911
By: Peter Sieling Many years ago, an 11-year old neighbor girl followed me around the bee yard. For three or four years, Lindsay called…
Read More
Oxalic Acid & Varroa
Charlie Vanden Heuvel From commercial to backyard beekeepers the number one threat to the honey bee is Varroa Destructor Mites. Since 1987 assets coupled…
Read More
Listening To The Bees Gone, But Truly Not Forgotten – An Excerpt
By: Mark Winston I’ve learned quite a bit from bees, lessons around the value of collaboration, clear communication, a strong work ethic and social…
Read More
Regional Honey Price Report
April Report Winter So Far In late Feb we surveyed our reporters to see how winter was going so far, what they had done…
Read More
It’s SUMMERS TIME!
In the Hands of Strangers If you have read Bee Culture for very long you know that Kim and I travel a lot. We…
Read More
New For The 2018 Season
Mule-Grip. Of the several styles of frame grips sold today or developed through the years they all offer the same scissor action to hold…
Read More
INNERCOVER
I guess I’ll blame it on Sunspots maybe. Or the crush for time before our trip to New Zealand. Maybe just a too-long Winter….
Read More
Hunting Stands For Bait Boxes
By: Will Caverly Few hobbies have a steeper learning curve than beekeeping. But hunting arguably involves far more failure and frustration. Whether big game,…
Read More
A Closer Look
PHEROMONE REGULATION By Clarence Collison Primer pheromones affect the physiological state of the individual resulting in longterm changes in behavior which may take days…
Read More
Some Beeyard Thoughts, Observations and Updates
The angst of making package bee decisions. Guessing and fretting. By: James Tew Guessing about buying packages Guessing at upcoming package needs is primarily an issue…
Read More
The Bigger Picture
An Ode To Turkeys By: Jessica Louque I’ve been on a business kick for the past few months, but I thought I’d switch gears…
Read More
Bee Kid’s Corner
Bottom Board
Grand Slam By: Ed Colby Yesterday was a grand slam. First I got a massage from a chiropractor of rare talent. She trades her…
Read More
BeeKeepers & Bombs
Varroa bombs. Let’s think about that. By: Ross Conrad It is the nightmare scenario of every beekeeper. Varroa mite populations build up in colonies…
Read More
Ask Phil
Q: A beekeeper in Pennsylvania writes: I have a question on storing raw honey. What is the optimum temperature to help prevent crystallization? In the…
Read More
Why Honey Bees Don’t Have Problems
By: Miles Sarvis-Wilburn This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Colony Collapse Disorder, Varroa, foulbrood, wax…
Read More
Requeening
By: Morris Ostrofsky This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Replacing a Queen Isn’t Difficult, but…
Read More
Be Prepared Before You Ask For Help
By: Frank Mortimer This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Beekeeping is a hobby that requires…
Read More
Installing a Queen
By: Jim Thompson This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years What seems to be a rather…
Read More
Build a Better Beeyard
By: Tom & Fran Davidson This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years We began beekeeping seven…
Read More