Got A Question: Ask Phil!
by Phil Craft A beekeeper in Georgia writes: Enjoy your column in Bee Culture very much. Got a problem. South GA-and probably lots of…
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Climate Change: A bee problem we can potentially solve – Part 1
by Ross Conrad Much has been said about most of the major challenges facing honey bees these days. I like to refer to these…
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An Interview With Dan Conlon At Warm Colors Apiary
by Larry Connor This is an interview with Western-Massachusetts commercial beekeeper Dan Conlon, who works with his wife Bonita to run Warm Colors Apiary….
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Beeyard Thoughts
Tanging a swarm? Maybe or maybe not. Double screens for winter nuc survival. Are you sure? Drumming Bees. Was it ever effective? Queen excluders…
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The Pollinator Stewardship Council: Developmental Stages of Nonprofit Bee Clubs
Is Becoming A Nonprofit A Good Idea For Our Club? by Michele Colony Beekeeping Clubs and Associations have developmental stages, just like our honey…
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A Closer Look: Endocrine Glands & Hormones
by Clarence Collison Although typically produced in very small quantities, hormones may cause profound changes in their target cells. Endocrine glands produce hormones that…
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Colony Development Part III
Queens by Larry Connor Before obtaining the first bee colony, the future sustainable apiculturist must master key aspects of bee biology. Here we look…
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Beeyard Thoughts
Microfiber towels and small hive beetles Some useless comments about the iconic hive smoker J. Tew novice – Vaporizing oxalic acid; Field testing an…
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Next Event: A Case For Honey
A case for honey. When your business is measured in cases of honey, when you begin to call yourself a “Producer-Packer”, when honey puts…
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The National Strategy To Promote The Health Of Honey Bees And Other Pollinators
What is it – smoke and mirrors or bountiful possibility? by M.E.A. McNeil “It’s a really rough world out there for bees,” said Eric…
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Gene Robinson
By Jerry Hayes The world of Honey Bees, even though small in comparison to other hobbies or businesses, is full of humans who have…
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Build A Swarm Trap
by Ed Simon You have just caught a swarm using the swarm bucket, but now it seems as though there are more bees sitting…
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Women In Beekeeping
by Michele Colopy The USDA recently released a report on the impact of women in agriculture. Thirty-one percent of all farmers are women, or…
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The Right Size Wick
by Petra Ahnert Ahhhh… Fall. This is the time of year that we finally get around to transforming our cappings into beautiful yellow blocks…
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Ditch The Foundation
by Roger Williams “Psst! Buddy! Hey you, with the veil. Yeh, you. Wanna save 100 bucks?” This doesn’t happen often to a beekeeper, some…
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A Holiday Meal With Honey
by Angelo Prosperi-Porta I always like to veer a little off the beaten track when cooking especially when entertaining. This is the time to…
Read MoreA Closer Look: Varroa Mite Orientation
Studies of Varroa destructor orientation to honey bees were undertaken to isolate discrete chemical compounds that elicit host-finding activity. by Clarence Collison Female Varroa…
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Keith Delaplane
by Jennifer Berry It’s interesting how things work out. How one minute your life is heading down a certain path, then the next it…
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Champlain Valley Apiaries
Three Generations of Beekeeping by Ross Conrad The son of Czechoslovakian immigrants, Charles Mraz (1905-1999) kept bees in Woodside, Queens, an enclave of Czech…
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Tom Seeley
by Ann Harman You have read his books: Honeybee Ecology (1985), The Wisdom of the Hive (1996), and Honeybee Democracy (2010). You have attended…
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