Urban Plantings
Shawna Coronado As an organic gardener, I often explore the idea of planting flowering plants in my garden – both native plants and more…
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SUPER PROTECTION
by William Powers Because I had a good year in collecting swarms, performing removals from buildings, and by making my own splits, I found…
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What’s Happening In The Hive
The Hidden Signs Of Swarming Stephen Repasky In temperate areas, beekeepers look forward to many things in the Spring, such as the first pollen…
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TEACHING BEEKEEPING
Dewey Caron Summary: Portland Urban Beekeepers (PUB) hosted a delegation of enthusiastic, young Afghani veterinarians and agrarians at the Portland Urban Beekeeping (PUB) treatment…
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My ski patrol boss Art said, “So your talk tonight is on the history of bees?” “It’s on pesticides and bees,” I said. “That…
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Ann Harman The East Cupcake Beekeepers Association has decided to embark on some events. The membership has grown in recent years from the classes…
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Bigger Picture
Jessica Louque Pollen Frenzy Each year, we seem to have a honey bee field study that has a pollen collection aspect. This is my…
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DOWNTOWN
Changing Fortunes For The Urban Beekeeper? Toni Burnham It may not have been breaking news for the average city dweller, but for urban beekeepers,…
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Beeyard Thoughts
A comfortable apiary for both bees and beekeepers. Bait hives in the apiary. Odds and Ends – What’s with bees and coffee? A hive stand…
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APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS
by Ross Conrad And We All Know What May Flowers Bring . . . Pilgrims? No – A Honey Flow. First let me…
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A Closer Look: SUPERBOOST®
by Clarence Collison Synthetic Brood Pheromone. Honey bee brood pheromone is a blend of 10 simple fatty-acid esters that are extractable from the larval…
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USING OXALIC ACID
Tony Jadczak The toxicity of oxalic acid (OA) to Varroa has been known for nearly three decades based on experiments conducted in Asia and…
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Ask Phil
Phil Craft Got A Question? Ask Phil He Knows! Send your questions to Phil at phil@philcrafthivecraft.com www.philcrafthivecraft.com A beekeeper in Missouri writes: I am…
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West Virginia Veterans & Warriors
Jack Blackford Walking out to what was about to become a new apiary, I spotted a mixed bunch of folks listening to one of…
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Seed and Oilseed Crops As Bee Plants
by Connie Krochmal A number of seed and oilseed crops happen to be good sources of forage for bees. This group includes safflower, sesame…
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Notes On The American Bee Research Conference
by Malcolm Sanford In 1986 the first American Bee Research Conference (ABRC) met at the Baton Rouge Bee Laboratory. It was organized by two…
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Best Hive Tool?
by Jim Thompson I hear that question a lot and I didn’t give it much thought until I started building a display of hive…
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Vive La Honey Bee!
by M.E.A. McNeil A boy drew close to a pollen-flecked bee on a flower, watching intently. He is still watching bees, decades later as…
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The Pollinator Stewardship Council Bee Clubs Are Broken By Ignoring The Value Of The By Laws by Michele Colopy Organizations can be revitalized, and…
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New Products
Easy to use and convenient to carry, Stops the Sting™ is an innovative skin soothing ointment designed to stop pain, itching, and swelling from…
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