Category: Articles
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Beekeeper Stories
George Washington Carver:How George Washington Carver Influenced the World By: Barbara Bloetscher George Washington Carver was an inventor, researcher and social engineer. He received tremendous accolades from the likes of Theodore Roosevelt, Albert Einstein, Franklin Roosevelt, Thomas Edison and many more. But George’s life didn’t start out in the 1860’s like that. George’s life was…
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Bees Know Social Distancing
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Increase Hive Spacing to Reduce Varroa and Viruses By: Theresa J. Martin (Click on images to enlarge) Beekeepers are well-aware that the parasitic mite, Varroa destructor, is “… the greatest biotic threat to…
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What Vets Do For Fun in the Winter
Click the link below to watch the Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BVtZ-WnSVPR3jDm3fjkFl65d3G00FoAT/view?usp=sharing Click Here if you watched/listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! By: Tracy Farone As you read this it’s somewhere in the doldrums of Winter, February. A time when you have started missing your busy bee yard work,…
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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 Second Year Beekeeping Adjustments By: Richard Wahl Changes from First Year Basics There is much guidance that can be found about getting started with beekeeping in both written and video…
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Behind the Scenes -Gathering and Processing Honey
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along beow! That Pretty Jar on the Shelf is DeceivingBy: James E. Tew (click on photos to enlarge) There is no “Light Honey” An irrefutable characteristic of honey is that it is heavy – nearly…
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A Helping Hand
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 A few years ago, at a beekeeper’s meeting, we experienced a medical emergency when a speaker from out of town fainted, and we had to call an ambulance. It turned…
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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! When is it Time for a Comb-Over? By: Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab In December 2024, veteran beekeeper Bob Binnie gave the American Honey Producers Association an update on his learned belief…
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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! Promote Beekeeping By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel About a year ago, we shared a bit of a rant. In our Defend Beekeeping article, we named names and challenged beekeepers to defend beekeeping.…