Study Hall
From the Editor, Jerry Hayes VARROA CONTROL QUESTION Thank you for your Zoom presentation to the Maine Beekeepers Association. I was going to write…
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UC Davis Research Shows That Yeast can Benefit Bumble Bee Survival and Reproduction
Kathy Keatley Garvey Bumble bees prefer foraging on flowers that contain yeast, but does yeast benefit bumble bee survival and reproduction? Yes, according to…
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Planning and Planting Your Pollinator Garden
Hydrangea Blooms! By: Alyssum Flowers A garden should have a mixture of annuals, perennials and woody ornamentals to provide seasonal interest, height and structure….
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Found in Translation
Protein Sources and Colony Growth By: Jay Evans Hopefully those in the Northern hemisphere have your bees situated so they are taking advantage of…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Summer Bee Convention Conversation Starters By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Beekeeping is a solitary occupation. Many of us are drawn to the peace…
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Shortcuts Ed Colby My 63 colonies emerged from our Colorado Winter in pretty good shape. As of today, April 10, I’ve lost only one….
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Bee Vet
The Hexagon, Under the Microscope Dr. Tracy Farone Each Fall for about 10 years now, I have had the joy of teaching a course…
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Hunting and Bees Jessica Lawrence There are a lot of different types of beekeepers out there. In fact, I’d say that most any two…
Read MorePlanning Your Pollinator Garden
Alyssum Flowers The best way to learn about pollinators and help them thrive is to have established plantings of flowering plants whether it’s annuals…
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Greg Carey I should start by stating my opinion that all feeding of bees is emergency feeding. I hope to provide support for that…
Read MoreHealthy Soil = Healthy Bees
Aaron Weaver As we know, our bodies work best if we are on a balanced diet. We are of the soil, therefore a soil…
Read MoreCurrent Status of Loop- Mediated Isothermal Amplification Technologies for the Detection of Honey Bee Pathogens
Timothy C. Cameron, Danielle Wiles & Travis Beddoe, Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Science, Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia…
Read MoreA Moving Experience
Stuart Rowan I recently saw a bumper sticker that read, “Yes I have a pickup truck, no, I won’t help you move!” Nothing seems…
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Believe it or Not
A Recollection of Arch Hockensmith, Beekeeper Wes Henry Arch Hockensmith, as a lot of folks do, wore many hats. He was a friend, a…
Read MoreLinks from the Phillips Beekeeping Collection
Michael Cook mnc2@cornell.edu Starting point to access rare beekeeping materials: Overview: https://mann.library.cornell.edu/rad-collections Registration: https://cornell.libwizard.com/f/mann-rare-distinctive-collection-registration New York State privilege card (to borrow materials from circulating…
Read MoreQueen Excluder, or Honey Excluder…
Tina Sebestyen It can be frustrating to try to figure out when and how to use a queen excluder. Sometimes, the queen excluder seems…
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A Closer Look
Oxalic Acid Varroa Mite Control Numerous studies have investigated using oxalic acid to control Varroa mites Clarence Collison In order to get a potential…
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Book Review
By: Dewey Caron Every three of four living species on our planet is an insect. And several recent studies say they are in trouble….
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Honey Bee Queens, Drones, and Nurse Bees Earl Hoffman May I suggest to you that the queen bee is potentially, not the most important…
Read MoreThe Value of the Beekeeping Industry to Agriculture
Originally printed in BioAg World Digest. From the Editor, Jerry Hayes This is 2022 and at the end of the day it’s all about…
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