Beekeeping 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…
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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…
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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
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Beeswax and Candles
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Better Hive Stands
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Bee Things Are Changing, Really Changing
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Restocking Winterkilled Hives: A Routine Aspect of Beekeeping
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Wintering Bees
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Selecting the Appropriate Protective Clothing
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Living with a Smoker
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Equipment Requirements for the First-Time Beekeeper
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Temporarily Relocating Beehives
Rarely a quick and easy beekeeping process for the small time beekeeper by James E. Tew Moving beehives – always eventful I don’t know…
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A Short Story About A Wintering Colony With Dysentery
When to treat and when to simple accept the disease? I’m only fooling with you I am afraid that all too often I write…
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