The Layens Hive
By: Leo Sharashkin Using Local bees, And An Appropriate Hive.Unconventional? Perhaps. “Keeping bees requires little effort, and barely any capital to get started,” wrote…
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Bee Pollen- An Overview
By: Ross Conrad Bee Pollen: Implications for Human Health Last month we looked at bee pollen: what it is; how it is collected by…
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A “NET GAIN” CELL BUILDING SYSTEM
By: Joe Latshaw Not how big, but how small can a cell building colony be and still do a good job? Queen rearing is…
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Honey By The Ton From Top Bar Hives
By: Wyatt Mangum This article provides data on cotton honey production from top-bar hives collected over two seasons. The first season was a trial…
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Leave The Flying To Us
By: Jennifer Berry Moving Bees Is Stressful For The Bees, And The Beekeeper, Almost Always. Sitting at an airport is one of my least favorite…
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Unusual Thermal Images Of A Winter Cluster
Thermal cameras have become an important part of my colony management and a tool for my scientific research. Wyatt Mangum In Bee Culture (March…
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FERAL BEES
Rescuing A Feral Nest, After Collapse By: Kathy Keatley Garvey A collapsed feral honey bee colony in a hollowed-out Eucalyptus tree in a secluded area…
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Bigger Picture
A Survivalist Guide To Bees A lot of insanity has been going on in the country with elections, unrest, and political/cultural divides that, at…
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A Multi-Style Hive Apiary
A multi-style hive apiary is pretty much what it sounds like. By: Ernie Schmidt I keep bees in Langstroth, Top Bar and Warre hives. I…
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The Bee Brush
One tool that is offered in most beginning beekeepers kits by bee supply dealers is the bee brush. After 48 years of working…
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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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Democracy
What we can learn from the bees. by-Tony Harris Honey bees perform the waggle dance on the comb within a nest to inform other…
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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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Honey’s NOT GMO
Pure natural honey is, by definition, a non-GMO food. It’s that simple. By: Michelle Poulk This message is supported by the American Beekeeping Federation, American…
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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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Some Beeyard Thoughts, Observations and Updates
By: James Tew Washboarding Behavior Beekeeping Wisdom From Senior Citizen Beekeepers. For The Brand New Beekeepers – Finding, establishing and maintaining a beeyard. Odds…
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