Dancing With the Bees
Greg Carey You’ve been handling bees for a while and are feeling very confident. It’s a nice day, and you are into one of…
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Honey Bees on the Dark Side
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Honey Bees…
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The Hopeful State of Probiotic Science
By: Kirk Anderson A probiotic is a living microbe that when consumed, has health benefits. Simple enough. But to truly understand probiotic science and…
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Honey Recipe
Fresh Spring Honey-Lemon Salad Dressing By: Barb Bloetscher Adapted from https://siouxhoney.com/recipe/honey-lemon-salad-dressing/ Ingredients □ 2 tbsp honey (lemon infused honey will boost the lemon-y flavor)…
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Queens Court
A Closer Look Queen’s Court By: Clarence Collison When the queen is stationary on the comb she is surrounded by a circle of workers…
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USDA NASS 2022 Ag Census Sparks Debate Over Honey Bee Population Reporting
USDA NASS 2022 Ag Census Sparks Debate Over Honey Bee Population Reporting The USDA NASS 2022 Ag Census reported a record high 3.8 million…
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Honey Recipe
Honey Peanut Cookies Originally published in a 1940’s issue of American Bee Journal By: Nina Bagley Ingredients □ ½ cup shortening □ ¾ cup…
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Bee Vet
Connections By: Dr. Tracy Farone I must admit, over these last couple of Winter months (I’m currently writing in early March), I’ve been struggling…
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Beekeeping Critical Thoughts – Time, Money, Labor, Hives
By: Earl Hoffman What does Optimize look like in your apiary? Please let me share some thoughts and understand some ideas on this topic,…
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Ready or Not, Winter!
By: David Burns Honey bees in the Spring and Summer typically have a relatively short existence of around forty-five days. Their days are filled…
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What Does It Take to Run a Honey Bee Laboratory?
From the University of Florida Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory What Does It Take to Run a Honey Bee Laboratory? By: Chris Oster,…
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Some of the Problems in Judging Honey
B: Jim Thompson I have been a honey judge for more years than many of you have been alive. During that time, I have…
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Patterns of the Brood Nest
By: Pablo Montesinos Arraiz At a base level, the zootechnical management and the general management of hives depend intrinsically on the development and growth…
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Why Didn’t you Listen to your Mentor Part 3
By: Ed Simon The three parts of this collection are subsets of the 263 hints, definitions and informational tidbits gathered in over twenty years…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Convention Chronicles By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel There’s nothing like a great beekeeping meeting. You learn, connect and get inspired. We are still…
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By: Charles Linder This article is written with the intention of being shared as widely as possible. Any reporters, politicians or interested parties need…
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American Honey Queen and Princess Named
By: Rachel Bryson, American Honey Queen Committee Anyone who attended the American Beekeeping Federation convention and trade show in January in Jacksonville, Florida has…
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Painted Hive Body Competition
By: Ruth Meredith Note: The photo to the left was originally submitted as part of the image gallery contest. It was so unique that…
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Off the Wahl Beekeeping-Start or Join a Dynamic Beekeeping Club
New(ish) Beekeeper Column Off the Wahl Beekeeping Start or Join a Dynamic Beekeeping Club By Richard Wahl One of the wiser things I did…
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Success for All Means Accessible Information for All
By: Julia McGuire What is the best way to teach beekeeping to adults? Julia McGuire, a beekeeper instructor living in West Des Moines, believes…
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