Got A Question: Ask Phil!
by Phil Craft A beekeeper in Georgia writes: Enjoy your column in Bee Culture very much. Got a problem. South GA-and probably lots of…
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Beeyard Thoughts
Tanging a swarm? Maybe or maybe not. Double screens for winter nuc survival. Are you sure? Drumming Bees. Was it ever effective? Queen excluders…
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Got A Question? Ask Phil
A beekeeper in Oklahoma writes: In all of my years of beekeeping, it seems to me that when you introduce a new queen into…
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The Pollinator Stewardship Council
State Pollinator Protector Plans Protecting Pollinators Takes Funding by Michele Colopy States are being encouraged to develop Pollinator Protection Plans. Whether it is state…
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Waggle-Dancing Bees Emit Body Odors:New Evidence Of An Important Role For Scent In Bee Foraging Communication
David Gilley & Corinna Thom Bees and beekeepers share many things including the incessant drive to find food and eat it, behavior referred to…
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SENSORY ANALYSIS OF HONEY : Author and taster completes her course in Italy.
by Marina Marchese Catching an international flight out of JFK is the last thing I wanted to do during an Ebola panic, it was…
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SAINFOIN SAGA: A new ride for this ancient legume.
by Skylar Christensen “We are getting near,” said Gandalf. “We are on the edge of his bee-pastures.” It started in early May. A…
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Filtering Honey: What is Best?
by Vaughn Bryant Pollen In Honey What is the best way to filter honey and not lose any of the pollen? I wish I…
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The Four Pillars of Honey Bee Management
by Bee Culture Staff Join Bee Culture Magazine’s Exploration of the Four Pillars of Honey Bee Management in October, 2015 at the Bee Culture…
Read MoreBeating the Heat: Keep Cool When Temperatures Rise
by Kaitlin Newcombe With Summer well underway, it is important to take proper precautions while working outside in the apiary. Full beesuits provide adequate…
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Downtown: It Pays To Know Your Urban Natives
by Toni Burnham There’s an image floating around the Internet (kind of like the one here) that compares honey bees and wasps, and uses…
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Ask Phil – Monitoring Varroa. Swarm Prevention or Not
by Phil Craft A beekeeper in Indiana writes: This past Spring I slipped across the Indiana border and heard you speak at a beekeeping…
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Where Will They Go? Evaluate Your Potential Apiary Location
by Larry Connor Early on in your pre-beekeeping planning, you should carefully evaluate all your potential apiary locations. Evaluate location options with a mentor…
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Create A Master Beekeeper Program
by Ann Harman Beekeepers in your area have been asking for a Master Beekeeper program. They wish to have some goals to achieve and…
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Field Exam: Planning Ahead for a Field Exam
by Ann Harman Beekeeping clubs, small and large, will be giving their Master Beekeeper exams during the next few months. Scheduling and giving the…
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TANGING WORKS WELL, WITH A LITTLE SEED
by Tom Davidson Okay, fine, call me nutbag-crazy. But I’m here to tell you that tanging does, indeed work. It’s not just for breakfast…
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Practical Beekeeping: Beekeeping with the ‘new’ parasite
by Wolfgang Ritter Until a few years ago the occurrence of diarrhoea and crawling bees in Spring was regarded as typical for Nosema infestation….
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The Voice of the South: Control Varroa
I investigated several episodes of significant colony losses in Mississippi during the last year, and in almost all cases colony demise stemmed from failure…
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A Short Story About A Wintering Colony With Dysentery
When to treat and when to simple accept the disease? I’m only fooling with you I am afraid that all too often I write…
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Need A Beekeeping Mentor? Why Not Ask The Bees
Ross Conrad Many indigenous cultures around the world believe that everything in the natural world has something to teach us if we are open…
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