Category: Columns
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Off the Wahl Beekeeping
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! New(ish) Beekeeper Column Beneath the Bottom Board By: Richard Wahl Two Types of Bottom Boards It goes without saying that one of the basic components of a beehive is a bottom board. Bottom…
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Bee Vet
Click Here if you watched/listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback. Why Would God Put a Stinger on a Honey Bee?By: Dr. Tracy Farone I recently heard a new country song on the radio (yes, I am so old that I still listen to country radio). The…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! In Praise of the Dandelion By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Praise the dandelion! Friendly organizer against green lawns! Protester of perfection! Passionate propagator of yellow orbs. We do admire this tap-rooted trickster…
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Found in Translation
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Small Hive Beetles, Arrivals and Departures By: Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab Much effort by beekeepers and scientists focuses on a few key challenges to honey bee health, from varroa and viruses…
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Found in Translation
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Thriving in a Chemical World By: Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab Honey bees are susceptible to chemical stresses, especially those that target related pest insects. Consequently, much of the effort that goes…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! How to Bribe a Honey Bee By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel About 100 million years ago, plants had a Lightbulb Moment – or more like Era. They were like, what if we…
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Off the Wahl Beekeeping
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! New(ish) Beekeeper Column Communications Within the Colony By: Richard Wahl Methods of CommunicationAs the new beekeeper’s skills improve they will begin to note the ways in which bees use scents, bee dance movements…
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Bee Vet
Click Here if you watched/listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! What’s Your Diagnosis?By: Tracy Farone (Click on photos to enlarge) Many things can kill honey bee colonies and often times “the” cause is multiple stressors occurring at the same time or accumulating over time. “What is…