What’s Going on Inside?
Hannah Thomas How many times have you looked at your hives, and wished you knew more about what was going on inside? For migratory…
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Build a Modified Dadant Hive Body
Ed Simon I just started reading Beekeeping at Buckfast Abbey, by Bro. Adam…. of course. One thing that got my attention was his support…
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Bee Vet
Not as fun as a Volkswagen Dr. Tracy Farone Happy January! For many beekeepers this means your hives are tucked in for the winter…
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Apiary Inspection District of Columbia
Brooke Decker The apiary program in the District of Columbia is relatively new, there were no regulations for beekeeping in the District until 2012….
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Ed Simon Years ago, when I started building my own woodenware, I made a very unscientific survey. The question I asked was “What is…
Read MoreA Case for Embracing Smaller Population Beehives
Beekeeping Techniques for the faint-hearted Beekeeper Part 2 James E. Tew My bees are ageless. I am not (Part 2). After one ages and…
Read MoreWe Get Out Of It What We Put Into it
Maybe More in this Case Part 1 Diane Wellons I can almost hear my fathers’ exasperated words in my head, “young lady, you won’t…
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MSU Scientist Building Pollen Database to Improve Bee Nutrition Asks Citizens to Assist
Vanessa Beeson STARKVILLE, Miss.—While flowers are known to be most attractive to bees, less is known about the nutrition flowers actually provide pollinators. A…
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Dr. Roger Allen Hoopingarner of Holt, Michigan died Saturday, November 6th after a two-week battle with breakthrough Covid-19 virus – just days before his…
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Painted Hive Body Competition
Lisa Bright The Painted Hive Body Competition and Auction is the brainchild of one Nansemond Beekeepers Association member, Jajala Schweiger. It began 8 years…
Read MoreA Sage Decision
Alyssum Flowers When planning for next year’s gardens and landscape, make sure to include some Russian sage, Perovskia atriplicifolia (changed to Salvia yangii). Although…
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20 Celebrity Beekeepers
Ross Conrad Beekeeping is a quirky profession, full of characters and interesting people. The beekeeping community is also relatively small and that may be…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
An Interview with Dan Whitney Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Our favorite beekeepers are bee habitat obsessed, like Dan Whitney, owner of Whitney Lone…
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Beekeepers Too John Phipps Ever since reading Robert Putnam’s seminal work on American communities, Bowling Alone, I have looked at my tiny neighborhood differently….
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A Student’s Perspective
Proving Stereotypes Wrong Madison Miller Through the eyes of the uneducated, me and my fellow drone honey bee’s have been accused of being “lazy”,…
Read MoreMultiple Applications of Vaporized Oxalic Acid
for the Control of Varroa destructor in Honey Bee Colonies Jennifer Berry Oxalic acid has gained popularity in the United States over the years,…
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A Closer Look
Honey Bees Sleeping At Night, honey bees pass through a physiological state that is similar to mammalian sleep. Clarence Collison “Honey bees are among…
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Bee Vet
An Interview with Dr. Britteny Kyle, DVM, MS Dr. Tracy Farone For BC’s interview issue, I sat down (over ZOOM) with Dr. Britteny Kyle,…
Read MoreA Case for Embracing Smaller Population Beehives
Beekeeping Techniques for the Faint-Hearted Beekeeper James E. Tew My bees are ageless. I am not. As have you, I have been through many…
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Apiary Inspection Maryland
Cybil Preston We have one full time Apiary Inspector, four contractual part time seasonal human bee inspectors, two seasonal K-9 Foulbrood detectors and two…
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