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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Honey Recipe
Honey Cookies By: Shana Archibald Ingredients □ ½ cup or 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature □ ¾ cup brown sugar □ ½ cup…
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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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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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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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Hive Inspections Richard Wahl As a new beekeeper that first time hive inspection can seem like an intimidating task. After all, looking in on…
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Honey Recipe
Homemade Granola By: Shana Archibald Ingredients □ 2 cups oats □ ½ cup honey □ ½ teaspoon vanilla □ ½ teaspoon cinnamon □ Flax…
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Found in Translation
Bees and the Web that Traps Them By: Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab While big injuries, exposures and accidents are always a risk,…
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God Bless Ukraine!
Ed Colby As I write this in March, Kyiv is under siege. Mariupol has been flattened, 90 percent of its buildings destroyed, as Vladimir…
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Bee Vet
Another Arachnid Dr. Tracy Farone ‘Tis the season Spring is an exciting time of renewal for nature and beekeepers. Everything is coming to life…
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Increasing Your Hive Count Richard Wahl Once you have caught the bug (pun intended) of bee management there is the urge to increase your…
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Honey Recipe
Lemon Poppyseed Bread By: Shana Archibald Ingredients □ 2 cups all purpose flour □ 1 teaspoon baking soda □ 1 teaspoon baking powder □…
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Found in Translation
Highlight Film: American Association of Professional Apiculturists By: Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab Having honed my endurance by watching dozens of Winter Olympic…
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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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A Glimpse of Heaven Ed Colby When my enthusiastic and very Catholic beekeeping mentee Megan announced that she would stop by the farm to…
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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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