Minding Your Bees and Cues
The Fascinating World of Ditch Management By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Do you remember Ms. Rumphius, the children’s book by Barbara Cooney? In…
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Interesting Things I’ve Seen in My Bee Hives
Tim Martin Introduction There are many maladies that can affect the health of a beehive. Their effects range from nuisance to serious problem affecting…
Read MoreRemarkable Beauty
Diane Wellons Often as a beekeeper I am struck by the remarkable beauty of the natural world around me. I might find myself standing…
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Book Review
Dewey Caron The Music of Bees is a fictitious novel involving three diverse characters bonding together through the magic of honey bees. The author,…
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Bees and Women
Sara Jane Wellman Axtell Nina Bagley Mrs. Sara Jane Wellman Axtell was born December 19, 1839 in Monmouth County, Illinois, which was founded in…
Read MoreFarm/City Day
Peter Sieling Every two years, our county Cooperative Extension sponsors an event called Farm/City Day. One of several local farms hosts the event. They…
Read MoreThe Last Laugh
Ed Colby Just when you think you have your bees all figured out, the little darlings will laugh at you and prove you so…
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Ciber Center for Integrative Bee Research
John Miller The Center for Integrative Bee Research (CIBER) is located at University of California, Riverside (UCR). On September 10 & 11, 2022, a…
Read MoreBuild a Double Screen Board – Snellgrove
Ed Simon Eventually, you will wish you had a double screen board available. It is a versatile device that allows you to manipulate your…
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Propolis
and Wound Care Management By: Raylynn White Propolis is a resinous substance with varying colors and consistencies created by the Apis mellifera from several…
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Honey Recipe
Baked Brownie Oatmeal By: Shana Archibald Ingredients □ 2 cups of milk (you can use coconut, almond or cow) □ ½ cup of honey…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 8 – What Have I Learned? By: James Masucci It’s been a year and a half since I retired from my day job…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 7 – The Financial Side By: James Masucci I had thought that by this time I would be summarizing my building experience and…
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The Beekeeper and the Big Bad Monk
By: Stephen Bishop Once upon a time, a young downtrodden beekeeper, Fred, slogged up a mountain to visit a beekeeping monk. He was the…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 6 – Getting Ready to Build By: James Masucci I’m writing about my honey house in three phases. In my last article, I…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 5 – A Place for My Honey House By: James Masucci Have you ever juggled? You can’t just focus on one ball; you…
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Canadian Honey Council
By: Rod Scarlett While the final overwintering losses for Canada were not very good, the concern remains about what happens next year. There are…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 4 – A Shout Out to my Friends By: James Masucci When I made my decision to focus on bees, I had several…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 3 – Where Do I Put It? By: James Masucci This February, I had the opportunity to tour the almond pollination with John…
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The Duet
By: Jim Thompson I hope that you will like a postcard from my collection entitled The Duet. It shows a fairy princess conducting the…
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