Ditch The Foundation
by Roger Williams “Psst! Buddy! Hey you, with the veil. Yeh, you. Wanna save 100 bucks?” This doesn’t happen often to a beekeeper, some…
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A Holiday Meal With Honey
by Angelo Prosperi-Porta I always like to veer a little off the beaten track when cooking especially when entertaining. This is the time to…
Read MoreA Closer Look: Varroa Mite Orientation
Studies of Varroa destructor orientation to honey bees were undertaken to isolate discrete chemical compounds that elicit host-finding activity. by Clarence Collison Female Varroa…
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Keith Delaplane
by Jennifer Berry It’s interesting how things work out. How one minute your life is heading down a certain path, then the next it…
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Champlain Valley Apiaries
Three Generations of Beekeeping by Ross Conrad The son of Czechoslovakian immigrants, Charles Mraz (1905-1999) kept bees in Woodside, Queens, an enclave of Czech…
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Tom Seeley
by Ann Harman You have read his books: Honeybee Ecology (1985), The Wisdom of the Hive (1996), and Honeybee Democracy (2010). You have attended…
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Stuart Anderson: Co-Inventor of the Flow Hive
by Toni Burnham If you are a beekeeper in North America, and you have a connection to the Internet (or anyone you know has…
Read MoreBottom Board: Marla & Mites
by Ed Colby I did some dumb things when I was a kid, so I didn’t mind helping out a young man who could…
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Got A Question? Ask Phil
A beekeeper in Oklahoma writes: In all of my years of beekeeping, it seems to me that when you introduce a new queen into…
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Bigger Picture: Don Hopkins, NCDA Chief Apiary Inspector
by Jessica Louque As an apiary inspector for North Carolina, Don Hopkins normally needs to be notified when you bring in bee packages from…
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A Closer Look: Tarsal Glands / Footprint Pheromone
When honey bees walk across a surface, their feet often deposit an attractive, oily, colorless secretion that has a low volatility. This secretion has…
Read MoreBeeyard Thoughts
by James E. Tew Thievery – of any kind anywhere Robbery is truly hard to consider in just a short discussion – or even…
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Got A Question?
Ask Phil Phil Craft Send your questions to Phil at phil@philcrafthivecraft.com www.philcrafthivecraft.com A beekeeper in Wisconsin writes: I’m a first time writer. I’m also…
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Colony Development Part II: Mastering Bee Biology
Mastering Bee Biology by Larry Connor Before obtaining the first bee colony, the future sustainable apiculturist must master key aspects of bee biology. Here…
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The Pollinator Stewardship Council
State Pollinator Protector Plans Protecting Pollinators Takes Funding by Michele Colopy States are being encouraged to develop Pollinator Protection Plans. Whether it is state…
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Screened Bottom Boards: There’s Always Something New To Learn
There’s Always Something New To Learn by Ross Conrad Despite having worked six years for a commercial beekeeping outfit with over a thousand hives,…
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It’s Your Club — Do Something
by Ann Harman Dogs are an interesting group of animals. With appropriate rewards they can be trained to do many things. Some breeds inherently…
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An Epiphany by Ed Colby On my way to the Flat Tops on a hot August day, I choked as dust clouds rolled off…
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Bigger Picture: Holidays In A Honey Daze
Holidays In A Honey Daze by Jessica Louque It seems like every year, the holidays start earlier. I went into the dollar store in…
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Persimmons For The Garden
by Connie Krochmal Persimmons are excellent additions to the bee garden. Very suitable for hedges and espalier, the handsome, ornamental, picturesque, small to medium…
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