Category: Articles
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Colony Densities:
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Choosing the Best Colony Spacing By: Ross Conrad Feral honey bee research conducted by Cornell’s Tom Seeley on bees living in the Arnot Forest near Ithaca, New York suggests that wild colonies prefer…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
By: Becky Masterman Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Honey Production Behind every bumper honey crop is a nectar flow. Some call it a honey flow. Frank Pellett, author of American Honey Plants, summarized honey production as being “dependent…
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What Should I Plant For The Bees?
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! The Universal Question From Both Beekeepers and Landowners By: James E. Tew Somewhere there is a perfect worldIn my mind’s eye, the sky is usually deep blue interrupted only by floating, white, fluffy…
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2026 ABRC Proceedings
Part 2 https://doi.org/10.55406/ABRC.5.26.1 This is the second part of the ABRC proceedings. Part 1, was published in the previous issue of Bee Culture (Edward Hsieh and Walsh, 2026). The editors of the 2026 ABRC Proceedings:Edward Hsieh1,2 and Elizabeth M. Walsh1 1USDA-ARS, Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology Research, Baton Rouge, LA, USA2ORISE-ORAU, US DOE, ARS…
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You Got This: Tips for Solo Beekeepers Part 3
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Theresa J. Martin Most beekeepers work alone at some point, whether by choice or necessity. In this multi-part series, we are exploring methods that make solo beekeeping more safe, efficient, and enjoyable.…
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Change is Coming
© 2012 Shawn Colvin & Patty Griffin By: John Miller In early February, 2026 there is an oversupply of lumber in California almond orchards. In mid-February there will be far less lumber, and far fewer strong colonies for rent – at any price. The phenomena is easily tracked on social media, too many bees! A…
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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! Breeding Back Viruses By: Jay Evans Spring! Great food coming in, bees that are becalmed by the mild temperatures, more daylight after work, a great time to be alive. For your beehives that…
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Interview With Leading Entomologist Dr. Sammy Ramsey
On National Geographic’s Secrets of the Bees Jerry Hayes & Dr. Samuel Ramsey National Geographic’s Secrets of the Bees will be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu beginning April 1. Dr. SammyAll right. JerryAll right. What do you want us to talk about? Well, how are you doing, Sammy? Dr. SammyI’m doing really well,…