Good Queens Good Real Estate Good-Bye Mites
By: Maryann Frazier As beekeepers we disagree about many things (some would say, most things) regarding how best to keep bees healthy and productive. And…
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GORMANSTON
BY: Ettamarie Peterson Many years ago I started visiting the Irish Beekeepers’ Yahoo List to learn what they were doing “across the pond” as they…
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Decoding the Songs Of Bees
By: Jerry Bromenshenk, Robert Seccomb, Colin Henderson, David Firth Bee Alert Technology Inc; Missoula, MT NPR 02/18/2019, Headline: Massive Loss of Thousands of Hives…
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First Year Hive Tasks
By: Ann Harman This article originally appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years July is the month to monitor…
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Working a Colony
By: David E. MacFawn This article originally appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Based on their knowledge of…
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The Story of A.I. Root: Beginning Bees
By: A. I. Root This article appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years “O Lord, how great are thy…
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What Your Mentor Forgot to Tell You
By: Ed Simon This article originally appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years The conventional wisdom about beekeeping is…
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Drones
By: Ernie Schmidt This article originally appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Langstroth, (the father of the modern…
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There is More to Learn
By: Ann Harman This article originally appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Learning about honey bees and beekeeping…
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The 3 “Musts” Of Beekeeping
By: Jim Berndt This article originally appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years The primary goal for any new…
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Years Two & Three Hive Tasks
By: Ann Harman This article originally appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years • Harvest honey before July 15….
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Pollinator Habitat Gone Solar
By: Rob Davis This article originally appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Across Minnesota workers are preparing dozens…
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The Sweet and the Sting of Beekeeping
By: Ben Wozniak Lazy Lodge Honey, Birch Lake, MI This article originally appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years…
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North Valley Swarm Collection
By: TJ Carr This article originally appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years In late August I was called…
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Thermal Efficiency
By : Derek Mitchell Honey bees collect flower nectar to make honey, but that is only the beginning. It can be shown that they…
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The Story of A.I. Root
By : A.I. Root Humbugs & Swindles In The Bee Business “Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in…
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It’s Summers Time – Meetings, Friends, October and Chickens
By : Kathy Summers Spring is trying to be in the air, but without much success. It was 22°F this morning when we got…
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INNERCOVER
By : Kim Flottum Take a look at that article on thermal efficiency on page 61. Read it, then read it again. I found…
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The Next Generation In Disease Control
By : Gerry Hayes Phages are a virus that eat bacteria At the 2019 American Honey Producer Association (AHPA) held in Phoenix, AZ I…
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SUSTAINABLE BEEKEEPING
By : Meghan Milbrath I used to keep a small flock of sheep, and I would go through a lot of hay. One day…
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