Lilacs – 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…
Read MoreBottom Board
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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Build a Mechanical Speed Controller
Ed Simon A few Falls ago, Ron Stevenson and I were watching some beekeepers use their homemade extractor to process honey 122 frames. It…
Read MoreLelania Bilodeau, PhD
I believe you have experience with Apis mellifera scutellata, the African bee, tell us more please. Currenly, Apis mellifera scutellata is not an issue…
Read MoreIn Memory of Bill Sheppard How I Became a Beekeeper
Hugh Madison I have been keeping bees since 1993 and I’m very proud of how far I have come as a beekeeper. To me,…
Read MoreSpring Flowering Bulbs are Not Just for Squirrels
Alyssum Flowers Now is the time to plan and plant Spring flowering bulbs for color next year. Many species, colors and varieties are available…
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Speak Out
Jennifer Bryan-Goforth For commercial beekeepers, pesticide damage to bees is hugely impactful, with losses in the hundreds or even thousands of colonies. But for…
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