World Bee Day in Ukraine During the Russian Invasion
By: Tanya Richardson & Leonora Adamchuk The UN created World Bee Day in 2018 to highlight the importance of pollinators and the threats that…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Honey Time: Part 1 By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel When Dr. John sings, “I been in the right place/But it must have been…
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To Beekeep or Not to Beekeep?
I suspect you normally don’t read Bee Culture for existential ponderings, but before you skip over this article for more practical beekeeping advice, I…
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Combining Colonies
A common procedure, but without clearly defined boundaries. By: James E. Tew “Hey, just combine them” Combining colonies is a common procedure. As beekeepers,…
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Honey Bee Hygienic Behavior(s) and Testing Anne Marie Fauvel & Robert Snyder, Bee Informed Partnership Who doesn’t like a feel-good story? Good news is…
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Harvesting Honey Richard Wahl The Fruits of Their Labors: As the Summer months turn to Fall, it might be time to consider how much…
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Beekeeping With Youth
Indiana 4-H Beekeeper Curriculum Purdue University is excited to announce a new beekeeping curriculum for young people! Three manuals, along with a facilitator’s guide,…
Read MoreVarietal – 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…
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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…
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