Dear Queen Buyer
By: Larry Connor This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Thank you for buying a queen…
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Hive Tasks
By: Ann Harman This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years • Review all equipment • Place…
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By: Wil Montgomery This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years An IPM (Integrated Pest Management) plan…
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By: Bill Mondjack This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years As answered by Bill Mondjack, EAS…
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When Absolutely Everything Goes Wrong!
By: William Powers This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Lessons Learned The Hard Way Mentoring…
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Moving Bees: When You Have To or Want To
By: Jennifer Berry This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years There are many reasons we find…
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Got Questions? Phil Knows!
By: Phil Craft This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years A beekeeper in West Virginia writes:…
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Water During Cool Weather
By: James E. Tew This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years This is not just another…
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By: Doug Galloway This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years The Mistakes I’ve Made! When I…
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DOWNTOWN: Death In The Snow
By: Toni Burnham But Sioux City Bees Will Fly Again You could call it the gut shot heard ‘round the world: a half million…
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Some Beeyard Thoughts, Observations and Updates
By: James Tew Frozen honey and how bees eat it – possibly. Winter stores for the wintering colony. Consuming frozen honey Honey bee colonies –…
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The ULTIMATE Swarm Box
By: Frank Mortimer Swarm, swarm everywhere a swarm; Flyin’ outta my hives, breakin’ my mind; Do this, don’t do that, can’t you stop the…
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Button Bush
By: Connie Krochmal Depending on the location, button bush can be a large shrub or small tree. lthough button bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) may not…
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Honey Shows
By: Ann Harman Oh! A Honey Show is just like a horse race – best one wins. Wrong! It is all about marketing! Honey…
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Cover Evolution
By: Jim Thompson I have found it interesting to look at the types of different bee hive covers or tops that have been used…
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Bottom Board
By: Ed Colby Playing Hooky In January the gal Marilyn and I took the overnight Amtrak from Colorado to Reno for the 2018 American…
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Thymol – Varroa Control
By: Claudia Garrido Thymol is one of the alternative treatments in late Summer, or even in Spring according to the temperatures of the year…
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The Good Ole Days Of Beekeeping
By: David Hughes Ah, the good old days of beekeeping. Healthy bees, huge flows of honey – life was good for a beekeeper. Was…
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Sales & Marketing In The SE U.S. It’s all in the timing, and the price.
By: David MacFawn Beekeeping, while a lot of hard physical work, is one of the enjoyable endeavors that may make some money. Often the…
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Honey Bees & Horses
By: Darryl Gabritsch The balancing act of managing the needs of honey bees while managing the needs of horses is challenging. It’s difficult to…
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