Found in Translation
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Bees and Women
Miss Lillian Love By: Nina Bagley Miss Lillian Love was born into a Quaker family in Marion, Indiana on October 24, 1880. Her family…
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Honey Recipe
Fresh Broccoli with Honey By: Fay Jarrett Ingredients □ 4 cups chopped broccoli □ ¼ cup honey □ 1 tbsp olive oil (tuscan herb…
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A Closer Look
Nestmate Recognition By: Clarence Collison Pheromones are involved in intraspecific chemical communication; however, the glands associated with compounds used in nestmate recognition in honey…
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Why Do Beekeepers Give Up?
By: Tina Sebestyen The bottom line answer to the question, “Why do beekeepers give up?” is: because their bees die, usually over and over….
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My Apiary Ecosystem
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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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Pure Honey?
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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…
Read MoreBeekeeping and the EPA-The Problems We Face as an Industry
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…
Read MoreBull Snake in a Subaru
By: Ed Colby Walking down the path to the river the other evening, I almost tripped over a big bull snake. Mottled brown and…
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