Varietal – the Spice of Hive
Jeff Kennedy “Too many beekeepers fail to realize that the selling of a crop is fully as important as its production. The business part…
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Poor Boy’s Honey Extractor
Leonard Riepenhoff Full frame solar ovens can extract six to eight pounds of honey (two medium frames full of capped honey) or several frames…
Read MoreBeekeeping Critical Thoughts – Bee Hive Comb
Earl Hoffman Please let me share some critical thoughts on supers, hive frames and comb As I shared before, there are windows of opportunity…
Read MoreImpact of UV-Induced Blue Fluorescence Entrances on Honey Bee Swarm Traps
Brian Fleischmann Introduction Swarm traps (bait hives) are a simple tool used to capture honey bee swarms. Swarming is a natural process that occurs…
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Vitellogenin
The Miracle Molecule Ed Erwin Credit for this article goes primarily to Randy Oliver and his non-profit organization ScientificBeekeeping.com. Randy started beekeeping as a…
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A Closer Look
Queen Development and Traits Clarence Collison One of the most widely used biomarkers of queen health is brood pattern—defined as the shape left by…
Read MoreRegeneron International Science and Engineering Fair
Aparna Paul, Society for Science & Amara Orth At the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), the world’s largest science competition for pre-collegiate…
Read MoreOff the Wahl Beekeeping
Tip of the Month Richard Wahl Many hobby beekeepers strain their honey into five-gallon buckets with a bottom faucet for later bottling. Allowed to…
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To Insulate or Not To Insulate
How important is hive insulation really? By: Ross Conrad This is the time of year when beekeepers throughout North America start preparing their colonies…
Read MoreOnly 5% of Beekeepers Belong to Associations
John Miller I have previously written about why we attend bee meetings. I missed bee meetings. Last week I attended the Minnesota Honey Producers…
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Propolis – The Gold in Your Hive
Jeannie Saum It is important for beekeepers to know what a gold mine of resources we have in our hives, provided by our amazing…
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Over Wintering
Losses in Canada Rod Scarlett, Canadian Honey Council Overwintering losses and Spring dwindle in Canada reached historic levels this year. While the final tabulations…
Read MoreIs it Getting Harder to Find Eggs?
This Clear Veil May Help Frank Linton My eyesight is not what it used to be. How about yours? These days, it is easier…
Read MoreMake a Frame Holder
Felix Puccio I recently was asked by my mentor to send photos of my failing bee hive to help her diagnosis its progress. Since…
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The Problem to the Solution of Winter Moisture
Peter Somers When you ask ten beekeepers and get one answer, something is wrong. Most seem to agree that Winter condensation kills colonies. The…
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Beekeeping 101
Emily Harbury, LVT What makes a person a beekeeper versus someone who simply has bees, or as I call them, a bee-haver? Both categories…
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Bees and Women
Elizabeth Eliza Douglas Nina Bagley Elizabeth “Lizzie” Eliza Douglas was born in Gorham Cumberland, Maine, in September 1844. Lizzie’s father, Freedom Douglas, and mother,…
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Study Hall
From the Editor, Jerry Hayes Virus QUESTION All I hear about are the viruses found in honey bees and how they are hurting or…
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Bottom Board
A Persistent Bear Ed Colby That bear keeps coming around. She hasn’t gotten past the fence around the bee yard, yet. But she’s intrigued….
Read MoreGoing Places with Balloon Flower
Alyssum Flowers A true blue champion in the garden is balloon flower or Chinese bellflower, Platycodon grandiflorus, a two foot tall clump forming perennial…
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