Bees – They Make More than Honey and it Can Help Us
Abdullah Asad Iqbal We all know honey is good for us but what about royal jelly which truly is the food of royalty as…
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Young Harris College
University of Georgia Beekeeping Institute Reaches 30-year Milepost Keith Delaplane Professor and Director, UGA Honey Bee Program Thirty years ago I was a young…
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Honey Recipe
Cream Cheese Cookies By: Shana Archibald Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened (1 stick) 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 1/2 cup honey 1 egg…
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David MacFawn Landi Simone was born in Germany, the only child of an American diplomat and his Mexican-born wife. Her early years were imbued…
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Long-Term Investments Jessica Lawrence Beekeeping is one of those hobbies (or jobs) where planning for the future is a necessity, or you have wasted…
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John Miller I don’t pretend to replace well-written books, speakers, or podcasts. Here we are, well into 2022 – the Big Almond Pollination Dance…
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Mark Winston Let’s start by giving praise where praise is due: the three volumes of BEEBOOK: Standard Methods for Apis mellifera Research, published by…
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Electromagnetic Radiation – Part 1
And Honey Bee Health – Part 1 By: Ross Conrad The potential for harmful impacts from electromagnetic radiation to bees first came into the…
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A Beginner’s Thoughts and Winter Challenges Richard Wahl Getting Started: Although I still consider myself a beginner, I am entering my thirteenth year of…
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Alyssum Flowers Sedum, also called stonecrop or ice plant is in a large family (Family Crassulaceae) of succulents that mostly grow in sunny, dry…
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Study Hall
From the Editor, Jerry Hayes What Kind of Beekeeper Are You? The Survey A state of the art psychoanalytic and psychodynamic assessment prepared by known…
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Sweet ’68 Corvette Ed Colby I’ve known three grown men who were convinced that – within a matter of weeks – treasure-laden Spanish galleons…
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I Told You So
Stephen Bishop It only took 97 needles in my back for an allergy doctor to confirm I’ve made poor life choices. And I’m not…
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Without Fear of Raising Small Hive Beetles Eric Talley Keeping honey bees alive in today’s environment becomes more challenging each year due to pests,…
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Peter Sieling “Sorry, I don’t want any adventures today. Thank you!” —Bilbo Baggins “Yesterday, when it was tomorrow, it was too exciting a day…
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Consistent Success or Consistent Failure Devon Paderewski Most beekeepers would agree that varroa mites are the biggest challenge facing modern apiculture at this point….
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Part 1: It Has Always Been James E. Tew English is my only language. I have always envied those of you who are multi-linguistic…
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When Considering the Data D. Tracy Farone If I asked you, “What is normal human body temperature?”, what would be your answer? Most people…
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A Closer Look
Queen’s Reproductive System The Reproductive System of the Honey Bee Queen Consists of Paired Ovaries… Clarence Collison “The reproductive system of the honey bee…
Read MoreHoney Production Value Report for Canada
Rod Scarlett Statistics Canada recently released the 2021 Honey Production and Value report and it was a surprise to many of the pessimists out…
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