Category: Ross Conrad
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The Brave New World of Beekeeping Created By Our Climate Emergency Part 2
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! The Brave New World of Beekeeping Created By Our Climate Emergency Part 2 By: Ross Conrad Last month in Part I of this article, we looked at the impacts the growing climate crisis…
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The Brave New World of Beekeeping Created By Our Climate Emergency Part 1
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! A sober look at some of the ways the unsustainable use of fossil fuels is damaging our industry By: Ross Conrad (Click on photos to enlarge) The climate crisis is rapidly changing our…
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Colony Loss Survey
Annual U.S. Colony Losses Hit Record High Over Winter of 2024-2025 By Ross Conrad These words are being written at the end of February, but by the time you read this, chances are you have already come across alarming headlines of recent massive U.S. honey bee losses. Results from a Project Apis m (PAm) survey…
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Supering
The Art and Science of Supering By: Ross Conrad Of all the creatures on earth, the honey bee is the only one (other than humans) that will take a lot more than it needs from the world around them. Their hoarding instinct is so strong that as long as there is room in their hive…
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PFAS and Bees
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Forever Chemicals: An Endless Threat to Honey Bees (and their keepers) By: Ross Conrad It has never been so hard to keep bees alive as it is today. Many of us even measure…
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Treatment Free Menace
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! When Beekeepers Become A Menace to Their Craft By: Ross Conrad A reoccurring matter of debate is the complaint that treatment-free beekeepers harm those apiculturists that are practicing “the best way to keep…
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Pesticide Residue Testing
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Laboratory Protocols Help Cover Up Chemical Contamination in Bee Hives By: Ross Conrad A funny thing happens sometimes when I sit down to write an article. I start by gathering a bunch of…
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The Business of Beekeeping
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Some Things to Consider When Launching a Commercial Operation By: Ross Conrad While beekeeping can be a fun and interesting backyard activity, it can also be a profitable business and does not require…