International Pollinator Conference 2016
2016 International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy The Center for Pollinator Research at Penn State University will be hosting the third International…
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Pollinator Day August 13, 2016
On the 13th of August we’re holding our second Pollinator Day here at the Root Company’s Pollinator Meadow, behind our Corporate Headquarters. There’s a…
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A Better Way To Bottle
By: Allen Hayes Easy To Build – Anyone Can Do This! Many backyard beekeepers bottle their honey using a plastic bucket with a honey…
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BUILD YOUR OWN BEELINING BOX
By: Frank Linton It’s not as hard as you think. Tom Seeley has written a delightful book on the ancient art of lining honey bees…
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Removing Bees
By: Brian Rogers Use Every Tool Necessary Recently I was invited to give a presentation to a Bee Club on the other side of…
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Tools For Social Media
By: Jessica Dally Sure just like in the bee yard, you COULD do a hive inspection without a good hive took, but it sure…
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LAYING WORKERS. IT HAPPENS. FIX IT.
By: Paul Hizsnyai The phenomenon of laying workers is the last ditch effort for survival of the bee colony, the last attempt to avoid…
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HOW TO GET YOUR HONEY IN THE JAR
By: Lonnie Funderburg “There is no spigot on the side of the box.” My wife and I have a system. I stand over next to…
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Huckleberries ~ Vaccinium
: Connie Krochmal Two groups of bee plants are known as huckleberries – Vaccinium spp. and Gaylussacia spp. The former, which are most common…
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Some Beeyard Thoughts, Observations and Updates
By: James Tew Some thoughts on Senior Citizen Beekeeping. What is a healthy colony anway? Your new package bees should be thriving by…
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Downtown The Quest For The Model Urban Bee Law
By: Toni Burnham Free Advice Is Seldom Cheap There’s an old saying: free advice is seldom cheap, and this column may qualify for that…
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It’s Time For A New Extractor And Maybe, A New Honey House
By: Ann Harman Never again! The club’s two-frame, hand-cranked extractor was just fine a few years ago for Robert’s two hives but this year with…
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Professional IR Cameras
by Jerry Bromenshenk Getting the most out of an IR camera. Lesson Learned Last month, I wrote about using infrared (IR) cameras to image…
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Ask Phil
by Phil Craft Got A Question? He Knows! Q: A beekeeper in North Carolina writes: This will be my 3rd season as a…
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What’s For Lunch?
by Ann Harman Over the many centuries of man’s association with bees, including throughout beekeeping husbandry, one fact was well-known – if there…
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Some Beeyard Thoughts
Observations and Updates by James Tew Setback beekeeping – dealing with discouragement. Bee diarrhea may not always bee diarrhea – apparently. Growing old…
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Beekeeping In LATVIA
by Sarah Gabric The Latvian people are passionate about honey bees and beekeeping. Latvia sits nestled between Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the…
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Saving Native Bees and Honey Bees
by Jenny Flores We have all heard about the disappearance of honey bees and there is certainly cause for concern. With honey bees…
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The Pollinator Stewardship Council
HOW TO BE A PROFESSIONAL BEE CLUB A Professionally Managed Board of Directors Takes Their Responsibilities Seriously. by Michele Colopy Bee Clubs have not…
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New This Month
If Bees Are Few. A HIVE OF BEE POEMS. Edited by James P. Lenfestey. Foreword by Bill McKibben. Afterword by Marla Spivak. Published by…
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