Make Sure You’re Ready For Winter
By: Kim Flottum This Editor’s Hive article originally appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years No matter what action…
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A Beekeeper’s Wish List
By: Ann Harman This article originally appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years The busy bee year is winding…
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Beekeeping Buddhism
By: Jessica Schley This article originally appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Sometimes you just have to stop…
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Got Questions? Phil Knows!
By: Phil Craft This article originally appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years A beekeeper in Kentucky writes: I…
Read MoreThe Beekeeper’s Daughter
By: Ariele Sieling This article originally appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years This is how memories are made!…
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Beeswax and Candles
By: James E. Tew This article originally appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of BEEKeeping your First Three Years It is late November, cold…
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Up in Smoke
By: Jim Thompson This article originally appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years In searching eight million plus United…
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Try a Nuc Next Year – But Order Early
By: Ralph Harlan This article originally appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years During our bee school, there is…
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Autumn Hive Tasks
By: Ann Harman This article originally appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Most of the things you need…
Read MoreCity Bees: Coming Out to the Neighbors?
By: Toni Burnham This article originally appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years As you make connections, try to…
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Autumn Thoughts
By: Ross Conrad Fences, honey and queens. Electric Fence Considerations According to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, the black bear population in the state…
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The Voices of Bee Culture
Filtering Honey Almost Every Filter Removes Some Pollen
By: Vaughn Bryant Filtering honey has become a big issue among many individual beekeepers. Many beekeepers want to remove large items of debris such…
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History Of The Muth Bottle, Part 2
By: Jim Thompson The first jar invented specifically for honey. I collect old honey jars and when I heard that the Muth Jar was…
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September Honey Market Report
Winter and Summer Loss Survey, Plus, Spring and Summer Honey Crop Survey Bee Culture’s field reporters this month have been busy, and we’ve…
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It’s Summers Time!
By: Kathy Summers EAS 2017 Chickens Bees Kim and I spent last week (August 1-4) at the University of Delaware attending EAS 2017. We…
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The Inner Cover
By: Kim Flottum August was about as busy a time as I’ve had in years. We were gone for a week to Delaware for the annual…
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In My Opinion – Moving From An Industrial To An Ecological Age
By: Jeremy Barnes Dr. Mark Winston ended his report on the recent Bee Audacious Conference (Bee Culture, June 2017) with the exhortation that “We…
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Bees For Development – Bee Garden Party Marlboro House London
By: Nicola Bradbear Hundreds of supporters of Bees for Development gathered to celebrate bees and the work of the Charity in the gardens of…
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Winter Colony Development
By: Lloyd Harris What Happens In Colonies AFTER Mid August Determines How Successfully Colonies Can Be Wintered If you ask most beekeepers how they prepare…
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