A Closer Look: SUPERBOOST®
by Clarence Collison Synthetic Brood Pheromone. Honey bee brood pheromone is a blend of 10 simple fatty-acid esters that are extractable from the larval…
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USING OXALIC ACID
Tony Jadczak The toxicity of oxalic acid (OA) to Varroa has been known for nearly three decades based on experiments conducted in Asia and…
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Ask Phil
Phil Craft Got A Question? Ask Phil He Knows! Send your questions to Phil at phil@philcrafthivecraft.com www.philcrafthivecraft.com A beekeeper in Missouri writes: I am…
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West Virginia Veterans & Warriors
Jack Blackford Walking out to what was about to become a new apiary, I spotted a mixed bunch of folks listening to one of…
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Seed and Oilseed Crops As Bee Plants
by Connie Krochmal A number of seed and oilseed crops happen to be good sources of forage for bees. This group includes safflower, sesame…
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Notes On The American Bee Research Conference
by Malcolm Sanford In 1986 the first American Bee Research Conference (ABRC) met at the Baton Rouge Bee Laboratory. It was organized by two…
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Best Hive Tool?
by Jim Thompson I hear that question a lot and I didn’t give it much thought until I started building a display of hive…
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Vive La Honey Bee!
by M.E.A. McNeil A boy drew close to a pollen-flecked bee on a flower, watching intently. He is still watching bees, decades later as…
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The Pollinator Stewardship Council Bee Clubs Are Broken By Ignoring The Value Of The By Laws by Michele Colopy Organizations can be revitalized, and…
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New Products
Easy to use and convenient to carry, Stops the Sting™ is an innovative skin soothing ointment designed to stop pain, itching, and swelling from…
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Ask Phil
Got A Question? He Knows! by Phil Craft A beekeeper in Kentucky writes: I am going to get started as a beekeeper this spring….
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Breeding Mite-Biting Bees To Control Varroa
by Greg Hunt, J Krispn Given, Jennifer M. Tsuruda, Gladys K. Andino Introduction. Despite the general recognition among beekeepers and bee researchers that Varroa…
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Swarms
What are they and what can beekeepers do about them? by Jennifer Berry Ahhh. Spring is finally here. No longer are we dealing with…
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Downtown
What About The Zika Virus And Plans For Mosquito Spraying by Toni Burnham I have to credit one of our most impressive new(-ish)bees, Ted…
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Wax Rendering
A Little Look Into An Aspect Of The U.S. Industry That Doesn’t Get Much Attention by Ross Conrad Beeswax: This unique hive product is…
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Mizzbehavin, New Beeginnings, and Beelive: Bees In Prison
by Nancy Hill Crystal’s voice softens as she takes you back to the cold, rainy April night she and nine other women incarcerated at…
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A Conversation With Florida’s David Westervelt
by Larry Connor In September, 1976 I drove from Columbus, Ohio to Lehigh Acres, Florida as a step toward moving the Dadant and Sons,…
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Bees and Cannabis
by Sharon Schmidt Very little research appears in the literature about how honey bees interact with cannabis plants containing levels of THC appropriate for…
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A Closer Look: Feeding Sugar Syrup/HMI
by Clarence Collison Honey bee nutrition plays a vital part in developing and maintaining healthy and strong colonies. Carbohydrates are essential as they provide…
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Bigger Picture
by Jessica Louque During the 2011 EAS conference, I attended a workshop called “Making Pysanky Eggs” with Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban. I’ve always been interested in…
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