PROBIOTICS: Pro = For, Biotic = Life
By: M.E.A. McNeil Probiotic: pro means for, biotic means life. For life. Yes, we’re for life. More life, more better, right? Maybe. Maybe not. For…
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The Other Bees – We Are Not Alone
By: Sam Droege Species in The United States:134 Species in Canada: 40 Common everywhere Size Relative to Honey Bee: ½ – 1.5X Flight Season: Spring…
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Found In Translation – Modified Bacteria To Contain Varroa
By: Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab When it comes to microbes in honey bee colonies, the bad guys get all the press. Since Aristotle…
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Managing a Training Apiary Year 3
By: Branson McKay This article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Now into my third year managing…
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Who Put The Sugar In The Manure Pile?
By: Mike McNally How often have you heard beekeepers talk about why their bees are all over compost piles, manure piles or sawdust piles….
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Bee Talk
By: Jerry Hayes Question 1 More Bees are considered better than less honey bees in a colony. But, as Spring arrives populous, healthy honey…
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From The Editor – An Interview With Ross Conrad
By: Alice Eckles Alice Eckles – I know you were a communications major in college, how did you end up keeping bees for a…
Read MoreThe Bee Season Has Arrived
By: Ann Harman This article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years No matter what part of the…
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The Empty Hive
By: Pete Somers This article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Colony loss is a process rather…
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Unwelcome Guests
By: Zac Lamas This article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Mice are adorable little creatures. With…
Read MoreYears 2 & 3 Hive Tasks
By: Ann Harman This article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of BEEKeeping Your first Three Years Spring Hive Cleaning Time! • Select…
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Package Delivery Day
By: David MacFawn This article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Saturday, March 16, 2019 Robert’s Apiary,…
Read MoreMaking Splits: Steps to Success
By The Ontario Bee Journal; Appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Splitting existing colonies is a great way…
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A Difference of Opinion
By: Ross Conrad This article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Early in American history it was…
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Build a Wax Strainer
By: Ed Simon This article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years It happened again. I received another…
Read MoreInstalling Packages
By: Kim Flottum This article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Bees are collected, either by shaking…
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The Kenyan Top Bar Hive
By: Tina Sebestyen This article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years My first mentor was a commercial…
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To: Someone Thinking About Starting Beekeeping From: A New Beekeeper
By: Buck Bradley This article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years So, you are thinking about getting…
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Getting to Know Beekeeper and Author Ross Conrad
By: Alice Eckles This article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years We have some Great writers and…
Read MoreFirst Year Hive Tasks
By: Ann Harman This article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Goal-all comb drawn by end of…
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