Inner Cover
Just so you know. That ‘natural’ tomato plant, actually those four ‘natural’ tomato plants that showed up in my garden last Spring did just…
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It’s Christmas Party Time
The East Cupcake Beekeepers Association usually meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month. But in December the date is too close to Christmas…
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Bigger Picture
The Business of Bees: Part I of III North Carolina has a lot of beekeepers. We’re ranked in the top ten states for most…
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Hurricane Season
By: David MacFawn A damage survey from Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Hurricane Irma in Florida was done in September 2017. Below are some…
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Mysteries In Dr. Charles C. Miller’s Life
By: Jim Thompson Dr. Charles C. Miller was born in Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, on June 10, 1831. He was the son of Dr….
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Smoke Is Beekeeper Cologne
Smoke is beekeeper cologne Don’t buy me Cool Water for Christmas, I have a scent all of my own. No Old Spice or Axe…
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Bigger Picture
By: Jessica Louque Bee Equipment Take II In our line of work, we have some really odd issues sometimes. Walking around in public with…
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Bee Kid’s Corner
Honey Jumbles
By: Peter Sieling In the late nineteenth century, before freezers and food preservatives, bakers in some of the metropolitan areas produced Honey Jumbles, a…
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Commentary: Killer Honey Bees In Arizona
By: Patrick Pynes Here in the arid American Southwest – specifically Arizona – honey bees and beekeeping are distinctly different from other parts of the…
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The National: England’s National Honey Show Beyond Imagination
By: Val Rhenius Throughout its history, the National Honey Show has been held at various venues in and around London. 2007 was the…
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October Honey Market Report
Prices and Weather The evolution of the U.S. beekeeping industry continues unabated, though at glacial speed. Very inexpensive, and by most counts illegally imported…
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It’s Summers Time!
TRAVEL, FALL AND GOLDENROD HONEY It’s hard to believe that Summer is essentially over. As I write this it’s is the end of August,…
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Inner Cover
In case you haven’t noticed, Africanized honey bees have not gone away, have not gone back to Africa or Mexico, nor have they surrendered…
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History Of The Muth Bottle, Part 2
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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September Honey Market Report
Winter and Summer Loss Survey, Plus, Spring and Summer Honey Crop Survey Bee Culture’s field reporters this month have been busy, and we’ve…
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It’s Summers Time!
By: Kathy Summers EAS 2017 Chickens Bees Kim and I spent last week (August 1-4) at the University of Delaware attending EAS 2017. We…
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The Inner Cover
By: Kim Flottum August was about as busy a time as I’ve had in years. We were gone for a week to Delaware for the annual…
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In My Opinion – Moving From An Industrial To An Ecological Age
By: Jeremy Barnes Dr. Mark Winston ended his report on the recent Bee Audacious Conference (Bee Culture, June 2017) with the exhortation that “We…
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Bees For Development – Bee Garden Party Marlboro House London
By: Nicola Bradbear Hundreds of supporters of Bees for Development gathered to celebrate bees and the work of the Charity in the gardens of…
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