Honey and Cheese
By Marina Marchese Fireworks For Your Mouth. Move over tea and toast, honey has a new sidekick that will delight your taste buds while…
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build a bee whiraligig
By Ed Simon After working hard all Summer, it’s time for something just for fun. It’s time for some frivolity. You have worked hard, become…
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An Apology To Oxalic Acid
By Frank Mortimer Skeptical at first, I’ve seen the light. When I was new to beekeeping, the first beekeeping course I took was titled,…
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The Intrepid, Delightful Roberta Glatz
By Grai St. Clair Rice Beekeeping gets better with experience. Honey bees, as well as beekeepers, get infinitely more interesting. Each year brings new depths…
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Meet Treasure Valley
By Jennifer Berry Annual Interview Section Part of my job at the UGA bee lab is extension, which means I get to travel, teach…
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FOUND IN TRANSLATION
Replacement Queens, A True Cinderella Story Honey bee colonies and beekeepers alike can’t afford to take queen rearing lightly. During supercedure events, swarm preparation,…
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Data Sharing Risks And Rewards
By: Joseph Cazier, Walter Haefeker, Edgar Hassler For Hobbyist Beekeepers. Introduction In our September Bee Culture article, “BeeXML Part I: The Power of Big…
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Product Reviews
Great Gift Ideas For Your Beekeeper – Honey Bee Charli, by Melissa Haskins Wilbanks. Published by Mascot Books. ISBN 978-1-63177-990-0. 10” x 8”, 32…
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Bigger Picture
By Jessica Louque Granite City Produce – Jessie Thomas As a hobby beekeeper, one of the bee goals is to be able to sell…
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Bottom Board
By Ed Colby Meet Paul Limbach Just down the road from Colby Farm, I caught up with veteran Colorado beekeeper Paul Limbach at his…
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Carla Marina Marchese HONEY CONNOISSEUR
By Kim Flottum Annual Interview Section So, as long as this is the interview issue, this time I thought I’d add my two cents…
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Meet Samuel Ramsey
By: Ann Harman Annual Interview Section Sammy Ramsey has found out what the Varroa mites are having for their meals as they ride around…
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Facts About Beeswax
By: Wolfgang Ritter Quality. The quality of beeswax has become of increasing concern within apiculture. Residues of pesticides and varroacides affect the quality of wax…
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Reginal Honey Price Report
December Report We’re throwing a lot of numbers at you this month but we think you’ll find them useful. Below is our monthly report…
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INNER COVER
The Right Tool. I like to think I have a green thumb. Actually, on a good day, I like to think I have 10…
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Meet Christina Grozinger
By: Jay Evans Annual Interview Section I have the honor of sharing insights into the career and life of Christina Grozinger, Distinguished Professor at…
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It’s SUMMERS TIME!
Time Flies. The years sure seem to go faster, the older I get. And every year we never get it all done. But we…
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The Useful And Versatile Castor Bean Plant
By Connie Krochmal A number of oilseed crops happen to be good plants for bees, including the castor bean (Ricinus communis). Reportedly native to…
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Bottom Board
By Ed Colby Eighty-Sixed In the Almonds That redheaded Tina got in a little over her head when she volunteered to re-structure the Colorado…
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synthetic biology An Advantageous Approach To Combat Bee Diseases
The iGEM “Tec-Chihuahua” Team Honey. Floral and sweet honey. Fresh as fruits or aged as wine. Just like bees, beekeepers want to give the…
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