Timing The Honey Harvet
By: Ross Conrad When is the best time to harvest honey from the hive? . . . It’s a question that crosses the mind…
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A Closer Look
By: Clarence Collison Recognition Within the honey bee colony, recognition of nestmates from aliens is based on olfactory cues. Recognition of colony members is…
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Better Hive Stands
By: James Tew Most swarms come with a story. When does swarming look like robbing? Unhappy bees at the beach. For The Brand New…
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Bee Kids Corner
Bigger Picture
By: Jessica Louque Sage Advice We’ve chosen a lot of really cool plants to see what works for our bees this year. On some…
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The Pollinator Stewardship Council
By Michele Colopy Board Members Roles and Responsibilities Supporting the Mission and growing the Bee Club. There are plentiful resources available for Board members…
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Are Beekeepers More Adaptive Or Inventive?
By: Jim Thompson Have you ever wondered how beehives, hive tools and bee keeping procedures developed? The first reference to honey bee hives that…
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Ask Phil
By: Phil Craft Got A Question? He Knows! www.philcrafthivecraft.com phil@philcrafthivecraft.com Q: A beekeeper in Kentucky writes: If I take honey supers off to…
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Can Solar Sites Help Save The Bees?
By: Rob Davis Rapid growth of ground-mounted solar presents opportunity to establish hundreds of millions of native plants. Across Minnesota workers are preparing dozens…
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Bottom Board
By: Ed Colby Our Place In The Cosmos In the wee hours, I turned to my gal Marilyn. “Can’t sleep,” I confided. “I have…
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HONEY TRANSSHIPPING LITIGATION
Notice of class action settlement agreement
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International Pollinator Conference 2016
2016 International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy The Center for Pollinator Research at Penn State University will be hosting the third International…
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Pollinator Day August 13, 2016
On the 13th of August we’re holding our second Pollinator Day here at the Root Company’s Pollinator Meadow, behind our Corporate Headquarters. There’s a…
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Inner Cover
by- Kim Flottum Young Harris. Mean Hive. I went to the 25th anniversary meeting of the Young Harris/University of Georgia Bee Institute in May…
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It’s Summer’s Time
By: Kathy Summers The Garden, New Neighbors and Oregon. I hope you all had a great Memorial Day Weekend. Our city and county do a…
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Magnified (8X)View of Selected Detritus Examples on Sticky Boards
By: Don Coats You never know what you might find. Bee Pupal Chitin Shell Remnants were rather abundant. This might suggest that pupae were being…
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BIP and NASS – Why The Difference?
By: Natalie Steinhauer Interpreting and understanding the difference in colony loss numbers between the different national surveys. Over the last year, and for the…
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Ask Phil
By: Phil Craft Got A Question? He Knows! Q: A beekeeper in Pennsylvania writes: Could you explain this to me? In late…
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The Decline of Pollinators
An Overview By: Robert Owen Pests, Pesticides, Land Use Lead The Way The triumph of modern agriculture is the enormous increase in productivity of…
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A Better Way To Bottle
By: Allen Hayes Easy To Build – Anyone Can Do This! Many backyard beekeepers bottle their honey using a plastic bucket with a honey…
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