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Jury Duty Ed Colby I heard through the grapevine about a commercial beekeeper who lost an almond contract when someone insinuated that his bees…
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A Closer Look
Honey Bee/Varroa Mite/Virus Complex Viral diseases of honey bees are a major problem causing serious economic losses worldwide Clarence Collison “Viral diseases of honey…
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Ettamarie Peterson Many years ago, my son and his wife asked me if I would take on the job of being the Beekeeping Project…
Read MoreA Case for Embracing Smaller Population Beehives Part 3
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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Maine Newsletter
Small Hive Beetles (SHB) Jerry Hayes More info than you really need. One of the challenges in being a beekeeper with decades of KSA’s,…
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Native Bees With Dr. Bug
Tamra Reall Whizz! “What was that?” my son exclaimed as a tiny, fuzzy object shot past his head, much like a minuscule, fluffy guided…
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Found in Translation
Climate Effects on Bee Disease Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab Western honey bees can thank humans for their current range and abundance to…
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The American Beekeeping Federation is proud to announce that Lucy Winn was selected as the 2022 American Honey Queen at the American Beekeeping Federation…
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Joe Traynor There has been some confusion between the terms self-fruitful and self-pollinating almond varieties. Self-fruitful varieties will set an almond with their own…
Read MoreBees – They Make More than Honey and it Can Help Us
Abdullah Asad Iqbal We all know honey is good for us but what about royal jelly which truly is the food of royalty as…
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University of Georgia Beekeeping Institute Reaches 30-year Milepost Keith Delaplane Professor and Director, UGA Honey Bee Program Thirty years ago I was a young…
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David MacFawn Landi Simone was born in Germany, the only child of an American diplomat and his Mexican-born wife. Her early years were imbued…
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Long-Term Investments Jessica Lawrence Beekeeping is one of those hobbies (or jobs) where planning for the future is a necessity, or you have wasted…
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John Miller I don’t pretend to replace well-written books, speakers, or podcasts. Here we are, well into 2022 – the Big Almond Pollination Dance…
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Mark Winston Let’s start by giving praise where praise is due: the three volumes of BEEBOOK: Standard Methods for Apis mellifera Research, published by…
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Electromagnetic Radiation – Part 1
And Honey Bee Health – Part 1 By: Ross Conrad The potential for harmful impacts from electromagnetic radiation to bees first came into the…
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A Beginner’s Thoughts and Winter Challenges Richard Wahl Getting Started: Although I still consider myself a beginner, I am entering my thirteenth year of…
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Alyssum Flowers Sedum, also called stonecrop or ice plant is in a large family (Family Crassulaceae) of succulents that mostly grow in sunny, dry…
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Study Hall
From the Editor, Jerry Hayes What Kind of Beekeeper Are You? The Survey A state of the art psychoanalytic and psychodynamic assessment prepared by known…
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Sweet ’68 Corvette Ed Colby I’ve known three grown men who were convinced that – within a matter of weeks – treasure-laden Spanish galleons…
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