The Beekeeper and the Big Bad Monk
By: Stephen Bishop Once upon a time, a young downtrodden beekeeper, Fred, slogged up a mountain to visit a beekeeping monk. He was the…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 6 – Getting Ready to Build By: James Masucci I’m writing about my honey house in three phases. In my last article, I…
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Canadian Honey Council
By: Rod Scarlett While the final overwintering losses for Canada were not very good, the concern remains about what happens next year. There are…
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The Duet
By: Jim Thompson I hope that you will like a postcard from my collection entitled The Duet. It shows a fairy princess conducting the…
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40K Bees Swarmed Lions Club Meeting in 1921
By: Mark Price What was in the box? Businessmen looked curiously at the large wooden container as they took their seats for the Akron…
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Bee Vet
An Interview with a British Bee Vet: Dr. Chris Palgrave Tracy Farone (Preview: In this and the next two BV articles, I will be…
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Honey Bee Husbandry in Plastic Hives
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David MacFawn Autumn preparations are frequently deemed the most critical of any season. Beginning in September and continuing through December, Autumn is when preparations…
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Bayou Apiary
Carol Harbo There is a peaceful glen in the bayou where I witness a talented lady. She isn’t apparent as I approach her realm….
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Found in Translation
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Talents and Skills
Jeremy Barnes The difference between a talent and a skill is significant. The former, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is ‘the natural endowments of…
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The Life of a Worker Bee Richard Wahl Her Royal Majesty the Queen: Before any discussion about worker bees, we must first look at…
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Alyssum Flowers In Spring of 2020, Brad Root, the 5th generation Owner and President of A. I. Root Company, decided to plant pollinator friendly…
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Ed Colby A Honey Mix-up It’s August as I write, not the Fourth of July, but you should have seen and heard the fireworks…
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News Notes
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The Bees at the Ohio Statehouse
Nina Bagley The Ohio Statehouse bees have a nice ornate iron fence around them. The hives sit high on the hill, looking at the…
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Off The Wahl Beekeeping
Preparation for Winter By: Richard Wahl My First Season I have to admit that after a fellow beekeeper assisted me in catching my first…
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A Closer Look
Clarence Collison Caste Determination The capacity of the honey bee to produce three phenotypically distinct organisms (two female castes; queens and sterile workers, and…
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Treatment Free?
Treatment Free is the Only Way to Be! By: John Miller What is the attraction to so-called treatment free (TF) beekeeping? Treatment Free propaganda…
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Book Review
Kim Flottom Form and Function in the Honey Bee, by Lesley Goodman. Published by Northern Bee Books and IBRA. Available on Amazon or from…
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