The Sanctuary
By: Stephen Bishop Why do you keep bees? Or, why do you continue to keep bees? Early in life, by the time I was,…
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INNERCOVER
I mentioned New Zealand last time, but when we returned after being there for 12 days were so rushed getting the April issue out…
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Regional Honey Price Report: May Report
Honey Market Prediction Imports are still a challenge when it comes to honey prices (and honey quality), so we checked in with our reporters…
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Bigger Picture
By: Jessica Louque Pesticides and Beekeepers – A Difficult Relationship In previous months, I’ve given a presentation on pesticides and beekeepers several times. It’s…
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He Fought The Law . . . And The Law Won
By: Noel Sweeney Law is our language of natural justice which we use to speak for the strong and the weak. Part of its…
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World Bee Day May 20th! Celebrate!
By: Ann Chilcott World Bee Day? Yes, it’s official. On the 20th December 2017 the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring…
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All Hail! The King or Queen
By: Tina Sebestyen The queen I am referring to is the president of the bee club. Of course, not all bee club presidents are…
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U.S. Honey Industry Report – 2017
By Kim Flottum United States honey production in 2017 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 148 million pounds, down nine percent from…
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Figure
By: Stephen Bishop In twilight, my wife’s poppaw Lowry was already sporting blue-plaid pajamas and was supposed to be retired for the day. Yet there…
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The Dystopian Bees Of Blade Runner 2049
By: Miles Sarvis-Wilburn The word dystopia is the antonym of utopia, the latter commonly thought of as an ideal place or good imaginary world….
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911
By: Peter Sieling Many years ago, an 11-year old neighbor girl followed me around the bee yard. For three or four years, Lindsay called…
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Listening To The Bees Gone, But Truly Not Forgotten – An Excerpt
By: Mark Winston I’ve learned quite a bit from bees, lessons around the value of collaboration, clear communication, a strong work ethic and social…
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Regional Honey Price Report
April Report Winter So Far In late Feb we surveyed our reporters to see how winter was going so far, what they had done…
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It’s SUMMERS TIME!
In the Hands of Strangers If you have read Bee Culture for very long you know that Kim and I travel a lot. We…
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INNERCOVER
I guess I’ll blame it on Sunspots maybe. Or the crush for time before our trip to New Zealand. Maybe just a too-long Winter….
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The Bigger Picture
An Ode To Turkeys By: Jessica Louque I’ve been on a business kick for the past few months, but I thought I’d switch gears…
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Bee Kid’s Corner
Bottom Board
Grand Slam By: Ed Colby Yesterday was a grand slam. First I got a massage from a chiropractor of rare talent. She trades her…
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DOWNTOWN: Death In The Snow
By: Toni Burnham But Sioux City Bees Will Fly Again You could call it the gut shot heard ‘round the world: a half million…
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Cover Evolution
By: Jim Thompson I have found it interesting to look at the types of different bee hive covers or tops that have been used…
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