Bigger Picture
An Interview with Benjamin Vasquez Jessica Lawrence For the interview edition, I wanted to put a highlight on beginner beekeepers. They face obstacles now…
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An Interview with Dr. Marla Spivak PhD
University of Minnesota By: John Miller Bee Culture Magazine tasked contributors to interview a person in our industry. I have long admired Dr. Marla…
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An Interview with Dr. Mohamed Alburaki
USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory By: Jay Evans This month I was eager to interview my USDA-ARS Beltsville Bee Research Laboratory colleague, Dr. Mohamed Alburaki….
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An Interview with Dr. Jamie Ellis
University of Florida’s Honey Bee Research and Extension Labratory By: Malcolm Sanford Meet Dr. Jamie Ellis, from the University of Florida’s Honey Bee Research…
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A Place for My Honey House
A Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis, Part 5 By: James Masucci Have you ever juggled? You can’t just focus on one ball; you must keep…
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Technology Tips for Beekeepers
By: Malcolm T. Sanford
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Propolis 10 Ways By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel What is propolis? Etymologically, propolis derives from the Greek for “before the city” (pro=before, polis=…
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It’s Summers Time –
Kathy Summers Fall, Poultry and Happy Thanksgiving – So far here in Northeast Ohio Fall has not been very dramatic. We’re still having warm…
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A Closer Look
Queen Health The reproductive quality and health of a queen are essential to ensure colony growth. Clarence Collison Managed honey bee colonies face multiple…
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Patricia Harness I have some great queens, three sets of sisters. Is it overly optimistic to expect their daughters to be great? What makes…
Read MoreBuild A Dual Pane Inner Cover
Leonard Riepenhoff We install dual pane windows to keep our homes cooler in warm weather, and warmer in cold weather, why not do the…
Read MoreWizards and Prophets
Jeremy Barnes “Don’t you think it would be sad if the human race suffered a catastrophe?” Charles Mann asked the late, great evolutionary biologist…
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Bigger Picture
Francisco Farmfest Jessica Lawrence Our community has been holding our annual Farmfest for a few years now, but last year was modified for the…
Read MoreFall Honey Recipe
Shana Archibald Apple Cider Donuts 1½ cups apple cider 1 cinnamon stick 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly 2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon salt…
Read MoreCalifornia Beekeeping From Past to Present
Ettamarie Peterson Up to a century and a half ago, overland shipment of bees to California was considered impossible – travel through the Great…
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Writing for BC
Ed Simon It was cold in Minnesota! At minus four degrees, everything was canceled on this Sunday morning and my “Cabin Fever” was running…
Read MoreConeflower, Please
Alyssum Flowers No garden or landscape should be without coneflower, Echinaceae spp. due to its cheery flowers, rugged hardiness and perennial visitation of many…
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The World’s Best Pollinator Plot
Stephen Bishop Well, I’ve done it. I’ve made a contribution to beekeeping science. I would like to thank everybody who has ever doubted my…
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Bee-toxic Pesticide Use In Almond Orchards During Bloom
Brittney Goodrich1 & Jennie Durant2 Each year, the majority of U.S. commercial beekeepers truck their honey bees to California to pollinate almonds from mid-February…
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No More Plastic Ed Simon Are you tired of using a plastic uncapping tank that moves whenever you bump it and then needs to…
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