The National Strategy To Promote The Health Of Honey Bees And Other Pollinators
What is it – smoke and mirrors or bountiful possibility? by M.E.A. McNeil “It’s a really rough world out there for bees,” said Eric…
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Gene Robinson
By Jerry Hayes The world of Honey Bees, even though small in comparison to other hobbies or businesses, is full of humans who have…
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Women In Beekeeping
by Michele Colopy The USDA recently released a report on the impact of women in agriculture. Thirty-one percent of all farmers are women, or…
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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…
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Champlain Valley Apiaries
Three Generations of Beekeeping by Ross Conrad The son of Czechoslovakian immigrants, Charles Mraz (1905-1999) kept bees in Woodside, Queens, an enclave of Czech…
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Tom Seeley
by Ann Harman You have read his books: Honeybee Ecology (1985), The Wisdom of the Hive (1996), and Honeybee Democracy (2010). You have attended…
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Stuart Anderson: Co-Inventor of the Flow Hive
by Toni Burnham If you are a beekeeper in North America, and you have a connection to the Internet (or anyone you know has…
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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Bigger Picture: Don Hopkins, NCDA Chief Apiary Inspector
by Jessica Louque As an apiary inspector for North Carolina, Don Hopkins normally needs to be notified when you bring in bee packages from…
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by James E. Tew Thievery – of any kind anywhere Robbery is truly hard to consider in just a short discussion – or even…
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Got A Question?
Ask Phil Phil Craft Send your questions to Phil at phil@philcrafthivecraft.com www.philcrafthivecraft.com A beekeeper in Wisconsin writes: I’m a first time writer. I’m also…
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It’s Your Club — Do Something
by Ann Harman Dogs are an interesting group of animals. With appropriate rewards they can be trained to do many things. Some breeds inherently…
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An Epiphany by Ed Colby On my way to the Flat Tops on a hot August day, I choked as dust clouds rolled off…
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Bigger Picture: Holidays In A Honey Daze
Holidays In A Honey Daze by Jessica Louque It seems like every year, the holidays start earlier. I went into the dollar store in…
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COLONY DEVELOPMENT PART I
Importance of Knowing Developmental Rates by Larry Connor Before obtaining the first bee colony, the future sustainable apiculturist must master key aspects of bee…
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October In The Southeast
by Jennifer Berry October in Georgia is lovely. It’s the month we cherish the most at the bee lab. The sun has mellowed, the…
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Ask Phil: October 2015
by Phil Craft (This Q&A was sent and answered in mid-July.) A beekeeper in Kentucky writes: I am a new beekeeper with two new…
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Beeyard Thoughts
by James E. Tew So you want to paint your hive ware? The very first article that I ever wrote for beekeeping was published…
Read MoreWHAT IF WE RASIED $12M FOR BEE RESEARCH?
by Michele Colopy Think how this could make real change for all honey bees. There has been much ado about that new hive on…
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A Closer Look: Nectar Collection / Processing
By Clarence Collison Honey bees forage for two distinct nutrient sources in the form of nectar (energy) and pollen (nitrogen). Honey bees forage for…
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