A Closer Look
Honey Bee/Varroa Mite/Virus Complex Viral diseases of honey bees are a major problem causing serious economic losses worldwide Clarence Collison “Viral diseases of honey…
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A Case for Embracing Smaller Population Beehives Part 3
I’m Listening to What You Tell Me James E. Tew You are older today than you were yesterday Yes, you are one day older…
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Maine Newsletter
Small Hive Beetles (SHB) Jerry Hayes More info than you really need. One of the challenges in being a beekeeper with decades of KSA’s,…
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Native Bees With Dr. Bug
Tamra Reall Whizz! “What was that?” my son exclaimed as a tiny, fuzzy object shot past his head, much like a minuscule, fluffy guided…
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Found in Translation
Climate Effects on Bee Disease Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab Western honey bees can thank humans for their current range and abundance to…
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The American Beekeeping Federation is proud to announce that Lucy Winn was selected as the 2022 American Honey Queen at the American Beekeeping Federation…
Read MoreSelf-Pollinating Almonds
Joe Traynor There has been some confusion between the terms self-fruitful and self-pollinating almond varieties. Self-fruitful varieties will set an almond with their own…
Read MoreBees – They Make More than Honey and it Can Help Us
Abdullah Asad Iqbal We all know honey is good for us but what about royal jelly which truly is the food of royalty as…
Read MoreYoung Harris College
University of Georgia Beekeeping Institute Reaches 30-year Milepost Keith Delaplane Professor and Director, UGA Honey Bee Program Thirty years ago I was a young…
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Exploring our Clover Fixation
By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel We’re obsessed with clover. Because clover fixes a lot of things, including nitrogen. And before we go a…
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Pollen Digestion in Honey Bees
By: Jonathan W Snow How do honey bees digest pollen? Pollen supplies critical nutrients to many animals, including honey bees (Wright et al. 2018)…
Read MoreABRC Proceedings
By: Plenary Talks Long Talks DOI: https://doi.org/10.55406/ABRC.22 Grooming behavior: insights on a honey bee defense mechanism against mites Morfin N1, Mora A1, Harpur BA2, Hunt…
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Honey Recipe
Cream Cheese Cookies By: Shana Archibald Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened (1 stick) 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 1/2 cup honey 1 egg…
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Drawn Comb
Our Most Valuable Resource By: Dewey Caron Empty bee boxes, all too common with varroa mite enhancement of virus epidemics in our bees, need bees….
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Protectabee™: An All-In-One Adjustable Hive Entrance
Protectabee™: An All-In-One Adjustable Hive Entrance By: Erica Shelley , Tasmin Brown, Aparna Karthikeyan, Nicole Gauvreau, and Peter Kevan What do Play-Doh, chocolate chip…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Bee Mine By: Becky Masterman and Bridget Mendel Did bees invent Valentine’s Day? No, they did not. The holiday was in fact established by…
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Found in Translation
Honey Bees, an Origin Story By: Jay Evans A long time ago, in a treehole far, far, away, our honey bee heroines started a…
Read MoreLandi Simone
David MacFawn Landi Simone was born in Germany, the only child of an American diplomat and his Mexican-born wife. Her early years were imbued…
Read MoreBigger Picture
Long-Term Investments Jessica Lawrence Beekeeping is one of those hobbies (or jobs) where planning for the future is a necessity, or you have wasted…
Read MoreWhat Are the Keys to Successful Beekeeping?
John Miller I don’t pretend to replace well-written books, speakers, or podcasts. Here we are, well into 2022 – the Big Almond Pollination Dance…
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