Category: 2026
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Change is Coming
© 2012 Shawn Colvin & Patty Griffin By: John Miller In early February, 2026 there is an oversupply of lumber in California almond orchards. In mid-February there will be far less lumber, and far fewer strong colonies for rent – at any price. The phenomena is easily tracked on social media, too many bees! A…
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2026 ABRC Proceedings
Part 1 https://doi.org/10.55406/ABRC.4.26.1 The American Association of Professional Apiculturists (AAPA) is an organization consisting of professors, state apiarists, scientists and students who all study and work with the western honey bee, Apis mellifera. The goals of the AAPA apply to three major areas: 1) promoting communication within and between industry, academia, and the beekeeping community;…
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Found in Translation
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Breeding Back Viruses By: Jay Evans Spring! Great food coming in, bees that are becalmed by the mild temperatures, more daylight after work, a great time to be alive. For your beehives that…
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Interview With Leading Entomologist Dr. Sammy Ramsey
On National Geographic’s Secrets of the Bees Jerry Hayes & Dr. Samuel Ramsey National Geographic’s Secrets of the Bees will be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu beginning April 1. Dr. SammyAll right. JerryAll right. What do you want us to talk about? Well, how are you doing, Sammy? Dr. SammyI’m doing really well,…
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Beekeeping Self Defense
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Stephen Bishop The flap and yap should not be confused with the flail and wail or, for that matter, the flailing whale. The first is a simple self-defense combo. In that regard,…
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How to Overcome Queen Acceptance Challenges Part 1
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: David Burns We all know the feeling of spending forty dollars for a new queen and another forty dollars for overnight shipping only to have her not be accepted in our queenless…
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You Got This: Tips for Solo Beekeepers Part 2
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Theresa J. Martin In this multi-part series, we are exploring methods that make solo beekeeping more safe, efficient, and enjoyable. Last month, we reviewed the pros and cons of being a solo…
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Off the Wahl Beekeeping
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! New(ish) Beekeeper Column Raising VSH Queens By: Richard Wahl VSH SignificanceIf you have been keeping bees for any length of time, you have already met the limiting factor in today’s beekeeping environment: the…