Bigger Picture
By: Jessica Louque Turkey Wars Sometimes, I get a few complaints from readers that my article has nothing to do with bees, or is…
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Keeping Bees in the Kingdom of the West
By: Melanie Kirby Morocco’s Beekeeping Is Similar To Our’s, But Their Culture Is So Different. I’ve never been to this part of the world….
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August Honey Market Report
What’s Important In Selling Honey. We surveyed our reporters again this month to find out what principles and what items were important to their…
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The Inner Cover
We have a garden every year. I know a lot of people that have bees have gardens. They sort of go hand in hand….
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It’s Summers Time!
CHICKENS, MOWING, JUST BEING OUTSIDE. I hope you are all having a wonderful, sunny, warm – but not too warm – Summer. We took…
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Killer Bee Honey
By: Abu Bakr Ladd African Bees Make Honey From Magic Trees. “And thy Lord has inspired the bee saying, ‘Make thou houses in the hills…
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History of the Muth Bottle, Part 1
By: Jim Thompson The first jar invented specifically for honey. I collect old honey jars and when I heard that the Muth Jar was…
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Zika and Bee Kills
By: Tom Rearick Bee kills from pesticide treatments are not new. What is new is a rational fear of the Zika virus and the…
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Bee kid’s corner
In Search Of The Better Beehive
By Ann Harman In Search Of The Better Mousetrap Beehive When people start looking for a place to live – a home to…
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North Carolina State Beekeepers Association
This year, 2017, marks the 100th birthday of the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association. The first meeting was held in Winston-Salem. The site was…
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It’s Summers Time!
SWARMS, CHICKEN BULLYING AND BEE FEST We’ve had a busy, but fun and exciting late Spring and early Summer. I have lots to talk…
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Ann Harman: Worker Bee Extraordinaire
By: Dewey Caron A bee colony has to have many worker bees to get all the tasks done. So too does an organization, as…
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The Inner Cover
It started out as a typical hectic Spring. Then it got worse. Then it got real worse. Worse, as in things kept happening that…
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July- Regional Honey Market Report
Honey Label Use We took a look at honey jar labels this month, seeing what our reporters use, and don’t use. Perhaps you will…
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The Inner Cover
Toward the end of this month we will be hosting three webinars as part of the Healthy Bees 2020 program organized by Project Apis…
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Regional Honey Price Report
June Report Spring Reckoning We went to our reporters this month and asked about their Spring weather, and how it had affected the…
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It’s Summers Time!
Root Company, Kids and Still…No Ducks! A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity for the second year in a row to talk…
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Bee Audacious
By: Mark Winston Bee Audacious was a collaborative working conference that utilized dialogue to envision bold evidence-based ideas through which honey bees, other bees,…
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Bill Sheppard, Jr.
As Good As It Gets For Bees & Beekeepers In NC By: Lane Kreitlow A NC treasure from age six on – Bill was…
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