Pesticide Ignorance
By: Michele Colopy Last year at a state beekeeping conference an academic researcher discussing bee health stated “glyphosate does not harm bees.” When questioned…
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Horizontal Beekeeping
By: Tina Sebestyen My first mentor was a commercial beekeeper, so I learned Langstroth style management, but it was a Kenyan top bar hive…
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Why are Bees Stripey
By: Mary Montuat, Editor of The Irish Beekeepers Journal My eye was caught recently by a bizarre news item from Japan. It described an…
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Found in Translation, Beeoptimism-Five Reasons
#Beeoptomism 2.0: Let’s not go viral. By: Jay Evans I am a huge fan of the #Beeoptimism movement. Built on a similar effort to…
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New Years Resoultions
Author: Ann Harman You have your new Bee Culture calendar all ready to hang up. Your New Year’s Eve celebrations are all arranged. You…
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Found in Translation
Author: Jay Evans Last month I reviewed fundamental studies that have used hand-tagged bees to determine with actuarial precision the typical worker bee lifespan…
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A New Decade
Author: James E. Tew The year was 1964 I was 16. My grandparents were alive and well and lived on the family farm. Life…
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Fired Up for Bee Hunting!
Author: Thomas Seeley Bee hunting is the sport of finding wild colonies of honey bees. To pursue it, you usually start by capturing a…
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Economic Outlook for 2020 Almond Pollination Season
Author: Brittney Goodrich The following article summarizes my outlook for the 2020 almond pollination season in terms of estimated demand for colonies, pollination fees,…
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Dr. Jerry Bromenshenk
Author: Ann Harman Montana is a large, very beautiful state where Dr. Jerry Bromenshenk has made his home throughout his life. He grew up…
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Climate Change Cachets
Author: Alan Harman A South Pacific island saved by U.S. Marines in a 1943 battle that cost them 1,000 dead and 2,300 wounded is…
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Kim Flottum, Bee Culture Editor
Author: James E. Tew Honestly, I don’t exactly remember Honestly, I don’t precisely remember my very first introduction to Editor Kim. It was a…
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Detroit Hives’ Nicole Lindsey and Timothy Paule
Author: Toni Burnham All beekeeping is local, even urban beekeeping. And urban beekeepers? Among ourselves, we certainly see differences between sites on rooftops and…
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The Story Of A.I. Root
Author: A.I. Root I do not like to take exception to anything that is published in Gleanings in Bee Culture. Since early childhood I…
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It’s Summers Time
Author: Kathy Summers Once again another year has gone zooming by. As I write this it is early November and tomorrow night here in…
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The Promise Of Standardized Data
Author: Joseph Cazier, Edgar Hassler, James T. Wilkes, Max A. Rünzel, Giovanni Formato, Robert Brodschneider Many readers of this series in Bee Culture will recall…
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Bees In Space
Author: Ross Conrad This past year marked the 50th anniversary of the first humans landing on the moon as part of the National Aeronautics…
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The Story of A. I. Root
Authot: A.I. Root About the year 1870 a stranger called who wanted to talk about bees. I was just then getting ready to go…
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Why Comb Rotation is Important
Author: Bob Binnie Whenever beekeepers report problems such as premature queen failure, sick brood, or excessive and repeated colony losses, one of the first…
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Bees In A Changing Climate
Author: M.E.A. McNeil Bee by bee, flower by flower, scientists are asking how climate change effects pollinators, and half a day was dedicated to their…
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