Let’s Make ‘23 Better
John Miller Happy New Year! I have a lot to be thankful for. My former company, Miller’s Honey Farms, Inc. keeps me occasionally employed….
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Off the Wahl Beekeeping
New(ish) Beekeeper Column Winter Projects Richard Wahl As we ease into the Winter months here in SE Michigan, the bees are tucked away for…
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Minding Your Bees And Cues
Drive Your Club Membership Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Beekeeping sure isn’t the same as it used to be. We’ve all heard that sentiment…
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A Letter to the Editor
If Varroa Mites Could Write Stephen Bishop Mr. Jerry Hayes Editor, Bee Culture 623 West Liberty Street Medina, Ohio 44256 Dear Mr. Hayes, Please…
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Beet Vet
The Conundrum of Feral Honey Bees Tracy Farone I live out in the middle of the woods, in what most people would think of…
Read MoreLilacs – A Favored Fragrance for People and Pollinators
Alyssum Flowers Few flowering shrubs are more reminiscent of Spring than lilacs, with the varying shades of blues, violets, pinks, yellows and creams and…
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Study Hall
From the Editor, Jerry Hayes Beeing Diverse I have waited until now to acknowledge, share and tell you about our unique BEEing Diverse: Inspiring…
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Apiary Inspection Connecticut
Mark H. Creighton Apiary Inspector and Master Beekeeper The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES), established in 1875, is the first agricultural experiment station in…
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Study Hall
From the Editor, Jerry Hayes Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Los Posadas, Soyal, Kwanzaa or whatever you celebrate in this crazy world to bring honesty,…
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Stuck on Trees
Alyssum Flowers While some of us are inside with cold or freezing temperatures outside, honey bee colonies are very busy trying to keep the…
Read MoreProcessing Proplis Could it be any Easier?
Greg Carey Not many of the beekeepers in our area collect and process propolis. I suspect this is so of beekeepers as a whole….
Read MoreHoney Shows Part 1:
The Value of Showing Honey and Beeswax Brutz English I love honey shows! I find honey shows to be fun, exciting and often full…
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Beware of Beekeeping Burnout
By: Stephen Bishop Not that I’m jealous, but I don’t get all the hullabaloo over bees’ work ethic. Sure, a bee may transport pollen…
Read MoreOff the Wahl Beekeeping
Products of the Hive By: Richard Wahl Uses of Honey The primary reason most new beekeepers get into the management of bees is to…
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A Closer Look
Honey Bee Viruses By: Clarence Collison Viruses are obligate intracellular infectious agents that rely on their host machinery for multiplication (i.e., transcription, translation and…
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The IRS By: Ed Colby At 6 o’clock this morning on our way fishing, Paul was all lit up. When he tried to pick…
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Bee Vet
Merry Christmas! Bees in Christendom, the Spiritual Health of Honey Bees Dr. Tracy Farone Poor mental and psychological health is an ever-increasing public health…
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Notes from a NewBeek
Second Deep Tilting Platform Dick Vermeulen I did bee school and got my beautiful nuc on May 7th this year. Fed them 60 pounds…
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At What Cost?
Jeremy Barnes The visit of Karl von Frisch and his wife, Margarete, to the United States for two months in 1949 as guests of…
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Apiary Inspection Montana
Alyssa Piccolomini State Entomologist Montana is a vast and diverse state of mountains, river valleys, forests, plains, badlands and caverns and our beekeepers are…
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