Author: beeculturemagazine
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Honey Recipe
Honey ChiliRecipe Courtesy of BeeMaid Honey https://www.beemade.com/recipes.dinner.honey-chili Honey Chili is a sweet-and-spicy dish that combines the heat of chili peppers with the smooth sweetness of Bee Maid honey, creating a bold flavor profile. The result is a glossy, caramelized chili with just the right balance of heat and sweetness. Ingredients□ 1Lb. Ground Turkey□ 1 Tbsp.…
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Change is Coming
© 2012 Shawn Colvin & Patty Griffin By: John Miller In early February, 2026 there is an oversupply of lumber in California almond orchards. In mid-February there will be far less lumber, and far fewer strong colonies for rent – at any price. The phenomena is easily tracked on social media, too many bees! A…
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2026 ABRC Proceedings
Part 1 https://doi.org/10.55406/ABRC.4.26.1 The American Association of Professional Apiculturists (AAPA) is an organization consisting of professors, state apiarists, scientists and students who all study and work with the western honey bee, Apis mellifera. The goals of the AAPA apply to three major areas: 1) promoting communication within and between industry, academia, and the beekeeping community;…
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Is a New Queen Always the Right Queen?
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Matchmaking – You and Your Queen By: James E. Tew “You” and your queensIs the best queen for your bees always the best queen for you – the beekeeper? Sometimes yes but sometimes…
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Can Thermal Imaging Using a FLIR Camera Reliably Detect Queenright Status Within a Colony?
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Students of the University of Montana Master Beekeeping Class, Summer 2025 By: Christine Crick (Boise, ID), Jeremiah Bennett (Monroe, GA), Luke Harvey (Chillicothe, IL), Jason Howell (Jackson, OH), Annalie Neve (Syracuse, UT), Scott…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! For the Love of Eggs By: Becky Masterman While the 2026 class of brand-new beekeepers are hunting for eggs in newly drawn beeswax comb, scientists are busy studying them (the eggs, not the…
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Human Superiority
Species Superiority and the Rights of Nature Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Ross Conrad In last month’s Bee Culture article, I mentioned the recent granting of legal rights to stingless bees in the Peruvian Amazon. The granting…
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Off the Wahl Beekeeping
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! New(ish) Beekeeper Column Raising VSH Queens By: Richard Wahl VSH SignificanceIf you have been keeping bees for any length of time, you have already met the limiting factor in today’s beekeeping environment: the…