Bottom Board: Wassup?
by Ed Colby When I picked up the phone, the voice on the other end simply said, “Wassup?!” “Maybe you should tell me,” I…
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Bigger Picture: Travel Notes
by Jessica Louque Bobby and I have had quite a lot of travel over the last few years in the bees. We have driven…
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Keith Delaplane
by Jennifer Berry It’s interesting how things work out. How one minute your life is heading down a certain path, then the next it…
Read MoreBottom Board: Marla & Mites
by Ed Colby I did some dumb things when I was a kid, so I didn’t mind helping out a young man who could…
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What is killing the bees in greece?
by Maryam Henein Ag Chemicals, It Seems, Are A Problem The hot topic across global financial markets at the moment is Greece. Greeks are…
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DEREGULATING HONEY IN MISSOURI:There are 19 ways to kill a bill and only one way to pass it.
by Eugene Makovec Remember that old movie, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”? Me either, but it had something to do with Jimmy Stewart going…
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Perpetual Motion Change of Behavior
by Terry Lieberman-Smith According to the scientific community, a perpetual motion machine cannot exist because it violates two laws of thermodynamics. However, education is…
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Winter Starts Today: Ignore these practices at your bees’ peril
Roy Hendrickson I realize that a percentage of those reading this article are, for whatever reason, committed to a mite control agenda absent of…
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Splits & Varroa: More Colonies, Fewer Mites, New Queens – What Could Be Better?
William Hesbach At a recent beekeeping meeting the question was asked if a split can be made to help control Varroa. The answer is…
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Winter Bees & Formic Acid: Used right, a successful combination.
by Ulrike Lampe Every year in early Spring, beekeepers inspect their hives to find out if and how their bees have made it through…
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Imported Bees Boost Northern Ontario Wild Blueberry Yields
by Alan Harman Canadian Trevor Laing is importing thousands of workers to try to reduce Northern Ontario’s biggest export – its youth. He is…
Read MoreSpring Queens
by Ed Colby The friendly UPS associate in Indonesia solemnly informed me, “I have launched an investigation into the disappearance of your queen bees!…
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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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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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Beekeeper, Gardener, Teacher Meet Portland’s Glen Andresen
By Dewey Caron Glen Andresen has been keeping bees over 22 seasons. He is also a Master gardener. He enjoys teaching others both practical,…
Read MoreIt’s Not Hard Being A Mentor
But You Need Guidelines Ann Harman Experienced beekeepers know that each colony has its own ‘personality.’ And it’s ever-changing (remember all those drones that…
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