A Closer Look
Clarence Collison Caste Determination The capacity of the honey bee to produce three phenotypically distinct organisms (two female castes; queens and sterile workers, and…
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Minding Your Bees And Cues
Honey Time: Part 2 Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Extracting scientific information about a good honey crop is a super great way to wrap…
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Bees and Women
Lucinda Harrison of Peoria, IL Nina Bagley Mrs. Lucinda Harrison of Peoria, IL followed in Mrs. Tupper’s footsteps (to read about Mrs. Tupper, see…
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From the Editor, Jerry Hayes Honey Bee Winter Survival QUESTION Very good article in Catch the Buzz about beekeeping in North Dakota. But, I…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Honey Time: Part 1 By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel When Dr. John sings, “I been in the right place/But it must have been…
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Harvesting Honey Richard Wahl The Fruits of Their Labors: As the Summer months turn to Fall, it might be time to consider how much…
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A Closer Look
Queen Development and Traits Clarence Collison One of the most widely used biomarkers of queen health is brood pattern—defined as the shape left by…
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Tip of the Month Richard Wahl Many hobby beekeepers strain their honey into five-gallon buckets with a bottom faucet for later bottling. Allowed to…
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Bees and Women
Elizabeth Eliza Douglas Nina Bagley Elizabeth “Lizzie” Eliza Douglas was born in Gorham Cumberland, Maine, in September 1844. Lizzie’s father, Freedom Douglas, and mother,…
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Study Hall
From the Editor, Jerry Hayes Virus QUESTION All I hear about are the viruses found in honey bees and how they are hurting or…
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Bottom Board
A Persistent Bear Ed Colby That bear keeps coming around. She hasn’t gotten past the fence around the bee yard, yet. But she’s intrigued….
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Honey Recipe
Best Bread By: Shana Archibald Ingredients □ 2 cups warm water (105-115°F degrees) □ 1 tablespoon active dry yeast □ ¼ cup honey □…
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Study Hall
From the Editor, Jerry Hayes WEED KILLER and BEES QUESTION If I spray to kill Johnson Grass on my farm, will I potentially harm…
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Bees and Women
Nina Bagley Mrs. Ellen S. Tupper was a complex and cunning woman beekeeper in the 1800’s that all beekeepers should know. She was born…
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Bee Vet
A Surgical Approach Dr. Tracy Farone Did you ever have a moment within the crazy pace of life where you suddenly stopped, looked around…
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No Time for Fishing Ed Colby Doctors keep quitting on me. Two retired, one took an administrative position, another moved to India. Yet another…
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Queen Rearing Richard Wahl In the April 2022 issue, I spoke about increasing your hive count and made the assumption that any splits with…
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A Closer Look
Division of Labor Individual workers perform different tasks at different ages Clarence Collison Colony life is organized by a complex and sophisticated division of…
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Minding Your Bees And Cues
Robbing the Honey Bank Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Honey bee management inspection protocols change throughout the season and beekeepers need to look to…
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Herbal medicine for bees? Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab Bees have been reliant on plants, and vice versa, for tens of millions of…
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