Apiary Inspection Tennessee
Mike Studer The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Apiary Program currently has 6 part-time inspectors and one full time State Apiarist. To supplement the high…
Read MoreThe Are Not My Bees!
But somehow, I am Responsible. James E. Tew Time stands still Sixteen years ago, in the October 2005, Bee Culture magazine, I wrote an…
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Winter Reading Gifts For The Beekeeper –
Silent Earth. Averting The Insect Apocalypse. By Dave Goulson. Published by Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-06-308820-7. 328 pgs., hard cover. $28.99. If you had to…
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Study Hall
From the Editor I Sample, I Treat, They Die Q – Why do I sample consistently and treat all my colonies following label directions…
Read MoreLaying Workers
Greg Carey If you keep bees, sooner or later you will encounter a laying worker situation. For me it was in my second Spring….
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Clubs…Big and Small
John Miller This is for the Clubs, large and small, thriving and struggling. Change is Constant, right? We’ve covered that. Half of what we…
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Risk of Agh in Far West US
Erik Norderud & Robert Peterson PhD Summary The recent introduction of the Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia Smith, in the United States in late…
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Bee Vet
Euthanasia Dr. Tracy Farone Euthanasia: Our Bees Deserve the Consideration One part of my job as a veterinarian has been to provide euthanasia services….
Read MoreBottom Board
Sleeping Giant Ed Colby It’s early September as I write, and full-speed ahead and damn the torpedoes at Paul’s honey house. Paul casually mentioned…
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Epipen
The EpiPen pricing scandal: A symptom of the legalized corruption embedded within the only profit oriented health care system that still exists in any…
Read MoreThe Bees Are Resilient – Until They’re Not
Early Hoffman I have the privilege to speak to hundreds of beekeepers each month, some are commercial, while others are sideliners, and a few…
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Stress and Sickness
By: Jay Evans Honey bees are interconnected within colonies, with a crowded three-dimensional space that favors constant contact. Add shared feeding and a mite…
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Reading a Colony
By: Daivd MacFawn When examining a hive, the beekeeper can tell what is going on inside by answering a few important questions. Does the…
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Cover Crops – Worth It?
Author: Bill Sync This year the entire West and Northern Midwest is experiencing drought, leaving some growers with barely enough water to keep their…
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Common Floral Bacteria
It Can Induce Pollem Germination Shawn Christensen, UC Davis Certain species of floral bacteria can enhance pollen germination, according to a study published from…
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Technology Tips for Beekeepers
Malcolm T. Sanford COLONY MONITORING USING THERMAL IMAGING Scott Debnam; University of Montana; USA: Scott.Debnam@umontana.edu Honey bee colonies are superorganisms that display parental care…
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How To Thrive In Pandemic Times
Lessons From The Honey Bee Dalial Freitak With an ongoing pandemic, many of us are searching for answers on how to deal with such…
Read MoreFound in Translation
Food And The Thinking Bee Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab Honey bee foragers get cues from dancing nestmates, colony stores, and the gaping…
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Is galvanized metal safe to use with honey?
Leonard Riepenhoff Does honey contain enough acid to remove zinc from galvanized sheet metal which could be unhealthy? The internet says don’t store honey…
Read MoreIt’s Summers Time –
Fall and Goldenrod and Dahlias Well there are some clear signs here in Northeast Ohio that Summer is almost done. The lady who sells…
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