Category: Authors
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Off the Wahl Beekeeping
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! New(ish) Beekeeper Column Conferences and Honey Festivals By: Richard Wahl Regional Events I was well into my second year of beekeeping before I discovered that there were clubs that existed for the sole…
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Mowing And Moving
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Mowing And Moving Some equipment that makes these beeyard tasks easier By: James E. Tew It’s no secret In previous articles, I have written that most of beekeeping has nothing to do with…
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A Lament for Language
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 After years of working at the agriculture office, I have come to realize that agriculture is ground zero for jargon and its fallout on effective communication. Jargon is everywhere. Once,…
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Honey Bees on the Dark Side
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Observations and thoughts on honey bee behavior during a solar eclipse By: Ross Conrad On April 8, 2024, northern New England won the metrological lottery. With clear skies and warm temperatures in the…
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The Hopeful State of Probiotic Science
By: Kirk Anderson A probiotic is a living microbe that when consumed, has health benefits. Simple enough. But to truly understand probiotic science and its intimate relationship with consumerism, lets look at human probiotics. Googling with particular attention to the source of scientific information, we find that hopeful advertisement or colorful subjective comparison often qualifies…
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Queens Court
When the queen is stationary on the comb she is surrounded by a circle of workers known as the “court” or “retinue” that face toward her and feed, palpate and lick her. Usually, the retinue is composed of eight or 10 workers. The functions of the workers making up the queen’s court (retinue) are to…
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Off the Wahl Beekeeping
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! New(ish) Beekeeper Column Mites on the Rampage By: Richard Wahl Mites: Not If, but When As a beginner delves deeper into the art of beekeeping they often hear variations of the adage, “If…
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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! Sensible Beekeeping By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Make Sense The most sensible beekeeper is the beekeeper who uses the most of their senses. The information your skin, nose, ears, eyes and mouth…