A Few Unique Beekeeping Tools
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Dealing with Beekeeper Guilt
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Beekeeping in the United States
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Some Simple Questions
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Honey Bee Husbandry in Plastic Hives
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Combining Colonies
A common procedure, but without clearly defined boundaries. By: James E. Tew “Hey, just combine them” Combining colonies is a common procedure. As beekeepers,…
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The Imprecise Precision of Beekeeping
Hey beekeepers, it’s perfectly normal. By: James E. Tew Beekeepers slowly grow to accept the obvious If you read any bee book, beekeeping is…
Read MoreA Package Bee Queen
A novel experience that only adds to my indecision James E. Tew Any time and no time Any time and no time are both…
Read MoreBeekeeping and Life – Looking Forward and Looking Backward
James E. Tew Just recently and long ago Last week, Grandma and I were essentially old wall ornaments at our youngest grandson’s seventh birthday…
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A Chronicle of Some Common Beekeeping Terms
James E. Tew I gave you a “heads-up” In the February 2022 edition of Bee Culture magazine, I wrote that I had found some…
Read MoreA Case for Embracing Smaller Population Beehives Part 3
I’m Listening to What You Tell Me James E. Tew You are older today than you were yesterday Yes, you are one day older…
Read MoreBeekeeping is in Transition
Part 1: It Has Always Been James E. Tew English is my only language. I have always envied those of you who are multi-linguistic…
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Beekeeping Techniques for the faint-hearted Beekeeper Part 2 James E. Tew My bees are ageless. I am not (Part 2). After one ages and…
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Beekeeping Techniques for the Faint-Hearted Beekeeper James E. Tew My bees are ageless. I am not. As have you, I have been through many…
Read MoreThe Are Not My Bees!
But somehow, I am Responsible. James E. Tew Time stands still Sixteen years ago, in the October 2005, Bee Culture magazine, I wrote an…
Read MoreThe Happy, Sad Day Of Late Summer, 2021
It’s ending. James E. Tew Yep, for me, the 2021 season is ending. Yes, there will still be some late season flowering action from…
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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Water During Cool Weather
By: James E. Tew This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years This is not just another…
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Beeswax and Candles
By: James E. Tew This article originally appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of BEEKeeping your First Three Years It is late November, cold…
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Better Hive Stands
By: James E. Tew This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years This may be the golden…
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