It’s Summers Time –
Looking At Numbers And Saying Good-bye Kathy Summers So because of COVID and just in general being short-handed in our Publications department for the…
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QUALITY VS. QUALITY VS. QUALITY
Jeremy Barnes I need to have some paving done here at home. My neighbor was having asphalt laid in his driveway so I walked…
Read MoreTeaching Old Colonial Williamsburg’s Wild Honey Bees New Tricks
Joel Voron Wild honey bees are usually not a problem here at Colonial Williamsburg. However, one voicemail was about to change that. In June…
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Beekeepers Are Like Bees – Tom Theobald’s Everyday Impact
Kathryn Thompson Last Fall, I volunteered to visit with Paul Limbach and Tom Theobald to write some Colorado beekeeping history. The two long-time beekeepers,…
Read MoreLooking For A Different Perspective
Dr. Tracy Farone Looking for different perspectives… As I write this at the end of June and the dawn of July, it is berry…
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A Tanging Tempest in the Beeyard
By: James E. Tew Should I apologize? Should I immediately apologize for spending your reading time on an antiquated subject like “tanging” while other…
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Cell Punch Queen Rearing
By: Roland Gerner With this method, even beekeepers who have difficulties with grafting due to failing eyesight or other reasons can breed queens. It…
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Florida State Science Fair
Most teens favor dogs, cats, or maybe fish. Atreya Manaswi, a 9th grader from Orlando, Florida, prefers a very different creature: Apis mellifera, the…
Read MoreIt’s Summers Time –
Lots Happening In Medina It’s been busy here in Medina so far this Summer – at home, at work and just in general. First…
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History is Hints and Scraps
John Miller “History is hints and scraps of a former self.” It’s not my quote; but I know a good quote when I steal…
Read MoreBee Vet
Good Help Can Be Found Dr. Tracy Farone On a rare day off in mid-May, I went fishing with my family, ironically at Slippery…
Read MoreUnreal Drones in the Apiary
Dewey Caron Have you ever flown a drone? Not the live drones you find in your bee colony or tethered drones you might fly…
Read MoreBee Driven Mid-Life Crisis, Part 4 A Shout Out To My Friends
James Masucci When I made my decision to focus on bees, I had several concerns. How big do I want my business to be?…
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Bottom Board
Aristotle And Bees Ed Colby My bee-hauling rig is a 1983 converted E350 Ford van. A former owner cut out the middle of this…
Read MoreApiary Inspection Ohio
Booke Decker Barbara Bloetscher, Ohio – Ohio Department of Agriculture is a State Entomologist/Apiarist who oversees the Apiary Inspection Program. Ohio is unique compared to…
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Wholesome Remedies
Alexandra Nastasa Reprinted with thanks to BeeScene and the BC Honey Producers. Somewhere in a Dutch laboratory, bees are reportedly being trained to test…
Read MoreFound in Translation
Social Thoughts Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab Honey bees, like other social insects, think both for themselves and for their colonies. All animals…
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Going for a Ride
How Bees Carrying Fungi are Protecting Agroecosystems Part 1 By: Charlotte Coates et al. In recent years, the global decline in pollinator populations has…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Genetic Diversification and Tracking Results Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel So you’re a new beekeeper and need to purchase a new queen (Who squashed…
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Optimizing Bee Gut Immunity
Varun Madan We have all heard the statistics. The number of managed commercial honey bee hives has been declining by approximately 50% in the…
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