Bees and Cannabis
by Sharon Schmidt Very little research appears in the literature about how honey bees interact with cannabis plants containing levels of THC appropriate for…
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A Closer Look: Feeding Sugar Syrup/HMI
by Clarence Collison Honey bee nutrition plays a vital part in developing and maintaining healthy and strong colonies. Carbohydrates are essential as they provide…
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Bigger Picture
by Jessica Louque During the 2011 EAS conference, I attended a workshop called “Making Pysanky Eggs” with Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban. I’ve always been interested in…
Read MoreA New Way To Test For Honey Adulteration
by PerkinElmer There is nothing sweet about fraud. When it comes to economically motivated adulteration (EMA) of high-priced natural products such as honey, there…
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Sherlock Holmes In The (Dead) Beehive
by Ann Harman It is a beautiful Spring day and time to open your hives to see what is needed. Uh oh! One colony…
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Beeyard Thoughts
by James E. Tew The Inevitable sting Last season, I went to my bee yard to set up an observation hive. This one was…
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Propolis
by Stephanie Bruneau What is propolis? Most beekeepers are all too familiar with the sticky, resinous ‘bee glue,’ propolis, lining the inside of every…
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Professional IR Cameras
by Jerry Bromenshenk Professional Grade Infrared Cameras – ~$700 (C2), ~$1,000 – $4,400, Mid-Level, Ex Series (E4-E8) You may ask, why rent or buy…
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An Easy Way To Make Comb Honey
by Herman Danenhower and Jack Rath A century ago most honey was sold in the comb as cut comb or in wooden sections. With…
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Honey Labels
by Ann Harman Bees produce a wonderful product – honey. It is up to you, the beekeeper, to make their product attractive for sales…
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How To Start A NonProfit Bee Club – Part 2
The Pollinator Stewardship Council Being A Nonprofit Means Being A Business by Michele Colopy Have you read Part I yet? If you haven’t, click…
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Beeyard Thoughts
by James E. Tew The modern chaotic honey bee Internet The answer is out there. Can you find it? Well here it is –…
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What’s Hot
Thermal Top Bar Hive Beekeeping by Wyatt Mangum Top-bar hive beekeeping is a popular and pleasant way to keep bees. There are no heavy…
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Instrumental Insemination
Common Questions by Sue Cobey Introduction Selective breeding and stock improvement are recognized as the long term solution to challenges facing the beekeeping industry….
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Native Serviceberries
Make Excellent Bee Plants by Connie Krochmal The snowy white blossoms of the native serviceberries are a familiar sight during the Spring in most…
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Bo Sterk
Bees, Beetles, Fine Art Prints and Teaching Beekeeping In Primitive Conditions by Larry Connor Bo Sterk and I met at the Florida Bee College…
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Ask Phil
Got A Question? He Knows! by Phil Craft A beekeeper in Kentucky writes: Ordered my bees for April 2016. I plan on setting up…
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Should An Infrared Camera Be In Your Toolkit?
Winter Uses For Thermal Cameras by Jerry Bromenshenk It’s Winter in Montana, 17oF outside, and snowing. Obviously, it’s not a good time to open…
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New For You
Pollinator Friendly Gardening. Gardening For Bees, Butterflies, And Other Pollinators. Rhonda Fleming Hayes. Published by Voyageur Press. 8” x 10”, soft cover, color throughout,…
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Bigger Picture
Blue Moon by Jessica Louque Blue is my favorite color. Unfortunately, it’s not always nature’s favorite color. Either that or nature really loves blue…
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