City 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…
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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…
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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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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Hive Tasks For Second and Third Year Beekeepers
By: Ann Harman This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years • Harvest honey during first two…
Read MoreFirst Year Hive Tasks
By: Ann Harman This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years • The bees’ New Year begins…
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The Queen: Ruler or Ruled!
By: Morris Ostrofsky This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years The queen is often referred to…
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What My Bees Tell Me
By: Ann Chilcott This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Yes, they will tell you much…
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Make Creamed Honey
By: Ed Simon This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years You have finished with your extraction…
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Better Hive Stands
By: James E. Tew This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years This may be the golden…
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2 Hives – Why Two?
By: Ann Harman This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Every beginner needs to start beekeeping…
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City Bees: Ten Things You Can Do to Help Urban Honey Bees
By: Toni Burnham This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years 1. SPEAK UP FOR BEES AT…
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Small But Mighty: The Common Striped Skunk
By: Barbara Gillette This article originally appeared in the Summer 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Call to Arms On a bright…
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