Save the Bees, Save the World
How to Start Greg Carey Forewarned is forearmed. When I first started thinking of keeping bees, I did not know that “all the bees…
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Study Hall
From the Editor, Jerry Hayes VARROA CONTROL QUESTION Thank you for your Zoom presentation to the Maine Beekeepers Association. I was going to write…
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Honey Bee Stinger
An Evolutionary Marvel By: Ed Erwin To appreciate the uniqueness of the female honey bee stinger, it’s important to understand how this complex and…
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World Bee Day
By: Bee Culture Staff As I’m sure many of you know, World Bee Day is May 20. To celebrate, the Bee Culture staff worked…
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UC Davis Research Shows That Yeast can Benefit Bumble Bee Survival and Reproduction
Kathy Keatley Garvey Bumble bees prefer foraging on flowers that contain yeast, but does yeast benefit bumble bee survival and reproduction? Yes, according to…
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Planning and Planting Your Pollinator Garden
Hydrangea Blooms! By: Alyssum Flowers A garden should have a mixture of annuals, perennials and woody ornamentals to provide seasonal interest, height and structure….
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Honey Recipe
Honey Cookies By: Shana Archibald Ingredients □ ½ cup or 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature □ ¾ cup brown sugar □ ½ cup…
Read MoreOrganizations in the Industry
The Industry. Our small Beekeeping Industry has many links and contacts for the 150,000 or so beekeepers that the National Honey Board, https://honey.com/ projects…
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Is Your Time Worth Savin’?
By: Jeff Kennedy Recently, a friend of mine suggested that I watch “an old but prophetic” movie titled, “Soylent Green.” The film, loosely based…
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Found in Translation
Protein Sources and Colony Growth By: Jay Evans Hopefully those in the Northern hemisphere have your bees situated so they are taking advantage of…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Summer Bee Convention Conversation Starters By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Beekeeping is a solitary occupation. Many of us are drawn to the peace…
Read MoreBOTTOM BOARD
Shortcuts Ed Colby My 63 colonies emerged from our Colorado Winter in pretty good shape. As of today, April 10, I’ve lost only one….
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Bee Vet
The Hexagon, Under the Microscope Dr. Tracy Farone Each Fall for about 10 years now, I have had the joy of teaching a course…
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Hunting and Bees Jessica Lawrence There are a lot of different types of beekeepers out there. In fact, I’d say that most any two…
Read MorePlanning Your Pollinator Garden
Alyssum Flowers The best way to learn about pollinators and help them thrive is to have established plantings of flowering plants whether it’s annuals…
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Greg Carey I should start by stating my opinion that all feeding of bees is emergency feeding. I hope to provide support for that…
Read MoreHealthy Soil = Healthy Bees
Aaron Weaver As we know, our bodies work best if we are on a balanced diet. We are of the soil, therefore a soil…
Read MoreCurrent Status of Loop- Mediated Isothermal Amplification Technologies for the Detection of Honey Bee Pathogens
Timothy C. Cameron, Danielle Wiles & Travis Beddoe, Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Science, Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia…
Read MoreA Moving Experience
Stuart Rowan I recently saw a bumper sticker that read, “Yes I have a pickup truck, no, I won’t help you move!” Nothing seems…
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Believe it or Not
A Recollection of Arch Hockensmith, Beekeeper Wes Henry Arch Hockensmith, as a lot of folks do, wore many hats. He was a friend, a…
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