The Layens Hive
By: Leo Sharashkin Using Local bees, And An Appropriate Hive.Unconventional? Perhaps. “Keeping bees requires little effort, and barely any capital to get started,” wrote…
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Just Mite Work!
By: Denise Ohio and Catherine Minden We live in the foothills of the Cascades in western Washington, northeast of Seattle. While we’re not technically in…
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It’s Summers Time!
Spring, Galveston, Time With Ann. In theory by the time you read this it will be almost officially Spring. I’m not sure what that…
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InnerCover
We routinely conduct reader and customer surveys to keep tabs on what you are up to, and what you think about what we do…
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March Report
Where Do They Sell Their Honey? What do people sell, and where do they sell it. When it comes to honey, there’s a predictable…
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Bee Pollen- An Overview
By: Ross Conrad Bee Pollen: Implications for Human Health Last month we looked at bee pollen: what it is; how it is collected by…
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HOLLY BEE
By: Kurt Knebusch and Paul Snyder Plant these for bees, and the holidays this year. Here’s seven hollies that can take it when…
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WALKING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GIANTS
By: Peter Sieling Visiting with the Cogshall Brothers and G.M. Doolittle. Many years ago, my dad, the first beekeeper I ever knew, took me to…
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A “NET GAIN” CELL BUILDING SYSTEM
By: Joe Latshaw Not how big, but how small can a cell building colony be and still do a good job? Queen rearing is…
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Honey By The Ton From Top Bar Hives
By: Wyatt Mangum This article provides data on cotton honey production from top-bar hives collected over two seasons. The first season was a trial…
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Bottom Board
By: Ed Colby Shipping Day It broke my heart yesterday when Mike came for our steers Jem and Buttercup. In the Spring we bought…
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Winter? What’s That?
By: Ann Harman While Old Man Winter is delivering wind and snow to the north, let’s take a little vacation way down south where…
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Bee Kid’s Corner
Bigger Picture
By: Jessica Louque Spring Seeds Part I – Johnny’s Selected Seeds I’d say most of the readers for Bee Culture would consider themselves at…
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Found in Translation
By: Jay Evans What’s Going On At The Beltsville Bee Lab? Practical research discoveries follow a twisting path. Basic research driven by the human…
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Some Beeyard Thoughts, Observations and Updates
By: James E. Tew Beekeeping 2025 – Will hardly a decade really make that much of a difference? What’s so special about 2025? Well, being…
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Ask Phil- He Knows
Got a question? Q: A beekeeper in West Virgina writes: I have always heard that you can’t take honey from…
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Leave The Flying To Us
By: Jennifer Berry Moving Bees Is Stressful For The Bees, And The Beekeeper, Almost Always. Sitting at an airport is one of my least favorite…
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CLARENCE COLLISON: A Closer Look
By: Clarence Collison VARROA MITE POPULATION GROWTH A factor that might contribute to the growth of Varroa populations is the migration of mites into…
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THE CLIMATE, AND AGRICULTURE
By: Joe Traynor U.S. Agriculture, along with most U.S. citizens, is beginning to come to terms with the fact that our climate is indeed changing…
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