Strategic Business Planning
For Sideline, Even Commercial Beekeepers Those of us attending local beekeeping clubs have seen several significant trends and changes over the last decade or…
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Ohhh, My Aching Back!
A Make It Yourself Hive Loader By: Jerry Bromenshenk Large scale beekeepers often place hives on pallets and move them using forklifts and flatbed…
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Build The Original Langstroth Hive
By: Peter Sieling Langstroth’s 1852 patent moveable comb hive was the first practical hive that allowed the beekeeper to examine any comb in a hive…
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Processing Propolis Part II
By: Ross Conrad In last month’s Bee Culture article we looked at the origins of propolis; how it is produced and used by honey…
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The Trailer
By: Geoffrey Martinak International Honey’s Mobile Extraction Trailer. Located in the Canadian prairies, Manitoba has long been a major producer for beekeeping in…
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Processing Propolis: Part 1
by: Ross Conrad The crisp cool Autumn weather arrives at a time when the color of the leaves change, mice build nests in well-protected…
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Real Time Watching Winter Clusters
Real Time Watching Winter Clusters By: Wyatt Mangum That was for the Summer. This article extends the diagnostic capabilities of thermal cameras into Winter. First…
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National Honey Month
Let’s Party By: Ann Harman September is National Honey Month! So it is a perfect time to have a party celebrating honey. And since…
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The Pennsylvania Farm Show 100 Years Of Incredible Education
The January 2016 Pennsylvania Farm Show was the 100th anniversary of this grand event. The PSBA does an outstanding job every year, and this…
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A Better Way To Bottle
By: Allen Hayes Easy To Build – Anyone Can Do This! Many backyard beekeepers bottle their honey using a plastic bucket with a honey…
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BUILD YOUR OWN BEELINING BOX
By: Frank Linton It’s not as hard as you think. Tom Seeley has written a delightful book on the ancient art of lining honey bees…
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Removing Bees
By: Brian Rogers Use Every Tool Necessary Recently I was invited to give a presentation to a Bee Club on the other side of…
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HOW TO GET YOUR HONEY IN THE JAR
By: Lonnie Funderburg “There is no spigot on the side of the box.” My wife and I have a system. I stand over next to…
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SUPER PROTECTION
by William Powers Because I had a good year in collecting swarms, performing removals from buildings, and by making my own splits, I found…
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What’s Happening In The Hive
The Hidden Signs Of Swarming Stephen Repasky In temperate areas, beekeepers look forward to many things in the Spring, such as the first pollen…
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Ann Harman The East Cupcake Beekeepers Association has decided to embark on some events. The membership has grown in recent years from the classes…
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Beeyard Thoughts
A comfortable apiary for both bees and beekeepers. Bait hives in the apiary. Odds and Ends – What’s with bees and coffee? A hive stand…
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USING OXALIC ACID
Tony Jadczak The toxicity of oxalic acid (OA) to Varroa has been known for nearly three decades based on experiments conducted in Asia and…
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Ask Phil
Phil Craft Got A Question? Ask Phil He Knows! Send your questions to Phil at phil@philcrafthivecraft.com www.philcrafthivecraft.com A beekeeper in Missouri writes: I am…
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Installing A Queen
by Jim Thompson What seems to be a rather routine procedure may not be. At various times a beekeeper finds that the queen needs…
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