The Story of A. I. Root
Authot: A.I. Root About the year 1870 a stranger called who wanted to talk about bees. I was just then getting ready to go…
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Why Comb Rotation is Important
Author: Bob Binnie Whenever beekeepers report problems such as premature queen failure, sick brood, or excessive and repeated colony losses, one of the first…
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Bees In A Changing Climate
Author: M.E.A. McNeil Bee by bee, flower by flower, scientists are asking how climate change effects pollinators, and half a day was dedicated to their…
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Inner Cover
Author: Kim Flottum An interesting and educational week in Montreal. Over 5000 people attended we’re told, but I suspect there were actually more. Hundreds…
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The Measures Of Success
By: Ross Conrad Achieving success as a beekeeper can be elusive. It is a goal that is often based on factors that are changing…
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Basic Beekeeping Is Not Just For Beginners
By: Dr. James E. Tew Basic beekeeping is fine Among my many annoying characteristics, I have a particular one that especially frays my immediate…
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Summers Time
By: Kathy Summers Things Are Always Changing Nothing ever stays the same forever – or does it. I’ve been at this job for what…
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Inner Cover
By: Kim Flottum It’s been a quiet month here in the Spieth Road Beeyard. The weather settled, kind of, and things started to dry…
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Are You Listening
By: Apis M. Mellifera On Help From Above At this time, the Board Of Directors has asked me to communicate its sense of unease…
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The Story of A.I. Root
By: A.I. Root In the year 1866 I had a light colony, or rather nucleus that I put into the cellar. This cellar was…
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FEEDERS – Every Feeder Has Its Strengths And Drawbacks
Volume, Cost, Small Hive Beetle And Time All Add Up By: David MacFawn Feeding your bees for their survival is critical if they are…
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Beekeeper’s Toolbox
By: Jim Berndt I am not a naturally tidy person; I am not one of those people who knows precisely where everything is and…
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Are You Listening?
By: Apis Mellifera Introduction The history of beekeeping is filled with observations that have led to many efficiencies in the human manipulation of honey bee colonies. The…
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DOWNTOWN
By: Toni Burnham Bee Sting Allergy Basics And Allergy Understanding For Beekeepers It probably happens every time you talk to a group of people…
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The Story of A.I. Root – The Warehouse Fire!
By: A.I. Root At the national convention in Cincinnati in 1882 I had announced that I would take a foundation mill with me and…
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Inner Cover
By: Kim Flottum “America’s farmland is disappearing at a rate of three acres every minute.” American Farmland Trust. AFT surveys land use with…
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Beekeeper Nutrition: The Ethics of Food Processing
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Read MoreWinding Down For Awhile
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First Year Hive Tasks
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Read MoreThe Blind Beekeeper
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