Believe it or Not
A Recollection of Arch Hockensmith, Beekeeper Wes Henry Arch Hockensmith, as a lot of folks do, wore many hats. He was a friend, a…
Read More
Links from the Phillips Beekeeping Collection
Michael Cook mnc2@cornell.edu Starting point to access rare beekeeping materials: Overview: https://mann.library.cornell.edu/rad-collections Registration: https://cornell.libwizard.com/f/mann-rare-distinctive-collection-registration New York State privilege card (to borrow materials from circulating…
Read MoreQueen Excluder, or Honey Excluder…
Tina Sebestyen It can be frustrating to try to figure out when and how to use a queen excluder. Sometimes, the queen excluder seems…
Read More
A Closer Look
Oxalic Acid Varroa Mite Control Numerous studies have investigated using oxalic acid to control Varroa mites Clarence Collison In order to get a potential…
Read More
Book Review
By: Dewey Caron Every three of four living species on our planet is an insect. And several recent studies say they are in trouble….
Read MoreBeekeeping Critical Thoughts
Honey Bee Queens, Drones, and Nurse Bees Earl Hoffman May I suggest to you that the queen bee is potentially, not the most important…
Read MoreThe Value of the Beekeeping Industry to Agriculture
Originally printed in BioAg World Digest. From the Editor, Jerry Hayes This is 2022 and at the end of the day it’s all about…
Read MoreOff the Wahl Beekeeping
Hive Inspections Richard Wahl As a new beekeeper that first time hive inspection can seem like an intimidating task. After all, looking in on…
Read More
The Reliability of Science – Part 2
Ross Conrad We beekeepers put a lot of faith in science, but that faith isn’t always well placed. Last month we looked at the…
Read More
A Foolproof Way To Keep Your Smoker Lit
Fool being the Keyword Stephen Bishop If there’s one universal truth to life, it’s that your smoker will die at the most inopportune time….
Read More
Analytics in Beekeeping
John Miller In April 2022 Bee Culture I mused on the emergence of Analytics in beekeeping. Analytics is not new. Observant beekeepers have for…
Read More
God Bless Ukraine!
Ed Colby As I write this in March, Kyiv is under siege. Mariupol has been flattened, 90 percent of its buildings destroyed, as Vladimir…
Read More
A Closer Look
Clarence Collison Queen Pheromones Honey bee queens produce a sophisticated array of chemical signals Honey bee queens produce a sophisticated array of chemical signals…
Read More
A Reunion Worth Waiting For
Mattie Joiner The American Honey Producers Association 53rd Annual Conference and Trade Show took place December 1-4, 2021, and was a happy reunion amongst…
Read MoreBeekeeping and Life – Looking Forward and Looking Backward
James E. Tew Just recently and long ago Last week, Grandma and I were essentially old wall ornaments at our youngest grandson’s seventh birthday…
Read MoreThe Importance of Early Diagnostics in the Treatment of Honey Bee Viruses
Roger A. Moore, Ph.D. & Dave Wick, CEO BVS, Inc. Accurate and cost-effective rapid detection of viruses, including variant or engineered strains, requires novel…
Read MoreNWC Transition Part 2
Buzz’s Bees and Strachan Apiaries Certified New World Carniolan Producer Partners Sue Cobey The New World Carniolan is one of the longest running and…
Read More
American Honey Producers Association
Salutations AHPA members! What a crazy start to 2022! We finally get over the hurdle that is the pandemic just to have record high…
Read MoreThe global COLOSS network – Do it like the bees – Do it as a team!
Anna M. Gajda1, Gina Retschnig2, Maria Bouga1, Robert Brodschneider1, Norman L. Carreck1, Panuwan Chantawannakul1, Raffaele Dall’Olio1, Vincent Dietemann1, Ales Gregorc1, Lotta Fabricius Kristiansen1, Daniela…
Read MoreBeekeeping and the Organizations that Support Us
Debbie Seib Attend a beginning beekeeping class and one of the first things you’re told is find a mentor and join a local bee…
Read More