The National: England’s National Honey Show Beyond Imagination
By: Val Rhenius Throughout its history, the National Honey Show has been held at various venues in and around London. 2007 was the…
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October Honey Market Report
Prices and Weather The evolution of the U.S. beekeeping industry continues unabated, though at glacial speed. Very inexpensive, and by most counts illegally imported…
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It’s Summers Time!
TRAVEL, FALL AND GOLDENROD HONEY It’s hard to believe that Summer is essentially over. As I write this it’s is the end of August,…
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Inner Cover
In case you haven’t noticed, Africanized honey bees have not gone away, have not gone back to Africa or Mexico, nor have they surrendered…
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Build A Cell Shaped Display
By: Ed Simon The Bee Shed in Rochester, MN was looking for display shelving to be used when selling honey and hive products at flea…
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Top Bar Protein
By: Wyatt Mangum Top Bar hives need a hanger for a protein patty. And Small Hive Beetles just love them, too! Feeding a pollen…
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Beekeeping in Central South Carolina: Mild Winters, Mites, Cotton and Soybeans
By: David MacFawn I had a chance to discuss beekeeping in central South Carolina with Danny Cannon, who runs about 400 colonies and is…
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Oxalic. A Better Way?
By: Jennifer Berry A new method may be better. Time will tell. Several months ago, Randy Oliver started writing about a new application method for…
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Autumn Thoughts
By: Ross Conrad Fences, honey and queens. Electric Fence Considerations According to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, the black bear population in the state…
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The Voices of Bee Culture
Filtering Honey Almost Every Filter Removes Some Pollen
By: Vaughn Bryant Filtering honey has become a big issue among many individual beekeepers. Many beekeepers want to remove large items of debris such…
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History Of The Muth Bottle, Part 2
By: Jim Thompson The first jar invented specifically for honey. I collect old honey jars and when I heard that the Muth Jar was…
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September Honey Market Report
Winter and Summer Loss Survey, Plus, Spring and Summer Honey Crop Survey Bee Culture’s field reporters this month have been busy, and we’ve…
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It’s Summers Time!
By: Kathy Summers EAS 2017 Chickens Bees Kim and I spent last week (August 1-4) at the University of Delaware attending EAS 2017. We…
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The Inner Cover
By: Kim Flottum August was about as busy a time as I’ve had in years. We were gone for a week to Delaware for the annual…
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In My Opinion – Moving From An Industrial To An Ecological Age
By: Jeremy Barnes Dr. Mark Winston ended his report on the recent Bee Audacious Conference (Bee Culture, June 2017) with the exhortation that “We…
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Bees For Development – Bee Garden Party Marlboro House London
By: Nicola Bradbear Hundreds of supporters of Bees for Development gathered to celebrate bees and the work of the Charity in the gardens of…
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Winter Colony Development
By: Lloyd Harris What Happens In Colonies AFTER Mid August Determines How Successfully Colonies Can Be Wintered If you ask most beekeepers how they prepare…
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The Challenge
By: David VanderDussen and Kathleen Ireland NOD Apiary Products’ Story Of Innovation Part 3, Developing An Environmentally Friendly Miticide Recap: In Part 1 of…
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A Closer Look
By Clarence Collison Queen Cells and Rearing Stimuli There are basically two types of queen cells – those made from a worker larva, and…
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