Honey Shows
By: Ann Harman Oh! A Honey Show is just like a horse race – best one wins. Wrong! It is all about marketing! Honey…
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Cover Evolution
By: Jim Thompson I have found it interesting to look at the types of different bee hive covers or tops that have been used…
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Bottom Board
By: Ed Colby Playing Hooky In January the gal Marilyn and I took the overnight Amtrak from Colorado to Reno for the 2018 American…
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Thymol – Varroa Control
By: Claudia Garrido Thymol is one of the alternative treatments in late Summer, or even in Spring according to the temperatures of the year…
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The Good Ole Days Of Beekeeping
By: David Hughes Ah, the good old days of beekeeping. Healthy bees, huge flows of honey – life was good for a beekeeper. Was…
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Sales & Marketing In The SE U.S. It’s all in the timing, and the price.
By: David MacFawn Beekeeping, while a lot of hard physical work, is one of the enjoyable endeavors that may make some money. Often the…
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Honey Bees & Horses
By: Darryl Gabritsch The balancing act of managing the needs of honey bees while managing the needs of horses is challenging. It’s difficult to…
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Taming Killer Bees
W. S. Robinson Three separate times during this adventure in the mountains of Tabasco I think well, that’s that. We’re not going to get…
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THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE
By: Ryan McDearmont The Most Beautiful Film Ever Shot Involving Bees, And Certainly One Of The Most Positive Depictions Of Pollinators. Human society is…
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Neonicotinoid Pesticides: A Major Problem For Bees, Part VI
By: Ross Conrad If you still think pesticides are not as big a concern as other issues like Varroa mites, you haven’t been paying attention….
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A Closer Look- FORAGING BEHAVIOR
By: Clarence Collison Individual foraging decisions during nectar collection and colony regulation of nectar intake are distinctly different from pollen foraging. Honey bees collect…
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Communication Among The Bees
By: Peter Borst Like a lot of beekeepers, I have a pretty extensive collection of books about bees. They range all the way from the…
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Bigger Picture
The Business of Bees: Part III By: Jessica Louque To fuel the side addictions of birds and bees, most people do have to have…
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March Report
Where Do They Sell Their Honey? Below is the past seven years data on where our reporters sell their honey. We have 17…
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FOUND IN TRANSLATION
Let The Sonenshine In: New Ways To Control Mites By Jay Evans Efforts to control Varroa mites are expanding at the USDA-ARS Bee Research…
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It’s SUMMERS TIME!
UPCOMING BEE CULTURE EVENTS, CHICKENS AND WINTER By Kathy Summers A lot is going on right now in the land of Bee Culture and it’s…
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New For This Spring
bees-at-law. By Noel Sweeney. Published by Alibi, Veritas Chambers. ISBN 978-1-872724-04-1. Available from the author or Northern Bee Books, for $50.00. 6” x 8.25”,…
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INNERCOVER
Selling Honey. Land Use. Local. By: Kim Flottum I have several interests in life that aren’t directly involved with bees, beekeeping and beekeepers, but most of…
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Texas Honey Show
Big State, Big Show By: Ann Harman Texas is the largest state of the “lower 48.” Alaska is, of course, the largest of all…
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It’s Summers Time!
Reno, Chickens and Winter By: Kathy Summers Most of our Bee Culture staff attended the 2018 American Beekeeping Federation Conference in Reno, NV during the…
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