A Very Different Kind Of Fire
By: M.E.A. McNeil What Californians know about tornadoes is that they happen somewhere else. Ask anyone – not here, no way. But tornadoes did…
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Take Me On A Bee Cruise
By: Katherine Kiefer In January 2017 at the joint meeting of the ABF, AHPA and CHC in Galveston, the University of Minnesota Bee Squad…
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BEESPEAKER There are lots of things you can do to make sure this works.
By: Frank Mortimer, Jr. As president of the Northeast NJ Beekeepers Association, I am actively engaged in educating the general public about the importance…
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It’s MAGIC! You CAN Sell Honey For $20/lb
By: Leo Sharashkin A Missouri statute says: “Farmer not merchant.” That’s spot on: for many farmers and beekeepers bringing in a great crop is…
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Ukraine Honey Exports
By: James Hydzik Beekeeping looms large in Ukrainian society: one in nine Ukrainians keep hives. The Ukrainian Orthodox Christian church calendar includes Medovyi Spas,…
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Midwest Master Beekeepers
By: Moneen Jones The MO Master Beekeeper Certification Program is now the Midwest Master Beekeeper Certification program thanks to a collaboration with the Missouri Conservation…
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What To Do On Facebook
By: Jessica Dally I’ve written quite a bit about social media, what to do, what not to do, how to start. Now it’s time…
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Proposition 65 In California, Anything Can Be Dangerous!
By: Alan Harman Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup, has been added to California’s Prop 65 list, meaning that glyphosate is “known…
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NAGC
By: Peter Snyder We are pleased to report that beekeepers in the United States have a new ally in the battle to identify a…
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RAW HONEY OR RAW DEAL?
By: Katherine Kiefer Interest in honey bees and beekeeping has never been greater. It follows that interest in honey has also grown. Newer beekeepers…
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The Eastern Huckleberries As Bee Plants
Native to North and South America, huckleberries (Gaylussacia spp.) are most common in the East. Around eight species are found to the U.S. Typically…
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Regional Honey Price Report
November Report Preliminary 2017 US Honey Production Report This is where we stick our neck way out and try and see what the future…
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It’s Summers Time!
Voices, England and the Chickens I hope everyone had a good Summer and that your Fall is as beautiful as ours here in Northeast Ohio….
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Inner Cover
Just so you know. That ‘natural’ tomato plant, actually those four ‘natural’ tomato plants that showed up in my garden last Spring did just…
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Bottom Board
Fire In The Belly We went to Scottsbluff, Nebraska for the eclipse. Scottsbluff’s prettier than you think. An entrepreneurial farm family rented us a…
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It’s Christmas Party Time
The East Cupcake Beekeepers Association usually meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month. But in December the date is too close to Christmas…
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Some Beeyard Thoughts, Observations and Updates
Why are some bee things the way they are? Why are things the way they are in beekeeping? Such things/questions/oddities or quirks are everywhere in…
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Ask Phil
Q: A beekeeper in Ohio writes: I have enjoyed reading your “Ask Phil” column in Bee Culture magazine. In the last few months you…
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Bigger Picture
The Business of Bees: Part I of III North Carolina has a lot of beekeepers. We’re ranked in the top ten states for most…
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Neonicotinoid Pesticides: A Major Problem For Bees, Part II
The often heard refrain that Varroa is the primary cause of colony losses associated with CCD is simply not supported by the evidence. Harm…
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