Herding Genes With Epigenetics
By: Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab Knowing the complete genome of an animal, whether human, bee, or worm, can go a long way toward…
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It Began with Brother Adam
By: Tina Sebestyen Brother Adam lived an incredible life, and contributed greatly to beekeeping in several ways, but most of all in creating a…
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American Bee Research Conference Abstracts
Introduction and Overview The American Association of Professional Apiculturists (AAPA) is an organization consisting of professors, state apiarists, scientists and students who study and…
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Three Bees I Have Known
By: Gene Robinson Do you remember Barry B. Benson, played by Jerry Seinfeld in the 2007 film Bee Movie? Benson was a honey bee…
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An Early Swarm
By: Stephen Bishop This article originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Sometimes life, like swarm season, comes…
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What Your Mentor Forgot to Tell You!
By: Ed Simon This article originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years The conventional wisdom about beekeeping is…
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In Clover
By: Leah Smith This article originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years “The pedigree of honey does not…
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Shopping For Bee Equipment?
By: Jim Thompson This article originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years I help run a bee museum…
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Open Air Beauty
By: Jackie Currie and David Arnal This article originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Our local club,…
Read MoreIs Honey a Superfood?
By: Scott Hotaling This article originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Our ancestors have a long history…
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Beekeeping: Keep it Simple! Just Keep Them Alive!
By: Suzanne D. Cohen This article originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years I’m a fretter, from a…
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Building Five Frame Nucs
By: Jim Berndt This article originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Spring and early Summer is the…
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Cooking with Honey
By: Shana Archibald This article originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years HONEY CHOCOLATE COOKIES 2½ C of…
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A Lot to do in Spring
By: Zac Lamas This article orginally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years You can do a lot of…
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Splits and Finding the Queen
By: David MacFawn This article originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Splitting colonies is one method to…
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Integrated Pest Management
By: Charlie Vanden Heuvel This article originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Minimizing or reducing environmental risks…
Read MoreCan You Make Varroa Sick?
By: Bill Ruzicka This article originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of BEEKeeping Your first Three Years Abstract: It is not necessary to…
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Swarm Capture Net – Make Your Own
By: Bill Patton This article originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years As a beekeeper for a few…
Read MoreAlmond Pollination Math
By: Joe Traynor Ask an almond grower what was the most useful class he took in school (including college) and if he (she) thinks…
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Refractometer – All You Need to Know
By: Hanna Bäckmo Honey typically contains somewhere between 14% – 20% water, seldom less, sometimes more. Honey contains lots of other substances as well, such…
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