A Closer Look
Queen/Drone Mating By: Clarence Collison There are many environmental conditions that are required for mating flight activity. Temperature and weather are the most important…
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The Beekeeper and the Tax Man
By: Stephen Bishop I’m not much of a puzzle person, but about once a year an overwhelming urge to do a puzzle overtakes me—granted,…
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Baton Rouge Scientist Spotlight
By: Kate E. Ihle In the USDA lab in Baton Rouge, our mission is to breed stronger, more resilient honey bees. We typically do…
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Bottom Board
Our Bobcat By: Ed Colby Up the road at the nudie hot springs, the mercury hovers in the ‘teens. Shafts of early morning sunlight…
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2023 American Honey Queen & Princess Hail from Florida & Iowa
By: Anna Kettlewell, American Honey Queen Program Chairperson The American Beekeeping Federation is proud to announce that Selena Rampolla and Allison Hager were selected…
Read MoreTradescantia – A Pollinators’ Feast for Shade
By: Alyssum Flowers It is relatively easy to find blooming plants for sunny areas, but growing shade plants that provide food for pollinators can…
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Sometimes the Solution is Simpler Than You Think
By: John Kefuss In 1975, I went to Weaver Apiaries in Navasota, Texas to learn commercial queen rearing and package bee production. At that…
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Off the Wahl Beekeeping
New(ish) Beekeeper Column Off the Wahl Beekeeping Nucleus Hives and Splits Richard Wahl All too often, the beginning beekeeper tries a few shortcuts, such…
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Minding Your Bees And Cues
CRP R(Evolution) By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel In the early 1970’s, the Soviet Union experienced massive crop failures. Keep reading… Desperate, the USSR…
Read MoreIf Bees Disappear Then What?
By: Ed Erwin No Bees – No Sex (for Some Plants) It has been purported that Albert Einstein said: “If the bees disappeared off…
Read MoreBees and Women
Iona Fowls By: Nina Bagley Iona Fowls was born on September 7, 1882 in Oberlin, Ohio. She had an older sister Violet and a…
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A Closer Look
By: Clarence Collison Pollen Micronutrients Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins and minerals available to honey bees are factors responsible for the amount of progeny produced,…
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1890 Land-Grant Funded Bee Researcher
By: Austin Carey Dr. Hongmei Li-Byarlay is an Associate Professor of Entomology at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. Hongmei Li-Byarlay was born in…
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Small-Scare Pollination Pricing
By: David MacFawn Note: all data, numbers, tables and equations used in this article was collected in late-2019/early-2020. Crop pollination can be a viable…
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Lessons of 2022 By: Ed Colby Oh, fun time!” my cheerful pharmacist laughed when I informed her of my impending colonoscopy. For those of…
Read MoreBuild A Queen Cage – Roller
By: Ed Simon When raising queens, it may become necessary to store virgin queens for later mating or sale. Once mated, queens need to…
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A Boy and the Beekeeping Bug
By: Stephen Bishop Men, if your wife is trying to tell you she’s pregnant, whatever you do, don’t turn to her and say, “But…
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Documentary Review
By: Mark Winston The video documentary My Garden of a Thousand Bees is, quite simply, a spectacular film, replete with jaw-dropping visuals depicting a…
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Iowa Honey Producers Youth Scholarship Program
By: Stephanie Meyers A problem. A plan. A legacy. These three things describe the Iowa Honey Producers Association (IHPA) Youth Scholarship Program. This program,…
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Off the Wahl Beekeeping
New(ish) Beekeeper Column Ridding Critters of the Beeyard Richard Wahl Much has been written about invasive pests inside the beehive such as varroa mites,…
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