Colony Development Part II: Mastering Bee Biology
Mastering Bee Biology by Larry Connor Before obtaining the first bee colony, the future sustainable apiculturist must master key aspects of bee biology. Here…
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Screened Bottom Boards: There’s Always Something New To Learn
There’s Always Something New To Learn by Ross Conrad Despite having worked six years for a commercial beekeeping outfit with over a thousand hives,…
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by Ed Colby First the property manager called. A terrified homeowner had been “attacked” inside her home by a swarm of honey bees. Could…
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BIGGER PICTURE: Touring Dakota Honey, Part Two
by Jessica Louque Recently, we’ve spent more of our time in the Dakotas than we have at our house. The kids have very nearly…
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COLONY DEVELOPMENT PART I
Importance of Knowing Developmental Rates by Larry Connor Before obtaining the first bee colony, the future sustainable apiculturist must master key aspects of bee…
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Leveling the Field
by William Powers If you have been keeping bees for, say, a decade or so, somewhere in the back of your mind is an…
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Removing Bees
by Michael Young Find the opening entrance that the bees are flying into. Remove the outside covering and spray a little thin sugar syrup….
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NEW PRODUCTS: B-Funnel; Oxalic Acid; red headed honey. Book – Some Important Operations In Bee Management.
by Bee Culture Staff Some Important Operations In Bee Management. T.S.K. and M.P. Johansson. Originally published by IBRA, now Northern Bee Books, UK. Available…
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SENSORY ANALYSIS OF HONEY : Author and taster completes her course in Italy.
by Marina Marchese Catching an international flight out of JFK is the last thing I wanted to do during an Ebola panic, it was…
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It Takes A Hive – How To Run A Successful Crowd Funding Campaign
by Ian Everett The crowdfunding story of Flow Hive, from Australian inventors Stuart and Cedar Anderson, became an internet phenomenon earlier this year, when…
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Filtering Honey: What is Best?
by Vaughn Bryant Pollen In Honey What is the best way to filter honey and not lose any of the pollen? I wish I…
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The Four Pillars of Honey Bee Management
by Bee Culture Staff Join Bee Culture Magazine’s Exploration of the Four Pillars of Honey Bee Management in October, 2015 at the Bee Culture…
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Winter Starts Today: Ignore these practices at your bees’ peril
Roy Hendrickson I realize that a percentage of those reading this article are, for whatever reason, committed to a mite control agenda absent of…
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Splits & Varroa: More Colonies, Fewer Mites, New Queens – What Could Be Better?
William Hesbach At a recent beekeeping meeting the question was asked if a split can be made to help control Varroa. The answer is…
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Make a Triangle Bee Escape: Heck, make one for every hive
by Rick Andrews With the dog days of Summer in full swing, it might be time to start thinking about this year’s honey harvest. Do you recall…
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New Products: Books – Simple Smart Beekeeping; Honey (cookbook); Beekeeping for Dummies, Third Edition.
by Bee Culture Staff Honey. Everyday Recipes For Cooking And Baking with Nature’s Sweetest Secret Ingredient. By Angelo Prosperi-Porta. Published by Greystone Books Ltd,…
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Imported Bees Boost Northern Ontario Wild Blueberry Yields
by Alan Harman Canadian Trevor Laing is importing thousands of workers to try to reduce Northern Ontario’s biggest export – its youth. He is…
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by Ed Colby The friendly UPS associate in Indonesia solemnly informed me, “I have launched an investigation into the disappearance of your queen bees!…
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Bigger Picture: How to Plan your Garden
by Jessica Louque This past year, Bobby and I had a fairly prolific garden. It was so prolific, in fact, we wasted a lot…
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Bee Hive Stands: This may be the Golden Age of Hive Stands
by James E. Tew What a pleasant surprise Last month, I wrote that, “I would like to come up with a design for individual…
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