Make Sure You’re Ready For Winter
By: Kim Flottum This Editor’s Hive article originally appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years No matter what action…
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A Beekeeper’s Wish List
By: Ann Harman This article originally appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years The busy bee year is winding…
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Beekeeping Buddhism
By: Jessica Schley This article originally appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Sometimes you just have to stop…
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Got Questions? Phil Knows!
By: Phil Craft This article originally appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years A beekeeper in Kentucky writes: I…
Read MoreThe Beekeeper’s Daughter
By: Ariele Sieling This article originally appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years This is how memories are made!…
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Beeswax and Candles
By: James E. Tew This article originally appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of BEEKeeping your First Three Years It is late November, cold…
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Up in Smoke
By: Jim Thompson This article originally appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years In searching eight million plus United…
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Try a Nuc Next Year – But Order Early
By: Ralph Harlan This article originally appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years During our bee school, there is…
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Autumn Hive Tasks
By: Ann Harman This article originally appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Most of the things you need…
Read MoreCity Bees: Coming Out to the Neighbors?
By: Toni Burnham This article originally appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years As you make connections, try to…
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About Beeswax
Swammerdam’s Apprentice Beeswax. What Is It? The main constituents and the physical properties of beeswax.Wax is a hydrocarbon – contains the elements carbon, hydrogen…
Read MoreThe Editor’s Hive: Autumn
By: Kim Flottum This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years By now your package should be…
Read MoreA Good Neighbor Issue
By: Bill Miller This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years If your attorney says beekeeping is…
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Don’t Eat That!
By: Andrew Byers This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Can you answer the question: Is…
Read MoreAsk an Expert: Ants
By: Brian Lacey This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Q: I often find large numbers…
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Bee Venom and the Chemistry of Ouch
By: Sharla Riddle This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Zap! Stings happen. Even the most…
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Smartweeds and Knotweeds as Bee Plants
By: Connie Krochmal This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Members of the buckwheat family can…
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Honey Harvest: Early or Later
By: Ross Conrad This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years When is the right time for…
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Mentoring
By: David MacFawn, Larry Coble and Jack Banker Elliott III This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three…
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Varroa Counting Made Easier
By: William Hesbach This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Accurate estimation of a colony’s population…
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