A Chronicle of Some Common Beekeeping Terms
James E. Tew I gave you a “heads-up” In the February 2022 edition of Bee Culture magazine, I wrote that I had found some…
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The New World Carniolan Closed Program Celebrates It’s 40th Generation
Sue Cobey Carniolan Honey Bees Carniolan bees, highly favored by beekeepers worldwide, are known for their calm temperament, Winter hardiness, rapid Spring buildup and…
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Starter Colony Ed Simon I’ve tried both a Cloake Board and the Horizontal Frame Support to raise queens. Now it’s time to try a…
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New(ish) Beekeeper Column Off the Wahl Beekeeping Adding Bees To Your Hive Richard Wahl A Bit about Varroa Mites According to the dictionary, the…
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Obituary
Bruce Bell made a huge impact in the beekeeping community of Southwest Colorado. When word got out that he had passed away on November…
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A Glimpse of Heaven Ed Colby When my enthusiastic and very Catholic beekeeping mentee Megan announced that she would stop by the farm to…
Read MoreOh, The Joys of Swarm Season
Ettamarie Peterson It’s just a few days past the Winter solstice and I am already getting geared up for swarm season. That is because…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Easter for Beekeepers Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel For beekeepers checking the queen status of their hives, it’s one giant egg hunt from early…
Read MoreGreater Honey, Greater Cause
Jeff Kennedy I am a beekeeper, albeit unintentionally. My introduction to Apis mellifera is likely similar to that of others born before 1990. During…
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A Closer Look
Robbing Behavior Honey bee robbing behavior may take two different forms Clarence Collison Honey bee robbing behavior may take two different forms: stealing honey…
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Thymol
Considerations for a Successful Varroa Treatment Dr. Claudia Garrido There are several highly efficient treatments against varroa mites which are based on substances from…
Read MoreBeekeeping Critical Thoughts
Weather and Honey Bees Earl Hoffman Please let us consider thoughts on how wind, rain, floods, ice/snow, and drought affect honey bee colonies. Think…
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From the Editor QUESTION #1 One of my hives died out. A pile of dead bees appeared outside of the hive entrance. The bees…
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Bee Vet
Immunity, Vaccines & Honey Bees: Part 2 Dr. Tracy Farone Immunity in Honey Bees If you missed last month’s part one of this series,…
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Propolis
I remember meeting up with some beekeepers in Vancouver 25 years ago and talking about the amazing medicinal properties of propolis. They were not…
Read MoreABRC Proceedings – Short Talks
Lighting Talks – Session I DOI: https://doi.org/10.55406/ABRC.22.Short Favorable interactions between genetic selection and polyandry Delaplane KS, Given JK, Menz J, Delaney DA University of Georgia…
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Bip Bits
By: Nathalie Steinhauer & Mikayla Wilson & Jeri L. Parrent & Dan Aurell & Selina Bruckner & Geoff Williams Hi beekeepers! The Bee Informed Partnership’s…
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Honey Recipe
Stuffed French Toast By: Shana Archibald Ingredients: French bread or sour dough loaf, cut to fit in a 9×13 pan (a regular loaf of…
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Industry Agencies and Organizations List American Bee Federation (ABF) Bee Informed Partnership (BIP) Agriculture Network Information Collaborative (AgNic) (USDA/National Agriculture Library) Project Apis m….
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The High Art of Elevated Dumbery
The High Art of Elevated Dumbery By: Stephen Bishop Some people think you can just do dumb things without any forethought, but learning how…
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