Why We Keep Bees?
By: Joe Traynor Ask a beekeeper – commercial, sideliner or hobbyist – why he/she keeps bees and the answer could be any or all…
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Meet the UGA Bee Lab
By: Jennifer Berry Over the years, I’ve received numerous inquiries about the “behind the scenes” functioning of the UGA bee lab. In spite of…
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Well… Why Does a Colony Need Water During Cool Weather?
Hang on – this is not just another how to water-your-colony article. By: James Tew Bees need water – I get it. What else…
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Making Meetings Successful
Having Good People is Key to a Good Meeting! By: Larry Connor Between speaking invitations and serving as a vendor selling Wicwas Press books,…
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Rapeseeds as Bee Plants
By: Connie Krochmal The various rapeseeds are also known as rape. They have been in cultivation since 2000 B.C. or so in Asia. Grown…
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Bigger Picture
New Year’s Resolutions, 1 By: Jessica Louque For most people, January instills the need to make resolutions of some sort that are supposed to…
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Inner Cover
Old Guys. Honey Report. Invasives. By: Kim Flottum There are few things I enjoy more than attending a beekeeper’s meeting. It’s a place where…
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An Amish Snowboarder By: Ed Colby My gal Marilyn is such a schemer. I told her, “The Medina County beekeepers want to fly me…
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A Closer Look
Salivary Glands By: Clarence Collison Salivary glands are involved in digestion, cleaning, softening foods, metabolism, growth, labor transition, brood pheromone and hormone regulation, saliva…
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It’s Summers Time
Calendar, Chickens and Winter By: Kathy Summers If you are one of our regular subscribers you have just received your 2015 Annual Bee Culture…
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Ask Phil
Got a Question? By: Phil Craft A beekeeper in Missouri writes: What is in the flowers’ nectar that makes honey light colored (typically Spring…
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Bees on Fire!
Bees on FIRE!! American Foulbrood! The worst nightmare of a beekeeper to say the least. Recently I had the unfortunate opportunity to witness the…
Read MoreRule 7 Part 1
I’m jumping ahead this time but we’ll get back to Rule 3 soon. But this time I’m looking at something more timely…. The Seventh…
Read More10 Rules: Rule #3 Part 3
Russian Bees Get It Right A noted honey bee scientist in the U.S. said some time ago he was weary of dealing with Varroa….
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Isolation is ideal, and mostly impractical any more. But for some it has worked for years. No new bees in the neighborhood can…
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Pest Management – Rule 4 Although the staple pests and diseases are still with us, and will rise and shine on occasion, the 5000…
Read MoreTen Rules: Rule 2 Part 2
by Kim Flottum Finishing up on Rule 2 about having Good Genetics, we get to the basics…resistant of the common problems, efficient producers, and…
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Rule 2 – Good Genetics The fundamentals of this rule are simple. Accomplishing them is somewhat more difficult, but you have to have a…
Read MoreFive Friends Any City Beekeeper Wants to Have
by Toni Burnham City beekeepers often worry about the resources surrounding our bees. Well, here is another reason to take heart! We live in a…
Read More10 Rules Part 2
Picking up where we left off with Good Queens, the next obvious piece of this is that good queens should be healthy beyond belief….
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