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…
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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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Traditional Beekeeping
By: Pablo Montesinos Arraiz Unlike what happens with other farm animals, honey bees have traditionally been exploited with the criterion that they are animals…
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Board by Board, Hive by Hive
By: Stephen Bishop In a moment of inspiration, I once grabbed a crowbar and decided on a whim to start a small home improvement…
Read MoreThe University of Florida Honey Bee/Beekeeping Teaching Programs
From the University of Florida Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory The University of Florida Honey Bee/Beekeeping Teaching Programs Cameron Jack January: Overview of…
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A Personal Essay on Venom Allergy
By: Brad Metz Since a warm Spring Day in 2006, I can tell you the exact number of stings I’ve taken: eight. But I…
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Spring Do Cometh
By: Jeff Kennedy The return of daylight savings comes with an array of sensory cues that inform us Spring is on the way. My…
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Study Hall
Modified Dadant Hive From the Editor Jerry Hayes Last year about this time I re-discovered the ‘Modified Dadant Hive’ as I was thinking about…
Read MorePlant Yarrow Tomorrow
Alyssum Flowers An interesting plant to add texture and detail to any garden is Yarrow, Achillea species, also known as Devil’s Nettle, Dog Daisy,…
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