Bees on Fire!
Bees on FIRE!! American Foulbrood! The worst nightmare of a beekeeper to say the least. Recently I had the unfortunate opportunity to witness the…
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Rule 7 Part 1
I’m jumping ahead this time but we’ll get back to Rule 3 soon. But this time I’m looking at something more timely…. The Seventh…
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Russian Bees Get It Right A noted honey bee scientist in the U.S. said some time ago he was weary of dealing with Varroa….
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Isolation is ideal, and mostly impractical any more. But for some it has worked for years. No new bees in the neighborhood can…
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Pest Management – Rule 4 Although the staple pests and diseases are still with us, and will rise and shine on occasion, the 5000…
Read MoreWhy We Keep Bees?
Reasons you may not have thought of. by Joe Traynor Ask a beekeeper – commercial, sideliner or hobbyist – why he/she keeps bees and…
Read MoreTen Rules: Rule 2 Part 2
by Kim Flottum Finishing up on Rule 2 about having Good Genetics, we get to the basics…resistant of the common problems, efficient producers, and…
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Rule 2 – Good Genetics The fundamentals of this rule are simple. Accomplishing them is somewhat more difficult, but you have to have a…
Read MoreFive Friends Any City Beekeeper Wants to Have
by Toni Burnham City beekeepers often worry about the resources surrounding our bees. Well, here is another reason to take heart! We live in a…
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Picking up where we left off with Good Queens, the next obvious piece of this is that good queens should be healthy beyond belief….
Read MoreTen Rules of Modern Beekeeping… Part 1
10 Rules of Modern Beekeeping There are, I’m certain, far more than 10 rules that you can use to guide you through the common…
Read MoreClosing down
It’s been a hard autumn this year. A long, but not particularly difficult recovery from back surgery last fall kept me at mostly three…
Read MoreSpreading the Good News, and the Honey
About 60 yards or so from my house runs one of the many small creeks Ohio seems to have. I live just north of…
Read MoreNew Pesticide Labels Will Better Protect Bees and Other Pollinators
From the EPA: WASHINGTON – In an ongoing effort to protect bees and other pollinators, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed new pesticide…
Read MoreWhat Do You Think Of A Grass Tax?
In The Honey Connoisseur, the book that Marina Marchese and I just finished, we examine 34 popular, and in our opinion excellent varietal…
Read MorePesticide Causes Massive Bumble Bee Massacre
By Dewey M. Caron In a suburban shopping mall in Wilsonville, OR, south of Portland, a massive loss of bumble bees has been attributed…
Read MoreHoney Bee Health Summit
Second day. More beekeepers speaking than not, and definitely interesting. Zac Browning, commercial beekeeper looked at what has changed….More stress of course, in…
Read MoreHoney Bee Health Summit
Honey Bee Health Summit. Sponsored by Project Apis m, The Honey bee Advisory Council, and Monsanto. Chesterfield, MO. I probably haven’t mentioned that I…
Read MoreReporting Colonies Injured or Killed by Agricultural Pesticides
Beekeepers and others involved with dealing with colonies injured or killed by agricultural pesticides are encouraged to notify the proper authorities so that the…
Read MoreCase Western Reserve University Farm and Root Candles dedicate The A. I. Root Observational Apiary
Saturday, May 11, the good folks at Case Western University’s Squire Valeeview Farm, including Chris Bond, Horticulturist, Anna Locci, Farm Manager, and the…
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