The Beehive Thief
By: Peter Sieling Dresden, NY Feb. 1919 – William Keefer awoke to discover that eight of his honey bee colonies were missing. He was the…
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Chronic Bee Paralysis Virus (CBPV)
By: Don Coats Watch for this killer. It’s not passed by Varroa. Introduction: This article reports on a honey bee colony struggling for survival…
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Build a Sales Display
By: Ed Simon It was time to put a little pizazz into our sales display that we use for flea markets and other events….
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Pesticide Kill Redux
It has to do with the soil, rain and location. By: Bob Brachmann When the first break in the weather at the end of…
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Experiences With a Top Bar Hive
By: David Dawson If you’re going to manage your top bar hive for honey production – you’re going to have problems. Introduction. Keeping bees…
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Bill Sheppard, Jr.
As Good As It Gets For Bees & Beekeepers In NC By: Lane Kreitlow A NC treasure from age six on – Bill was…
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Xenophobia
What honey bees have taught me. By: Benjamin Eichorn My dad, Peter, has been keeping honey bees along the central coast of California since…
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No Lifting!
Something Old Is New In America By: Brian Drebber Slovenian or AZ hives have been around as long as the more common Langstroth hive…
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#SCIENCEMARCH
By: Toni Burnham Honey bees, unlike marchers, stay inside when it pours down rain. Here in DC, advocates for pollinator research got soaked, instead….
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A Closer Look
Worker Reproduction Reproductive workers are seldom seen in colonies with a laying queen. Honey bee workers are sexually undeveloped females and under normal hive…
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Found in Translation
By Jay Evans Can Propolis Be Used To Improve Colony Health Having visited Brother Adam’s apiaries at Buckfast Abbey and his honey sites in…
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A RUDE AWAKENING
By: Ross Conrad My typical Winter losses over the last decade have tended to hover between 10-18%. Not ideal, but far better than what most…
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What’s Going On?
By: Ann Harman “And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days.” James Russell Lowell, American poet, certainly…
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Bigger Picture
By: Jessica Louque The Necessity of Morel-ity If you ever ask Bobby what his favorite ______ is, he will say “free” for his answer. When…
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Bottom Board
By: Ed Colby What Happens When? This Winter I drove over the mountains to put down a rebellion of beekeepers who thought they might…
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The Voices of Bee Culture
Cooking with Honey
By: Ann Harman The Spring months are famous for the pick-your-own strawberry patches and for ripe blueberries. Use some of your honey to enhance…
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Caveat Emptor: Let the Buyer Beward
By: Vaughn Bryant, Texas A&M There is very little truth in honey labeling. “Houston, we have a problem!” Those were words that echoed around the world…
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U.S. Honey Industry Report – 2016
By: Kim Flottum Imports, exports, production and consumption from 2016. A somewhat new look and a lot of new data come with the Department…
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Southwest Foraging
By: Connie Krochmal For this month, let’s explore another volume in Timber Press’s foraging series. “Southwest Foraging-117 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Barrel Cactus…
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