Category: Articles
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Radical Apiculture
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Radical Apiculture: Honey without beekeepers and pollination without bees By: Ross Conrad It would be an understatement to say that I was disappointed to learn about MeliBio, the company that uses microorganisms and…
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Friends in Low Places
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Stephen Bishop Although pant fit may be a reliable indicator that you’ve gained weight, I prefer a more holistic gauge of body mass, specifically snugness in the crawl space. I don’t go…
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How to Support Struggling Colonies in Extreme Heat
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: David Burns The start of the bee season is filled with cooler Spring temperatures, an abundance of nectar and pollen, and the desire for bees to reproduce. It’s so enjoyable watching bees…
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Show Your Summer Bloomers!
By: Alyssum Flowers Summer heat and drought can pay a toll on perennials and the annuals planted in Spring. Soon the lush greenery and bright colors fade to tired, dry browns. This is an excellent time to visit your local nurseries and greenhouses to adopt heat-tolerant Summer annuals that will also provide nectar and/or pollen…
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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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Hive Inspections & Human Bias: More Than Meets the Eye
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: David Burns Years ago, I held an advance beekeeping course at my training center. Something surprising happened and it has stayed with me ever since. I split the class of 16 experienced…
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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…