Category: Audio
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The Flow Suit
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Stephen Bishop My wife is a big believer in weather-appropriate clothing. In the morning, she consults a weather app on her phone to inform her wardrobe decisions for the day. Sometimes after…
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Managing And Manipulating Honey Bee Queens
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! An Integral Aspect of Keeping BeesBy: James E. Tew (Click on photos to enlarge) Getting comfortable handling queens Like so many other aspects of beekeeping, confidence and comfort when catching and handling queens…
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Part 4 – Take the Temperature of Your Colony
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Beekeeper Actions By: Theresa J. Martin I begin by clarifying that BroodMinder does not compensate me in any way for my statements about its product. What I write is my uninfluenced viewpoint based…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! In Praise of the Dandelion By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Praise the dandelion! Friendly organizer against green lawns! Protester of perfection! Passionate propagator of yellow orbs. We do admire this tap-rooted trickster…
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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! Small Hive Beetles, Arrivals and Departures By: Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab Much effort by beekeepers and scientists focuses on a few key challenges to honey bee health, from varroa and viruses…
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The Hive Detective: Solving the Mystery Of Your Bees
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: David Burns Everyone likes a good mystery. You know, the clues are hidden in plain sight, the suspect isn’t who you expect, and the key to the mystery is staring you right…
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Building Frames
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Building Frames By: Stephen Bishop Only beekeepers with the most trained and disciplined minds should tackle the tedious task of building frames. Unfortunately, frame assembly has broken many of the most promising beekeepers…
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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! Thriving in a Chemical World By: Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab Honey bees are susceptible to chemical stresses, especially those that target related pest insects. Consequently, much of the effort that goes…