Book Review
Dewey Caron The Music of Bees is a fictitious novel involving three diverse characters bonding together through the magic of honey bees. The author,…
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Bees and Women
Sara Jane Wellman Axtell Nina Bagley Mrs. Sara Jane Wellman Axtell was born December 19, 1839 in Monmouth County, Illinois, which was founded in…
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Peter Sieling Every two years, our county Cooperative Extension sponsors an event called Farm/City Day. One of several local farms hosts the event. They…
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Ed Colby Just when you think you have your bees all figured out, the little darlings will laugh at you and prove you so…
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Ciber Center for Integrative Bee Research
John Miller The Center for Integrative Bee Research (CIBER) is located at University of California, Riverside (UCR). On September 10 & 11, 2022, a…
Read MoreBuild a Double Screen Board – Snellgrove
Ed Simon Eventually, you will wish you had a double screen board available. It is a versatile device that allows you to manipulate your…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 8 – What Have I Learned? By: James Masucci It’s been a year and a half since I retired from my day job…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 7 – The Financial Side By: James Masucci I had thought that by this time I would be summarizing my building experience and…
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The Beekeeper and the Big Bad Monk
By: Stephen Bishop Once upon a time, a young downtrodden beekeeper, Fred, slogged up a mountain to visit a beekeeping monk. He was the…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 6 – Getting Ready to Build By: James Masucci I’m writing about my honey house in three phases. In my last article, I…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 4 – A Shout Out to my Friends By: James Masucci When I made my decision to focus on bees, I had several…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 3 – Where Do I Put It? By: James Masucci This February, I had the opportunity to tour the almond pollination with John…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 2 – What’s in a Queen? By: James Masucci “Men are from Venus, women are from Mars.” Or is it the other way…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 1 By: James Masucci How did a boy who would rather fall off a ladder than get stung by a bee grow up…
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Bee Vet
An Interview with a British Bee Vet: Dr. Chris Palgrave Tracy Farone (Preview: In this and the next two BV articles, I will be…
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Honey Bee Husbandry in Plastic Hives
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David MacFawn Autumn preparations are frequently deemed the most critical of any season. Beginning in September and continuing through December, Autumn is when preparations…
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Bayou Apiary
Carol Harbo There is a peaceful glen in the bayou where I witness a talented lady. She isn’t apparent as I approach her realm….
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Found in Translation
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Talents and Skills
Jeremy Barnes The difference between a talent and a skill is significant. The former, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is ‘the natural endowments of…
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