Inner Cover
Old Guys. Honey Report. Invasives. By: Kim Flottum There are few things I enjoy more than attending a beekeeper’s meeting. It’s a place where…
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Bottom Board
An Amish Snowboarder By: Ed Colby My gal Marilyn is such a schemer. I told her, “The Medina County beekeepers want to fly me…
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A Closer Look
Salivary Glands By: Clarence Collison Salivary glands are involved in digestion, cleaning, softening foods, metabolism, growth, labor transition, brood pheromone and hormone regulation, saliva…
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Wait, How Much Water?
By: Frank Linton In Winter, bees generate warmth by ‘burning’ the honey they have stored, i.e., by digesting it and using the resulting energy…
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Hive Tracks
By: James Wilkes Hive Tracks is beekeeping software created by beekeepers for beekeepers with the goal of improving the quality and experience of beekeeping…
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It’s Summers Time
Calendar, Chickens and Winter By: Kathy Summers If you are one of our regular subscribers you have just received your 2015 Annual Bee Culture…
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Which Came First?
By: Timothy Norray Tim Norray here from a little town of Berne, New York (Albany County). My father Jack has kept bees for over…
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Ask Phil
Got a Question? By: Phil Craft A beekeeper in Missouri writes: What is in the flowers’ nectar that makes honey light colored (typically Spring…
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December 2014
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Read MoreAsk Phil: December 2014
Phil Craft Got A Question? He knows! A beekeeper in Ohio writes: I would like to purchase three or more nucs next Spring for…
Read MoreThe Pollinator Stewardship Council: December 2014
WE WORK TO PROTECT YOUR HONEY BEES A wrap-up of the past year. by Michele Colopy This past year has been busy for the…
Read MoreKIRK WEBSTER
Keeping Bees In Vermont Without Treatments Of Any Kind by Ross Conrad A long, non-descript driveway off the main road in New Haven, Vermont…
Read MoreJAN LOHMAN: Interview
Jan Is One Of The Movers And Shakers Of The Oregon State Beekeepers by Dewey Caron Jan Lohman and partner Vince Vazza run over…
Read MoreSHANE GEBAUER: Interview
A New Voice At The Helm Of Brushy Mountain Bee Farm by Jennifer Berry For sometime now, I’ve wanted to interview Shane Gebauer for…
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Pollen For Lunch? Again?
by Ian Stell Bees get their key nutrients from pollen. There is a lot of nourishment within these woody particles, but they are hard…
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Pumpkin Time
A Fall tradition not to be taken for granted by Dewey Caron Fall is time to market pumpkins and honey. September is National Honey…
Read MoreDeeps, Mediums, Shallows, or? . . . Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
All boxes are not created equal. Pick the one best for you. by Ross Conrad In the old days choosing a home for your…
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Ask Phil: November 2014
Phil Craft Got A Question? He knows! Note to Bee Culture readers: An answer in my September column elicited such decided responses, both pro…
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DOWNTOWN: Dealing With The Changing Temperament Of Our Bees
by Toni Burnham As this beekeeping season comes to a close around here, one recurring theme among our newbees and mentees has been unwelcome…
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BIGGER PICTURE: A Yellow Jacket Adventure
Jessica Louque I’ve seen a lot of unfortunate misidentifications of bees lately. It could be because I work with honey bees on a daily…
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