BeeKeepers & Bombs
Varroa bombs. Let’s think about that. By: Ross Conrad It is the nightmare scenario of every beekeeper. Varroa mite populations build up in colonies…
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Ask Phil
Q: A beekeeper in Pennsylvania writes: I have a question on storing raw honey. What is the optimum temperature to help prevent crystallization? In the…
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Why Honey Bees Don’t Have Problems
By: Miles Sarvis-Wilburn This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Colony Collapse Disorder, Varroa, foulbrood, wax…
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Requeening
By: Morris Ostrofsky This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Replacing a Queen Isn’t Difficult, but…
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Be Prepared Before You Ask For Help
By: Frank Mortimer This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Beekeeping is a hobby that requires…
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Installing a Queen
By: Jim Thompson This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years What seems to be a rather…
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Build a Better Beeyard
By: Tom & Fran Davidson This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years We began beekeeping seven…
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Dear Queen Buyer
By: Larry Connor This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Thank you for buying a queen…
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Hive Tasks
By: Ann Harman This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years • Review all equipment • Place…
Read MoreVarroa Testing & Treatment
By: Wil Montgomery This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years An IPM (Integrated Pest Management) plan…
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By: Bill Mondjack This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years As answered by Bill Mondjack, EAS…
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When Absolutely Everything Goes Wrong!
By: William Powers This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Lessons Learned The Hard Way Mentoring…
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Moving Bees: When You Have To or Want To
By: Jennifer Berry This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years There are many reasons we find…
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Got Questions? Phil Knows!
By: Phil Craft This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years A beekeeper in West Virginia writes:…
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Water During Cool Weather
By: James E. Tew This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years This is not just another…
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By: Doug Galloway This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years The Mistakes I’ve Made! When I…
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DOWNTOWN: Death In The Snow
By: Toni Burnham But Sioux City Bees Will Fly Again You could call it the gut shot heard ‘round the world: a half million…
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Some Beeyard Thoughts, Observations and Updates
By: James Tew Frozen honey and how bees eat it – possibly. Winter stores for the wintering colony. Consuming frozen honey Honey bee colonies –…
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The ULTIMATE Swarm Box
By: Frank Mortimer Swarm, swarm everywhere a swarm; Flyin’ outta my hives, breakin’ my mind; Do this, don’t do that, can’t you stop the…
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Button Bush
By: Connie Krochmal Depending on the location, button bush can be a large shrub or small tree. lthough button bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) may not…
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