Artists Showcase Beehives
By: Megan Ryan Six Fort Wayne Artists Showcase Beehives In Support Of Pollinators. From van Gogh to Monet to O’Keeffe, nature and our natural…
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Bottom Board
By: Ed Colby That Redheaded Tina That redheaded Tina rolled into Colby Farm late from Durango in her ’94 Volvo after she had to…
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Bottom Board
By: Ed Colby Good Luck, Bad Luck. Despite a fire ban here in western Colorado, on July 3 some yahoos shooting illegal tracer rounds at…
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Beeyard Thoughts- Observations and Updates
By: James E. Tew A surprise bear attack on a hive of mine A few months ago, a lone wandering male bear made big…
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Chicory
By: Connie Krochmal Chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a common wayfarer that occurs over much of North America. The plant is most common in the…
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Planning A Honey Show
By: Ann Harman Rules, Classes, Judges, Records, Workers This preparing is not about making your honey ready for a show but how bee associations…
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A World Without Pollinators
By: Ross Conrad Imaging The Unimaginable There is a quote attributed to Albert Einstein circulating that you may have come across: “If the bee…
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Bigger Picture
In the May issue of this magazine (www.beeculture.com/bigger-picture-24/), Jessica Louque tells us about her day job, working as a research specialist, testing agricultural chemicals…
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Go With What We Know
By: Jennifer Berry Use Methods For Controlling Varroa That Are Tested, Legal and Work Last year, a new method of using oxalic acid (OA)…
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A Closer Look
By Clarence Collison OXALIC ACID VARROA TREATMENTS Standard Oxalic Acid treatments, techniques and results. Oxalic Acid (OA) is a natural constituent of honey and…
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SUCCESSFUL BEEKEEPING
By: Bill Ruzicka Poverty is the mother of all inventions, and men learn by experience – How to Winter 72 eight-frame colonies in one circle…
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A BEEKEEPING TRUTH
By: Stephen Bishop Now a big hog can move surprisingly fast. But two young, 40-pound pigs with their first taste of freedom (because I failed…
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BUILD A MIGRATORY TOP COVER
By: Ed Simon You have been keeping bees for several years and really enjoy the hobby. You have built you honey customers up to a…
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OBSERVATION HIVES
By: Frank Linton You Should Have Some. You’ll Be A Better Beekeeper When You Do. It is an unpalatable fact: Beekeeping is a knowledge-intensive activity….
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CHELIFERS OR PSEUDOSCORPIONS AS VARROA CONTROL AGENTS
By: Hans-Jürgen Ratsch1, Jens Clausen2, Bernhard Huchzermeyer3, Johannes Leng4, Laurin Mathes4, Petra Hoppe1 Pseudoscorpions May Be The Answer. Abstract Due to the use of pesticides…
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APICULTURE PILOT INSURANCE PROGRAM
By: Brittney Goodrich What Is It And How Can I Enroll? The Apiculture Pilot Insurance Program (API) is insurance offered through the United States Department…
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BEEWEEK IN BRUSSELS
By: Joseph Cazier Why Americans Should Care Introduction From June 26-28, 2018 the European Parliament hosted the seventh annual BeeWeek in Brussels, Belgium. I was…
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Found In Translation
By: Jay Evans Convergent Ways To Expose And Fight Mites I highlighted three months ago the challenges needed to select for and maintain specific…
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Where the Girls Are
By: Kim Flottum 2018 USDA NASS Colonies Report This is the third year this report has been published, beginning in 2015. Below is the summary…
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Regional Honey Market Report
September Report We have the USDA NASS Colonies report this month on colony losses, stressors and such (see Where The Girls Are) and we…
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