msu.edu/?p=1287

I have taken photos at almost every meetings (I think I may have missed 1-2, without doing any photographing).

Two days ago I suddenly had the urge to find, edit and upload all these photos…some of them have been … Read the rest

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Dear all,

Good to see you all at the Hershey meeting. I hope you have recovered from your chocolate shock :)

I now have 16 abstracts, which can be downloaded here:

word format. or pdf format

The actual format … Read the rest

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“The Journal of Bee” (蜜蜂杂志）was founded in 1981。 Published monthly, it is one of the most welcome journals published inside China.

Its Chinese Number (CN) and International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN) are 53-1061/S, and 1003-9139, respectively.

The journal provides … Read the rest

]]> http://bees.msu.edu/2013/journal-of-bee/feed/ 0 Apiculture of China http://bees.msu.edu/2013/apiculture-of-china/ http://bees.msu.edu/2013/apiculture-of-china/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 02:58:54 +0000 Zachary Huang http://bees.msu.edu/?p=1362

“Apiculture of China” (中国蜂业) is a journal published jointly by Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and  Apicultural Science Association of China (ASAC). It is under the auspices of  Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic … Read the rest

]]> http://bees.msu.edu/2013/apiculture-of-china/feed/ 0 Chasing bees around the world, 2012 report http://bees.msu.edu/2012/2012report/ http://bees.msu.edu/2012/2012report/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 04:20:51 +0000 Zachary Huang http://bees.msu.edu/?p=939

With 2012 almost behind, here are some photos about where I had gone during 2012.  All trips I do, I do them for bees :)

1.  I was at the ABRC (American Bee Research Conference) meeting in DC in Jan. … Read the rest

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