Honey By The Ton From Top Bar Hives
By: Wyatt Mangum This article provides data on cotton honey production from top-bar hives collected over two seasons. The first season was a trial…
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By: Ed Colby Shipping Day It broke my heart yesterday when Mike came for our steers Jem and Buttercup. In the Spring we bought…
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Winter? What’s That?
By: Ann Harman While Old Man Winter is delivering wind and snow to the north, let’s take a little vacation way down south where…
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Some Beeyard Thoughts, Observations and Updates
By: James E. Tew Beekeeping 2025 – Will hardly a decade really make that much of a difference? What’s so special about 2025? Well, being…
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Ask Phil- He Knows
Got a question? Q: A beekeeper in West Virgina writes: I have always heard that you can’t take honey from…
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Leave The Flying To Us
By: Jennifer Berry Moving Bees Is Stressful For The Bees, And The Beekeeper, Almost Always. Sitting at an airport is one of my least favorite…
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WAS 2016
Notes From The Hawaii Meeting By: Malcolm Sanford The 2016 version of the Western Apicultural Society (WAS) met in Hawaii October 12 through 15…
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COST OF POLLINATION – 2016
USDA NASS released their 2016 Value Of Pollination report in December last year. By: Kim Flottum Below are excerpts from the report detailing what…
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Regional Honey Price Report
FEBRUARY REPORT What Do They Sell? What do our reporters sell, you ask? Well, take a look at the chart above. This is the…
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Unusual Thermal Images Of A Winter Cluster
Thermal cameras have become an important part of my colony management and a tool for my scientific research. Wyatt Mangum In Bee Culture (March…
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FERAL BEES
Rescuing A Feral Nest, After Collapse By: Kathy Keatley Garvey A collapsed feral honey bee colony in a hollowed-out Eucalyptus tree in a secluded area…
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California Foraging
Although beekeeping and foraging might appear to have little in common, it turns out that a large number of native or naturalized pollinator plants…
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Varroa Bombs Are Real
Please, Be A Good Neighbor In this season of vitriol we should all perhaps stand down, but there is something that must be said:…
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The Great State Of Kansas My gal Marilyn and I just love Kansas! We took the scenic route back to Colorado from the Kansas…
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Bigger Picture
A Survivalist Guide To Bees A lot of insanity has been going on in the country with elections, unrest, and political/cultural divides that, at…
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HELP
We need a speaker! Well, here’s some ideas for your club. It’s January and the East Cupcake Beekeepers Association does not have a speaker…
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Ask Phil
HE KNOWS Got a question? http://www.philcrafthivecraft.com phil@philcrafthivecraft.com Q: A beekeeper in Idaho writes: We want to start a hive. We have someone who…
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Some Beeyard Thoughts, Observations and Updates
Beekeeping in the Gap. New and recycled containers – when are they clean enough. Odds and Ends – Shooting down a swarm. A personal…
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Sharing Knowledge
Iraqi Youth Learn From Oregon Beekeepers By: Charlie Vanden Heuvel Portland Urban Beekeepers (PUB) hosted a delegation of enthusiastic, Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program…
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A Multi-Style Hive Apiary
A multi-style hive apiary is pretty much what it sounds like. By: Ernie Schmidt I keep bees in Langstroth, Top Bar and Warre hives. I…
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