INNERCOVER
By Kim Flottum Soybeans, And Honey. Jay Evans talks about honey bees and soybeans in his article this month, and when he did some historical…
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Who is The Real John Martin
By: John Martin Find out a bit about our monthly cartoon creator of Honeycomb Hannah.
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It’s That Time Of Year
By: Ann Harman Beeswax Candles, Lip Balm, Soap – Gift Baskets! It’s October! Along with preparing for Halloween, the stores will be encouraging you…
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Artists Showcase Beehives
By: Megan Ryan Six Fort Wayne Artists Showcase Beehives In Support Of Pollinators. From van Gogh to Monet to O’Keeffe, nature and our natural…
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Bottom Board
By: Ed Colby That Redheaded Tina That redheaded Tina rolled into Colby Farm late from Durango in her ’94 Volvo after she had to…
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Bottom Board
By: Ed Colby Good Luck, Bad Luck. Despite a fire ban here in western Colorado, on July 3 some yahoos shooting illegal tracer rounds at…
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Planning A Honey Show
By: Ann Harman Rules, Classes, Judges, Records, Workers This preparing is not about making your honey ready for a show but how bee associations…
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A BEEKEEPING TRUTH
By: Stephen Bishop Now a big hog can move surprisingly fast. But two young, 40-pound pigs with their first taste of freedom (because I failed…
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APICULTURE PILOT INSURANCE PROGRAM
By: Brittney Goodrich What Is It And How Can I Enroll? The Apiculture Pilot Insurance Program (API) is insurance offered through the United States Department…
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Regional Honey Market Report
September Report We have the USDA NASS Colonies report this month on colony losses, stressors and such (see Where The Girls Are) and we…
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It’s Summers Time!
By: Kathy Summers Medina, Monarchs, Plants and September Kim and I have been home most of the Summer of 2018. Now that doesn’t mean we…
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Busy Days At The Farmers’ Market
By: Ann Harman You have been participating in your local farmers’ market for several months now. You have your table with your jars of…
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Bigger Picture
By: Jessica Louque Red Tape Everywhere If you’ve ever thought about starting your own agricultural business, from selling bee products to farmer’s markets, I…
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Remembering Doolittle
By: Peter Sieling On June 3rd, 1918, 100 years ago, Gilbert M. Doolittle died at age 72. Today he is remembered as the father…
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Bee Kid’s Corner
Eye of The Bee-Holder: The Continued Buzz of Bee Movie
By: Ryan McDearmont In our culture of information, nothing truly stays buried. Yesteryear’s productions find new purchase as inspiration for the creations of today:…
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TV Proposal
By: Stephen Bishop For those who have Netflix, I recommend for consumption: Detectorists. This show has nothing to do with beekeeping other than the fact…
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Found in Translation
By: Jay Evans NEXTEST-GENERATION SCIENTISTS I am a bit of a cynic for fairs and award shows (and don’t get me started on beauty…
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Regional Honey Price Report: August
So, what’s it take to sell your honey? Of course is it good comes in first, and when selling retail (1:1), giving a taste…
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The Inner Cover
Numbers. I didn’t major in math in college. Not even close. I took the requisite classes – algebra, calc, stats (or stix, or statistics) but…
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