The New World Carniolan Closed Program Celebrates It’s 40th Generation
Sue Cobey Carniolan Honey Bees Carniolan bees, highly favored by beekeepers worldwide, are known for their calm temperament, Winter hardiness, rapid Spring buildup and…
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Build A Swarm Box
Starter Colony Ed Simon I’ve tried both a Cloake Board and the Horizontal Frame Support to raise queens. Now it’s time to try a…
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New(ish) Beekeeper Column Off the Wahl Beekeeping Adding Bees To Your Hive Richard Wahl A Bit about Varroa Mites According to the dictionary, the…
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Obituary
Bruce Bell made a huge impact in the beekeeping community of Southwest Colorado. When word got out that he had passed away on November…
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A Glimpse of Heaven Ed Colby When my enthusiastic and very Catholic beekeeping mentee Megan announced that she would stop by the farm to…
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Ettamarie Peterson It’s just a few days past the Winter solstice and I am already getting geared up for swarm season. That is because…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Easter for Beekeepers Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel For beekeepers checking the queen status of their hives, it’s one giant egg hunt from early…
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A Closer Look
Robbing Behavior Honey bee robbing behavior may take two different forms Clarence Collison Honey bee robbing behavior may take two different forms: stealing honey…
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Jeff Kennedy I am a beekeeper, albeit unintentionally. My introduction to Apis mellifera is likely similar to that of others born before 1990. During…
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Thymol
Considerations for a Successful Varroa Treatment Dr. Claudia Garrido There are several highly efficient treatments against varroa mites which are based on substances from…
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Weather and Honey Bees Earl Hoffman Please let us consider thoughts on how wind, rain, floods, ice/snow, and drought affect honey bee colonies. Think…
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From the Editor QUESTION #1 One of my hives died out. A pile of dead bees appeared outside of the hive entrance. The bees…
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Bee Vet
Immunity, Vaccines & Honey Bees: Part 2 Dr. Tracy Farone Immunity in Honey Bees If you missed last month’s part one of this series,…
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Honey Recipe
Stuffed French Toast By: Shana Archibald Ingredients: French bread or sour dough loaf, cut to fit in a 9×13 pan (a regular loaf of…
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The High Art of Elevated Dumbery
The High Art of Elevated Dumbery By: Stephen Bishop Some people think you can just do dumb things without any forethought, but learning how…
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What’s Happening in Bee Culture
What’s Happening in Bee Culture By: The Bee Culture Staff Jerry Hayes Jerry Hayes started out in life as a High School teacher. He…
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American Beekeeping Federation Activity After months and months of limited travel and Zoom meetings I had a chance to attend the American Beekeeping Federation…
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The Future of Commercial Beekeeping
The Future of Commercial Beekeeping By: John Miller Many years ago, a futurist/motivational speaker named Ed Barlow spoke to the National Honey Board. I…
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The Hopkins Method for Raising Queens in your Small Apiary. By Joe Conti. Published by Northern Bee Books. ISBN 978-1-914934-25-4. 38 pgs. 9.5” x…
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Bee Vet
Immunity, Vaccines & Honey Bees: Part 1 Dr. Tracy Farone As a veterinarian, I have administered thousands of various vaccines to a variety of…
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