Frank Benton on “A Beirut and Syrian Bee Convention May 1885”
Nina Bagley Twenty years ago, I became a beekeeper and my mentor passed his beekeeping books on to me when he moved. I have…
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The Stockholm Declaration about “Life EMC”
Olle Johansson All around the world dramatic reductions in pollinating insect populations are noted, for instance in Germany, in 2017, where more than 75% of them…
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Building Bridges Steve Werblow The Bee Integrated Demonstration Project taught beekeepers, farmers and the program’s proponents in the Honey Bee Health Coalition a number…
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Increasing Your Hive Count Richard Wahl Once you have caught the bug (pun intended) of bee management there is the urge to increase your…
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By: Mark Winston Wild Honey Bees Review of Wild Honey Bees: An Intimate Portrait by Ingo Arndt and Jurgen Tautz, 2022, Princeton University Press…
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How would you like your eggs?
By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Beekeeping is exactly like crypto-currency: it’s one of those topics that you have to think twice about bringing…
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The Story So Far
By: Frank Rinkevich & David MacFawn If you want to learn to be a good beekeeper, it is extremely important to learn about Varroa…
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Immunity in the Honey Bee
By: Celia Davi NBD Apis mellifera lives in large communities with many little bodies confined in a nest (or hive) in an atmosphere which…
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Honey Recipe
Lemon Poppyseed Bread By: Shana Archibald Ingredients □ 2 cups all purpose flour □ 1 teaspoon baking soda □ 1 teaspoon baking powder □…
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South Carolina Statewide Honey Pollen Analysis
South Carolina Statewide Honey Pollen Analysis By: David MacFawn In early 2021, South Carolina Beekeepers Association (SCBA) began thinking about conducting a South Carolina…
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Is it Analytics Time?
Is it Analytics Time? By: John Miller Readers: My editor, Jerry Hayes grants me extraordinary subject selection freedom on my monthly Bee Culture Magazine…
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Found in Translation
Highlight Film: American Association of Professional Apiculturists By: Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab Having honed my endurance by watching dozens of Winter Olympic…
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A Chronicle of Some Common Beekeeping Terms
James E. Tew I gave you a “heads-up” In the February 2022 edition of Bee Culture magazine, I wrote that I had found some…
Read MoreThe New World Carniolan Closed Program Celebrates It’s 40th Generation
Sue Cobey Carniolan Honey Bees Carniolan bees, highly favored by beekeepers worldwide, are known for their calm temperament, Winter hardiness, rapid Spring buildup and…
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Starter Colony Ed Simon I’ve tried both a Cloake Board and the Horizontal Frame Support to raise queens. Now it’s time to try a…
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New(ish) Beekeeper Column Off the Wahl Beekeeping Adding Bees To Your Hive Richard Wahl A Bit about Varroa Mites According to the dictionary, the…
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Obituary
Bruce Bell made a huge impact in the beekeeping community of Southwest Colorado. When word got out that he had passed away on November…
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A Glimpse of Heaven Ed Colby When my enthusiastic and very Catholic beekeeping mentee Megan announced that she would stop by the farm to…
Read MoreOh, The Joys of Swarm Season
Ettamarie Peterson It’s just a few days past the Winter solstice and I am already getting geared up for swarm season. That is because…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Easter for Beekeepers Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel For beekeepers checking the queen status of their hives, it’s one giant egg hunt from early…
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