To Insulate or Not To Insulate
How important is hive insulation really? By: Ross Conrad This is the time of year when beekeepers throughout North America start preparing their colonies…
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Only 5% of Beekeepers Belong to Associations
John Miller I have previously written about why we attend bee meetings. I missed bee meetings. Last week I attended the Minnesota Honey Producers…
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Propolis – The Gold in Your Hive
Jeannie Saum It is important for beekeepers to know what a gold mine of resources we have in our hives, provided by our amazing…
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Over Wintering
Losses in Canada Rod Scarlett, Canadian Honey Council Overwintering losses and Spring dwindle in Canada reached historic levels this year. While the final tabulations…
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This Clear Veil May Help Frank Linton My eyesight is not what it used to be. How about yours? These days, it is easier…
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Felix Puccio I recently was asked by my mentor to send photos of my failing bee hive to help her diagnosis its progress. Since…
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The Problem to the Solution of Winter Moisture
Peter Somers When you ask ten beekeepers and get one answer, something is wrong. Most seem to agree that Winter condensation kills colonies. The…
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Beekeeping 101
Emily Harbury, LVT What makes a person a beekeeper versus someone who simply has bees, or as I call them, a bee-haver? Both categories…
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Bees and Women
Elizabeth Eliza Douglas Nina Bagley Elizabeth “Lizzie” Eliza Douglas was born in Gorham Cumberland, Maine, in September 1844. Lizzie’s father, Freedom Douglas, and mother,…
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Study Hall
From the Editor, Jerry Hayes Virus QUESTION All I hear about are the viruses found in honey bees and how they are hurting or…
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Bottom Board
A Persistent Bear Ed Colby That bear keeps coming around. She hasn’t gotten past the fence around the bee yard, yet. But she’s intrigued….
Read MoreGoing Places with Balloon Flower
Alyssum Flowers A true blue champion in the garden is balloon flower or Chinese bellflower, Platycodon grandiflorus, a two foot tall clump forming perennial…
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Study Hall
From the Editor, Jerry Hayes WEED KILLER and BEES QUESTION If I spray to kill Johnson Grass on my farm, will I potentially harm…
Read MoreWorld Bee Day in Ukraine During the Russian Invasion
Tanya Richardson & Leonora Adamchuk The UN created World Bee Day in 2018 to highlight the importance of pollinators and the threats that they…
Read MoreHoney Bees: Should they be banned from native plant restoration areas?
Kathy Keatley Garvey What’s a honey bee to do? The dwindling resources of pollen and nectar producing plants in California greatly concern bee scientists…
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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…
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Bees and Women
Nina Bagley Mrs. Ellen S. Tupper was a complex and cunning woman beekeeper in the 1800’s that all beekeepers should know. She was born…
Read MoreFrom Alaska to Scotland: in Search of History, Honey Bees and Sustainability
Lisa Hay Recently I traveled to Scotland with my son in order to spend some quality time with him and to introduce him to…
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Alyssum Flowers Salvia is the largest genus of plants in the sage family (the mints, Family Laminaceae) with over 1000 species of annuals, perennials…
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Bee Vet
A Surgical Approach Dr. Tracy Farone Did you ever have a moment within the crazy pace of life where you suddenly stopped, looked around…
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