Drizzle
By: Mark Winston I led a research laboratory for 35 years at Simon Fraser University (SFU), running around 200 honey bee colonies at our…
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Feeding Bees
How hard can it be? Well, it’s complicated. Try this. Go to the established bee book of your choice and look up supplemental…
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How would you like your eggs?
By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Beekeeping is exactly like crypto-currency: it’s one of those topics that you have to think twice about bringing…
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The Story So Far
By: Frank Rinkevich & David MacFawn If you want to learn to be a good beekeeper, it is extremely important to learn about Varroa…
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Immunity in the Honey Bee
By: Celia Davi NBD Apis mellifera lives in large communities with many little bodies confined in a nest (or hive) in an atmosphere which…
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Propolis
I remember meeting up with some beekeepers in Vancouver 25 years ago and talking about the amazing medicinal properties of propolis. They were not…
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Bip Bits
By: Nathalie Steinhauer & Mikayla Wilson & Jeri L. Parrent & Dan Aurell & Selina Bruckner & Geoff Williams Hi beekeepers! The Bee Informed Partnership’s…
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Exploring our Clover Fixation
By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel We’re obsessed with clover. Because clover fixes a lot of things, including nitrogen. And before we go a…
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Pollen Digestion in Honey Bees
By: Jonathan W Snow How do honey bees digest pollen? Pollen supplies critical nutrients to many animals, including honey bees (Wright et al. 2018)…
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By: Plenary Talks Long Talks DOI: https://doi.org/10.55406/ABRC.22 Grooming behavior: insights on a honey bee defense mechanism against mites Morfin N1, Mora A1, Harpur BA2, Hunt…
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Revery: A Year of Bees
By: Mark Winston As a staunch reader and a lover of language, I maintain a book of quotations into which I copy out those…
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Build a Modified Dadant Hive Body
By: Ed Simon Making a side bar for a frame can be challenging. But it doesn’t need to be. I needed to build frames…
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Bip Bits: Beekeeper Stories
By: Anne Marie Fauvel & Nathalie Steihauer Bee stories abound and are as colorful as some of the keepers that tell them. Differences in…
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The History of Beekeeping at Tuskegee University
By: Asmera Smith Becoming an apiarist can make a meaningful imprint on the world. It allows you to be conscious of the umbilical cord…
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2022 Almond Pollination Outlook
Economic Outlook and Other Consideration By: Brittney Goodrich & Marieke Fenton & Jerrod Penn In this article, we summarize some considerations for the 2022…
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A Closer Look
Wintering Honey Bees By: Clarence Collison “In order to survive cold northern winters, honey bees crowd tightly together in a winter cluster. Present models…
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An Interview with Dr. Marla Spivak PhD
University of Minnesota By: John Miller Bee Culture Magazine tasked contributors to interview a person in our industry. I have long admired Dr. Marla…
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An Interview with Dr. Mohamed Alburaki
USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory By: Jay Evans This month I was eager to interview my USDA-ARS Beltsville Bee Research Laboratory colleague, Dr. Mohamed Alburaki….
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An Interview with Dr. Jamie Ellis
University of Florida’s Honey Bee Research and Extension Labratory By: Malcolm Sanford Meet Dr. Jamie Ellis, from the University of Florida’s Honey Bee Research…
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Stress and Sickness
By: Jay Evans Honey bees are interconnected within colonies, with a crowded three-dimensional space that favors constant contact. Add shared feeding and a mite…
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