Self-Pollinating Almonds Need Our Bees
Abbas Edun Globally, pollinators are on the decline; several factors have contributed to this dramatic and disturbing trend. They include the use of pesticides,…
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Books for the Whole Family
Kim Flottum Bizzy’s Wings, by Aris Roberts and Soren Roberts. Illustrated by Marina Garifullina. ISBN 9798985314717. 34 pgs, 10” x 7”, color throughout, soft…
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Save the Honey Bee and Our Ecosystem
James Howard The honey bee has become my friend. I say this for they produce that sweet honey that not only tastes good but…
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Honey Recipe
Korean Short Ribs, with Honey By: Shana Archibald Ingredients: Main 3-3.5 lbs of short ribs 3 cups of diced potatoes 2 cups of diced…
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Enhance the Pre-Inspection Process
Enhance the Pre-Inspection Process By: John Miller Indoor beehive storage buildings designed for beehives now house nearly a million beehives. Over 400,000 of those…
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Bee Vectoring with the Protectabee™
Bee Vectoring with the Protectabee™ By: Erica Shelley , Tasmin Brown, Aparna Karthikeyan, Nicole Gauvreau, and Peter Kevan They say that necessity is the…
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Found in Translation
More Signs of the Resistance By: Jay Evans I always like to start the New Year with hopeful signs for bees and beekeepers and…
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Book Reviews
COLOSS Beebook Volume III Book By: Book Review By: Kim Flottum COLOSS BEEBOOK Volume III: Standard Methods for Apis mellifera Hive Product Research. Edited…
Read MoreBeekeeping Critical Thoughts For Winter
Earl Hoffman December 21st at 10:59 AM EST is Winter Solstice the beginning of Winter Which means we will receive less than seven hours…
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Minding Your Bees And Cues
Well, Buzz a While Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel There are no two individuals with more divergent taste in music than yours trulies. For…
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Paolo Fontana & Laura Bortolotti & Giacomo Ciriello There are concerns among conservationists in Italy about the sale of solitary bee species, under the…
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By the bees, not the keeper Diane Wellons ABSTRACT: Determining the wants of the honey bee based on the choices they make versus the…
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Dig a Hole! Ed Colby When my back went out the other day, like it occasionally does, I decided a hot soak might be…
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The Switch to Modified Dadant Sized Woodenware From the Editor Beekeeping has been around a long time, so we do have celebrities in our…
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A Social Media Survey Elizabeth Irving Beekeepers and scientists agree on the importance of maintaining healthy and disease-free equipment, and everyone has opinions on…
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Hannah Thomas How many times have you looked at your hives, and wished you knew more about what was going on inside? For migratory…
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Ed Simon I just started reading Beekeeping at Buckfast Abbey, by Bro. Adam…. of course. One thing that got my attention was his support…
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Bee Vet
Not as fun as a Volkswagen Dr. Tracy Farone Happy January! For many beekeepers this means your hives are tucked in for the winter…
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Apiary Inspection District of Columbia
Brooke Decker The apiary program in the District of Columbia is relatively new, there were no regulations for beekeeping in the District until 2012….
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Ed Simon Years ago, when I started building my own woodenware, I made a very unscientific survey. The question I asked was “What is…
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