BIP Tips
Anne Marie Fauvel & Dan Wyns Looking For Signs of Varroa Mites August is Varroa month at Bee Informed Partnership (BIP). The BIP Field…
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Same Honey – Less Equipment Greg Carey “A penny saved is a penny earned.” – George Herbert Unless you have been in my garage…
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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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2022 Calendar Contest
HOME MADE BEE EQUIPMENT – 2022 Beekeeping is ‘Fun’ for lots of different reasons. I won’t name them all, you know what they are….
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Critical Thoughts
Seasonal Beekeeping Management By: Earl Hoffman Please consider these critical thoughts to guide your beekeeping management – Now that Summer solstice is over, and…
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Winter is Coming
Found in Translation By: Jay Evans When this column comes out, many in the northern hemisphere will still feel the heat of a long…
Read MoreBee Vectoring
Bees Working With Farmers Charlotte Coates1, D. Susan Willis Chan1, Erica Shelley1,3, Saira Espinosa2, Peter Kevan1 Can you imagine a world where bees are working with…
Read MoreApiary Inspection Arkansas
Zac Wellman The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Apiary Program’s mission is “To protect honey bees in order to maintain a viable honey bee population…
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A Closer Look
Comb Construction and Cell Capping Clarence Collison Significant Chemical And Physical Changes Occur In The Wax During Comb Building “Wax secretion is age-related, varies…
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Beekeeping Resilience” Allan Williams On New Year’s Eve 2020, while a church was climaxing its end of year celebrations, there was a declaration heard…
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Shana Archibald BROWN SUGAR & HONEY BACON 1 lb. bacon 2 c. brown sugar + additional ~1 c. 1 tbsp. red pepper flakes Honey…
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Fall Planning Dr. Tracy Farone “Fall Planning” Tomorrow the calendar will say “July” and many beekeepers are focusing on Spring extraction. It is easy…
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A “Dutch Uncle” Talks Beekeeping
Ernie Schmidt The dictionary says the definition of a Dutch Uncle is – “1. A counselor who admonishes frankly and sternly. 2. One who…
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Meeting Adjourned
Stephen Bishop Some curious readers have inquired about my credentials, and some conspiratorially-inclined question whether I even exist. The same happened with Shakespeare; he…
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New Reading For Fall –
A Natural History Of Insects in 100 Limericks. Richard A. Jones (Author) and Calvin Ure-Jones (Illustrator). Published by Pelagic Publishing (www.pelagicpublishuing.com), UK. 5” x…
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Bigger Picture
Beekeepers and Hoarding Jessica Louque For those of you who listened to our podcast with Kim Flottum and Jeff Ott, we got quite a…
Read MoreDealing With A Case of European Foulbrood
An old disease with now new solutions James E. Tew Tempus fugit Time flies. Since 1974, I can document publishing more than 600 beekeeping…
Read MoreDronings From A Queen Bee
Settling In Charlotte Hubbard My friend Rob is a private pilot. He flies for fun on the occasional weekend, and flies (pre-pandemic) internationally on…
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