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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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,…
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Bottom Board
Tom Theobald Ed Colby The person who inspired me to start writing about bees 20 years ago was legendary Boulder, Colorado beekeeper Tom Theobald….
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Found in Translation
Smells Promising Jay Evans It is pretty obvious that Varroa mites love honey bees. This love is realized by the mites’ sense of touch…
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It’s Summers Time –
Kathy Summers Fall, Poultry and Happy Thanksgiving – So far here in Northeast Ohio Fall has not been very dramatic. We’re still having warm…
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A Closer Look
Queen Health The reproductive quality and health of a queen are essential to ensure colony growth. Clarence Collison Managed honey bee colonies face multiple…
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Study Hall
From the Editor I Sample, I Treat, They Die Q – Why do I sample consistently and treat all my colonies following label directions…
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Bee Vet
Euthanasia Dr. Tracy Farone Euthanasia: Our Bees Deserve the Consideration One part of my job as a veterinarian has been to provide euthanasia services….
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Sleeping Giant Ed Colby It’s early September as I write, and full-speed ahead and damn the torpedoes at Paul’s honey house. Paul casually mentioned…
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Food And The Thinking Bee Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab Honey bee foragers get cues from dancing nestmates, colony stores, and the gaping…
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Fall and Goldenrod and Dahlias Well there are some clear signs here in Northeast Ohio that Summer is almost done. The lady who sells…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Wasp Do You Know? Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel With Winter approaching, your bees need less attention. Why not spend time learning about the…
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No Accounting For Taste Ed Colby I thought I’d been bee-stung about everywhere a man can get stung. Then one sweltering day this Summer…
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A Closer Look
Honey Bee Navigation, Learning and Memory A Bee Has to Learn Color and Shape of Flowers Clarence Collison “Foraging is essential to a honey…
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Study Hall
From the Editor RNAi For Varroa Control Q – After reading the item from GreenLight in your August issue, I’ve tried to find more…
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A Closer Look
Comb Construction and Cell Capping Clarence Collison Significant Chemical And Physical Changes Occur In The Wax During Comb Building “Wax secretion is age-related, varies…
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Shana Archibald BROWN SUGAR & HONEY BACON 1 lb. bacon 2 c. brown sugar + additional ~1 c. 1 tbsp. red pepper flakes Honey…
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Fall Planning Dr. Tracy Farone “Fall Planning” Tomorrow the calendar will say “July” and many beekeepers are focusing on Spring extraction. It is easy…
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Dog Days Ed Colby It’s early July as I write, and hot enough to make a beekeeper cry for mercy. Our western Colorado highs…
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