BIGGER PICTURE
It’s A Farmer’s Life For Me by Jessica Louque Bobby and I were on our way to drop off some bees in a…
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In Memoriam
Eric H. Erickson Jr. 1940 – 2016 Dr. Eric Erickson died April 13, 2016, 13 days shy of his 76th birthday. He is…
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How Bees See And Why It Matters
by Sharla Riddle Here’s an “eye-popping” fact: The USDA estimates that 80% of insect crop pollination is accomplished by bees. Scientists consider…
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The Indispensable Honey Bee
1973 vs. 2015: The Financial Situation by G. Splevin In previous issues of Bee Culture magazine I have written of the 1973 report,…
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Beekeeping In LATVIA
by Sarah Gabric The Latvian people are passionate about honey bees and beekeeping. Latvia sits nestled between Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the…
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Saving Native Bees and Honey Bees
by Jenny Flores We have all heard about the disappearance of honey bees and there is certainly cause for concern. With honey bees…
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INNER COVER
Land use information is a bit difficult to pin down since different sources use different data sets, have varying dates of newly released data…
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It’s Summers Time –
Spring, Poultry, Bees This may be the May issue, but here in Medina County, Northeast Ohio it has been a Winter-like week. We’ve had…
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The Pollinator Stewardship Council
HOW TO BE A PROFESSIONAL BEE CLUB A Professionally Managed Board of Directors Takes Their Responsibilities Seriously. by Michele Colopy Bee Clubs have not…
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The Indispensable Honey Bee
1973 vs. 2015: Importance of Bees G. Splevin In previous issues of Bee Culture magazine I have written of the 1973 report, “The Indispensable…
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New This Month
If Bees Are Few. A HIVE OF BEE POEMS. Edited by James P. Lenfestey. Foreword by Bill McKibben. Afterword by Marla Spivak. Published by…
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U.S. Honey Industry Report – 2015
According to USDA NASS survey data, United States honey production for 2015 was down 12 percent from 2014 for operations with five or more…
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Social Media – You can’t ignore it, and you really don’t want to.
by Jessica Daily Several years ago I wrote up various articles here in Bee Culture Magazine for beekeepers, clubs and the like about…
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Urban Plantings
Shawna Coronado As an organic gardener, I often explore the idea of planting flowering plants in my garden – both native plants and more…
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SUPER PROTECTION
by William Powers Because I had a good year in collecting swarms, performing removals from buildings, and by making my own splits, I found…
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What’s Happening In The Hive
The Hidden Signs Of Swarming Stephen Repasky In temperate areas, beekeepers look forward to many things in the Spring, such as the first pollen…
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TEACHING BEEKEEPING
Dewey Caron Summary: Portland Urban Beekeepers (PUB) hosted a delegation of enthusiastic, young Afghani veterinarians and agrarians at the Portland Urban Beekeeping (PUB) treatment…
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My ski patrol boss Art said, “So your talk tonight is on the history of bees?” “It’s on pesticides and bees,” I said. “That…
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Ann Harman The East Cupcake Beekeepers Association has decided to embark on some events. The membership has grown in recent years from the classes…
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Bigger Picture
Jessica Louque Pollen Frenzy Each year, we seem to have a honey bee field study that has a pollen collection aspect. This is my…
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