A True Beekeeping Ghost Story
Stephen Bishop One Saturday morning, my wife’s second cousin, Katie, came pedaling up the road. She veered into our driveway and then dismounted her…
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Apiary Inspection Indiana
Kathleen Prough There is one inspector for the entire state and apiary registration is not mandatory. There are approximately eight commercial beekeepers and 6,000…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Wasp Do You Know? Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel With Winter approaching, your bees need less attention. Why not spend time learning about the…
Read MoreRooftop Beekeeping-Should You Try It?
Carleigh Turner Walking on the rooftop of a building, you might expect to see a pool, a garden, or just a barren urban landscape….
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Promise and pitfalls of using bumblebees for blueberries
Lisa DeVetter, Maxine Eeraerts Ensuring sufficient pollination is a challenge shared by many blueberry growers. While honey bees can get the job done, optimal…
Read MoreBottom Board
No Accounting For Taste Ed Colby I thought I’d been bee-stung about everywhere a man can get stung. Then one sweltering day this Summer…
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Varroa Population Dynamics
All Beekeeping Is Local Ross Conrad Last month we reviewed the results of a trial comparing treatment-free cultural controls with a commercially approved acaricide…
Read MoreDrought, Supers, Empty, Feed Cost Up, Varroa, Overwinter (Is That Enough?)
John Miller It’s approaching mid-August in Gackle. Last night the first measurable rainfall since July 3 occurred. As I told Reuters reporter Karl Plume,…
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A Closer Look
Honey Bee Navigation, Learning and Memory A Bee Has to Learn Color and Shape of Flowers Clarence Collison “Foraging is essential to a honey…
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Comparison Of Treatment-Free Cultural Controls With Formic Acid Varroa Mite (Varroa destructor) Treatments In Managed Apis mellifera Colonies
Ross Conrad The chart and table below were inadvertently left out of Ross Conrad’s article in our September issue. We apologize to Ross and…
Read MoreBuilding A Migratory Cover – Cement
Ed Simon Earlier this year (2021) the cost of lumber rose to unprecedented heights. Within ten weeks the cost of plywood doubled. The migratory…
Read MoreThe Happy, Sad Day Of Late Summer, 2021
It’s ending. James E. Tew Yep, for me, the 2021 season is ending. Yes, there will still be some late season flowering action from…
Read MorePollinating the Next Generation of New Honey Bee Scientists
An Interview with Alex Payne How did you decide to pursue research in entomology? After working in plant virology labs within the Department of Plant…
Read MoreA Glance At The Oldest Egyptian Beehives
Hossam Abou-Shaara1 Dahi Mohamed2 Beekeeping is an old practice in Egypt since the time of Pharaohs. The ancient Egyptians used mud hives to keep…
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Study Hall
From the Editor RNAi For Varroa Control Q – After reading the item from GreenLight in your August issue, I’ve tried to find more…
Read MoreBIP Tips
Anne Marie Fauvel & Dan Wyns Looking For Signs of Varroa Mites August is Varroa month at Bee Informed Partnership (BIP). The BIP Field…
Read MoreThe Proud Frame
Same Honey – Less Equipment Greg Carey “A penny saved is a penny earned.” – George Herbert Unless you have been in my garage…
Read MoreFall Honey Recipe –
Shana Archibald Pumpkin Honey Dump Cake (in the crockpot) Spice Cake Mix (15.25 oz) 1 Box Instant Vanilla Pudding (3.4oz) 1 Can of Pumpkin…
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Varroa Population Dynamics
By: Ross Conrad Last month we reviewed the results of a trial comparing treatment-free cultural controls with a commercially approved acaricide (Bee Culture September…
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Common Floral Bacteria
By: Shawn Christensen, UC Davis Certain species of floral bacteria can enhance pollen germination, according to a study published from the University of California,…
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