It Took 50,000+ Dead Bumble Bees . . .
By Dewey Caron In Wilsonville, Oregon there was a massive kill of bumble bees in the parking lot of a Target store on a…
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Bigger Picture
The Business of Bees: Part II of III In Part I of this series, I explained how to do a Sole Proprietorship for a…
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It’s Summers Time!
THE NATIONAL HONEY SHOW AND ENGLAND I wanted to share a bit more of our trip to England with you. Leaving my own country…
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Regional Honey Price Report
JANUARY REPORT Some Management Practices We asked our reporters about some of their management practices this month, expanding it some from the survey we…
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Neonicotinoid Pesticides: A Major Problem For Bees, Part IV
By: Ross Conrad The often heard refrain that Varroa is the primary cause of colony losses associated with CCD is simply not supported by the…
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Found in Translation
By: Jay Evans #Beeoptomism: What if the super really is half full? My ears perked up recently on hearing several leaders in environmental…
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Inner Cover
Quentin Starr Wagner By: Kim Flottum When I first moved to Medina I lived in a rented house for several months, letting John Root, my new…
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InnerCover
We are running a tad late this month due to our trip to The National Honey Show in the UK in late October. It…
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Regional Honey Market 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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Be A Part Of Citizen Sciences, Or Just Brag About Your Hive
By: Rich Morris Hang around an online forum for Beekeepers, and you find out fast that they can be an opinionated bunch. Introduction There’s…
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Neonicotinoid Pesticides: A Major Problem For Bees, Part III
By: Ross Conrad The dose response characteristics of neonicotinoid insecticides turn out to be identical to those of genotoxic carcinogens, which are the most dangerous…
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Meet Michael Smith
By: Sarah Red-Laird The Weirdest Place Michael Smith Has Been Stung and 36 Other Facts About Him Winners of the lg Nobel Prize are awarded…
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The Evolution of Beehive Covers
By: Jim Thompson I have found it interesting to look at the types of different beehive covers or tops that have been used over the…
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Bee Kids’ Corner
Meet Derrick
By: Ed Colby At the turn of the century, Derrick Maness and I worked together for Colorado commercial beekeeper Paul Limbach. Derrick still does….
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Keeping Venom Out of Your Bee Club
By: Becky Johnson By Involving All Members In The Good And The Bad, Listening To Concerns And Forever Adapting To New Ideas And Ways,…
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Hands On Mentoring After The Classes There’s Very Little Formal Education For New Beekeepers
By: Buddy May Dedicated mentoring of the new and inexperienced beekeeper is perhaps the single most important aspect of successful management in beekeeping. I…
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Beekeeper Fred Anderson or The Mystery of Crystal Mountain
By: Peter Sieling In 1896-1897, Bee Culture magazine, then called Gleanings in Bee Culture published its one and only serial novel. A few complained that…
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Meet Dr. Jay Evans
By: Ann Harman From Washington …… To Washington Jay is originally from Seattle in Washington State. Since his mother worked in a natural history…
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Meet Christian and Stephanie Ramthun
By: David MacFawn In late August I had the chance to visit Christian and Stephanie Ramthun’s honey bee operation which is based out of…
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