Off the Wahl Beekeeping
New(ish) Beekeeper Column Off the Wahl Beekeeping Adding Bees To Your Hive Richard Wahl A Bit about Varroa Mites According to the dictionary, the…
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Obituary
Bruce Bell made a huge impact in the beekeeping community of Southwest Colorado. When word got out that he had passed away on November…
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A Glimpse of Heaven Ed Colby When my enthusiastic and very Catholic beekeeping mentee Megan announced that she would stop by the farm to…
Read MoreOh, The Joys of Swarm Season
Ettamarie Peterson It’s just a few days past the Winter solstice and I am already getting geared up for swarm season. That is because…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Easter for Beekeepers Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel For beekeepers checking the queen status of their hives, it’s one giant egg hunt from early…
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A Closer Look
Robbing Behavior Honey bee robbing behavior may take two different forms Clarence Collison Honey bee robbing behavior may take two different forms: stealing honey…
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Jeff Kennedy I am a beekeeper, albeit unintentionally. My introduction to Apis mellifera is likely similar to that of others born before 1990. During…
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Thymol
Considerations for a Successful Varroa Treatment Dr. Claudia Garrido There are several highly efficient treatments against varroa mites which are based on substances from…
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Weather and Honey Bees Earl Hoffman Please let us consider thoughts on how wind, rain, floods, ice/snow, and drought affect honey bee colonies. Think…
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From the Editor QUESTION #1 One of my hives died out. A pile of dead bees appeared outside of the hive entrance. The bees…
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Bee Vet
Immunity, Vaccines & Honey Bees: Part 2 Dr. Tracy Farone Immunity in Honey Bees If you missed last month’s part one of this series,…
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The High Art of Elevated Dumbery
The High Art of Elevated Dumbery By: Stephen Bishop Some people think you can just do dumb things without any forethought, but learning how…
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American Beekeeping Federation Activity After months and months of limited travel and Zoom meetings I had a chance to attend the American Beekeeping Federation…
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The Hopkins Method for Raising Queens in your Small Apiary. By Joe Conti. Published by Northern Bee Books. ISBN 978-1-914934-25-4. 38 pgs. 9.5” x…
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Bee Vet
Immunity, Vaccines & Honey Bees: Part 1 Dr. Tracy Farone As a veterinarian, I have administered thousands of various vaccines to a variety of…
Read MoreA Practical Bioassay to Assess Varroa destructor Resistance to Acaricides in Ontario
Nuria Morfin*1,2, & Paul Kozak2 & Collette Mesher3 & Paul Innes2 & Jim Coneybeare4 & Kelsey Duscharm3 & Ernesto Guzman-Novoa1 1University of Guelph, Honey…
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Electromagnetic Radiation – Part 2
And Honey Bee Health – Part 2 By: Ross Conrad In the February edition of Bee Culture we looked at some of the scientific…
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Adding Bees to Your Hive Richard Wahl Pre-Bee Arrival Preparations Whether it’s a purchased package, a swarm catch or a split, adding the bees…
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Part 4- Build A Wide Queen Excluder Ed Simon Whenever you build a piece of bee equipment that doesn’t match the standard Langstroth dimensions,…
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Become A Better Beekeeper Rachel Kuipers & Jeri Parrent & Nathalie Steinhauer Bee Informed Partnership Here at Bee Informed Partnership, we are excited to…
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