Category: James Tew
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Equalizing Colony Populations
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Trying to Make Weak Colonies Into Good Colonies By: James E. Tew Small hives visited and revisited This past Summer, I occasionally had to equalize some colonies that I had started from packages.…
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Honey Bee Stings
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! “Don’t You Ever Get Stung?” By: James E. Tew A few months ago, I gave a brief discussion at a local service club luncheon. I only had a short time to make my…
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Hidden Beehives
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: James E. Tew (Click on the photos to enlarge them) Nary a hive I just returned from a two-thousand-mile road trip to visit my two brothers and be introduced to some brand-new…
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Five-Minute Beekeeping
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! For Those Short Times When You Need a Quick Bee Fix By: James E. Tew (Click on photos to enlarge) The concept The genesis for this article occurred about twenty-five years ago. At…
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Managing And Manipulating Honey Bee Queens
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! An Integral Aspect of Keeping BeesBy: James E. Tew (Click on photos to enlarge) Getting comfortable handling queens Like so many other aspects of beekeeping, confidence and comfort when catching and handling queens…
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And Yet a Few (More) Comments on Honey Bee Swarm Biology and Management (Part 2)
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! The Swarm in Transition to a ColonyBy: James E. Tew In the hive In the April 2025 issue of Bee Culture, I spent my article space discussing some aspects of elementary swarm biology of honey bees…
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Making Summer Decisions That Affect Winter Management
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Some Suggestions for Making Your Best Guesses Months in AdvanceBy: James E. Tew Complaining about beekeeping – an unlikely art form Like so many beekeepers, through the years, I have become an expert…
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General Honey Bee Swarm Biology and Management (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! An Overview of a Typical Honey Bee Swarm EpisodeBy: James E. Tew The Springtime event The general story is that a colony – probably headed by queen that is more than one year…