From A Mite’s Point Of View
As the swarm winged over the highway, young bees carried passengers – mites holding tight to the bees’ fuzzy hairs with tiny gecko-like feet. …
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From A Beekeeper’s Wife
Winter Quarters, January 1, 1917 Dear Sis; We have just had a funny experience that I must tell you about, while I wait for…
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Celebrity Beekeeper
Henry Dormann is editor and publisher of Leaders magazine. Subscribers are heads of state and CEOs of major corporations. Mr. Dormann has probably interviewed…
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It’s Summer’s Time
Catching Up Here we are at the start of 2017 – can you believe it? The year 2016 was an exciting – and a…
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INNER COVER
Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to do some pretty awesome things in the name of doin’ my job here. I get to…
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Regional Honey Price Report
January Report Management Practices We queried our reporters this month with several management questions covering pests, feeding, queens and other aspects of keeping bees….
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An Interview with Valeri Strachan
By: Larry Connor An Interview with Valeri Strachan. LC – Tell me how you found yourself running a queen business in California? VS…
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Charlie Brandts and the White House Bees
By: Toni Burnham What if you were a second-year beekeeper, working for an outfit that was looking to go green, and your boss’ boss…
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Queen Right Colonies
By: James Tew I can’t say just how long it has been, but I have known Shelia and Denzil St. Clair at Queen Right…
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The Kelly Beekeeping Company
By: Phil Craft Exciting New Things Are Happening At Kelley. A loud buzzing overhead attracted the attention of the group assembled at the Kelley…
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Tammy Horn Potter
By: Barbara Gillette Kentucky State Apiarist and author Dr. Tammy Horn Potter blazed a trail across literary and beekeeping circles in 2005 with the…
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Bottom Board- Dave Goulson
By: Ed Colby One of Britain’s foremost conservationists, University of Sussex Professor Dave Goulson founded the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, a charity that promotes bumblebees….
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Mark Bennett From The Chatham, VA Dadant Branch
By: Jessica Louque I’ve had the pleasure of working with Mark Bennett for years. Mark is the branch manager of the Chatham Dadant in…
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Meet David Tarpy
By: Ann Harman Today David Tarpy is well known in the honey bee world. He was interested in science as a youth but his…
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Buzz & Nancy Riopelle
By: Kim Flottum Buzz Riopelle is the first beekeeper I got to know when I moved to Medina for my job here. The Medina…
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The Pollinator Stewardship Council
ALL ABOUT LABELS By Michele Colopy Beekeepers tend to be an experimental lot. Label directions provide valuable information. Label directions protect us, our honey…
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Bee Kid’s Corner
Produced by Kim Lehman
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Sam Comfort
By: Ross Conrad Sam Comfort of Anarchy Apiaries is on a mission – two missions to be precise: Make more hives than televisions, and…
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Bear Kelley
By: Jennifer Berry Growing up, some of us wanted to be rich while some of us wanted to be famous. Some of us wanted…
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Jake Reisdorf
By: Dennis Taylor His plan is to save mankind! In their dreams, most middle schoolers envision themselves pitching for the Cubs, or crooning their…
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