Believe it or Not
A Recollection of Arch Hockensmith, Beekeeper Wes Henry Arch Hockensmith, as a lot of folks do, wore many hats. He was a friend, a…
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Links from the Phillips Beekeeping Collection
Michael Cook mnc2@cornell.edu Starting point to access rare beekeeping materials: Overview: https://mann.library.cornell.edu/rad-collections Registration: https://cornell.libwizard.com/f/mann-rare-distinctive-collection-registration New York State privilege card (to borrow materials from circulating…
Read MoreQueen Excluder, or Honey Excluder…
Tina Sebestyen It can be frustrating to try to figure out when and how to use a queen excluder. Sometimes, the queen excluder seems…
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A Closer Look
Oxalic Acid Varroa Mite Control Numerous studies have investigated using oxalic acid to control Varroa mites Clarence Collison In order to get a potential…
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Book Review
By: Dewey Caron Every three of four living species on our planet is an insect. And several recent studies say they are in trouble….
Read MoreBeekeeping Critical Thoughts
Honey Bee Queens, Drones, and Nurse Bees Earl Hoffman May I suggest to you that the queen bee is potentially, not the most important…
Read MoreThe Value of the Beekeeping Industry to Agriculture
Originally printed in BioAg World Digest. From the Editor, Jerry Hayes This is 2022 and at the end of the day it’s all about…
Read MoreOff the Wahl Beekeeping
Hive Inspections Richard Wahl As a new beekeeper that first time hive inspection can seem like an intimidating task. After all, looking in on…
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The Reliability of Science – Part 2
Ross Conrad We beekeepers put a lot of faith in science, but that faith isn’t always well placed. Last month we looked at the…
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A Foolproof Way To Keep Your Smoker Lit
Fool being the Keyword Stephen Bishop If there’s one universal truth to life, it’s that your smoker will die at the most inopportune time….
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Analytics in Beekeeping
John Miller In April 2022 Bee Culture I mused on the emergence of Analytics in beekeeping. Analytics is not new. Observant beekeepers have for…
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Drizzle
By: Mark Winston I led a research laboratory for 35 years at Simon Fraser University (SFU), running around 200 honey bee colonies at our…
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Feeding Bees
How hard can it be? Well, it’s complicated. Try this. Go to the established bee book of your choice and look up supplemental…
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What Can Drones Tell Us About the Colony?
By: Bradley Metz & David Tarpy In the “girl-boss” dystopia that is the honey bee colony, drones are the dopey, do-nothings that are at…
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Honey Recipe
Homemade Granola By: Shana Archibald Ingredients □ 2 cups oats □ ½ cup honey □ ½ teaspoon vanilla □ ½ teaspoon cinnamon □ Flax…
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Found in Translation
Bees and the Web that Traps Them By: Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab While big injuries, exposures and accidents are always a risk,…
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The Reliability of Science – Part 1
The Reliability of Science – Part 1 By: Ross Conrad We have all come to rely on science. It is responsible for most of…
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U.S. Honey Industry Report – 2021
Released March 18, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Supplementary by Kim Flottum United States Honey…
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God Bless Ukraine!
Ed Colby As I write this in March, Kyiv is under siege. Mariupol has been flattened, 90 percent of its buildings destroyed, as Vladimir…
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A Closer Look
Clarence Collison Queen Pheromones Honey bee queens produce a sophisticated array of chemical signals Honey bee queens produce a sophisticated array of chemical signals…
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