Critical Thoughts
Seasonal Beekeeping Management By: Earl Hoffman Please consider these critical thoughts to guide your beekeeping management – Now that Summer solstice is over, and…
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Winter is Coming
Found in Translation By: Jay Evans When this column comes out, many in the northern hemisphere will still feel the heat of a long…
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Bees Working With Farmers Charlotte Coates1, D. Susan Willis Chan1, Erica Shelley1,3, Saira Espinosa2, Peter Kevan1 Can you imagine a world where bees are working with…
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Zac Wellman The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Apiary Program’s mission is “To protect honey bees in order to maintain a viable honey bee population…
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A Closer Look
Comb Construction and Cell Capping Clarence Collison Significant Chemical And Physical Changes Occur In The Wax During Comb Building “Wax secretion is age-related, varies…
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Beekeeping Resilience” Allan Williams On New Year’s Eve 2020, while a church was climaxing its end of year celebrations, there was a declaration heard…
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How Does Canada Grade Honey?
Although the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) came into force on January 15, 2019, certain requirements may apply in 2020 and 2021 based on food commodity,…
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Shana Archibald BROWN SUGAR & HONEY BACON 1 lb. bacon 2 c. brown sugar + additional ~1 c. 1 tbsp. red pepper flakes Honey…
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Fall Planning Dr. Tracy Farone “Fall Planning” Tomorrow the calendar will say “July” and many beekeepers are focusing on Spring extraction. It is easy…
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A “Dutch Uncle” Talks Beekeeping
Ernie Schmidt The dictionary says the definition of a Dutch Uncle is – “1. A counselor who admonishes frankly and sternly. 2. One who…
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New Reading For Fall –
A Natural History Of Insects in 100 Limericks. Richard A. Jones (Author) and Calvin Ure-Jones (Illustrator). Published by Pelagic Publishing (www.pelagicpublishuing.com), UK. 5” x…
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Meeting Adjourned
Stephen Bishop Some curious readers have inquired about my credentials, and some conspiratorially-inclined question whether I even exist. The same happened with Shakespeare; he…
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Bigger Picture
Beekeepers and Hoarding Jessica Louque For those of you who listened to our podcast with Kim Flottum and Jeff Ott, we got quite a…
Read MoreDronings From A Queen Bee
Settling In Charlotte Hubbard My friend Rob is a private pilot. He flies for fun on the occasional weekend, and flies (pre-pandemic) internationally on…
Read MoreDealing With A Case of European Foulbrood
An old disease with now new solutions James E. Tew Tempus fugit Time flies. Since 1974, I can document publishing more than 600 beekeeping…
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Dog Days Ed Colby It’s early July as I write, and hot enough to make a beekeeper cry for mercy. Our western Colorado highs…
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Meeting With Mimi Aung, Lead Engineer on the Mars Ingenuity Helicopter Jerry Hayes Jerry – Thank you for taking time to talk to me!…
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Western Growers Association
John Miller Just after mid-August, 2021, Western Growers Assn. sponsored a virtual meeting with their members and Silicon Valley investors interested in Agricultural assets….
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Powering Your Bee With Flowers Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel What bees really need are more flowers. Seems easy enough, but like achieving world…
Read MoreIbiza, Spain
Beehives Made of Stones and Logs Friederike Diestel When wandering around in nature on Ibiza, if you are lucky, you will discover massive, partly…
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