Tag: 2026
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Beekeeping Self Defense
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Stephen Bishop The flap and yap should not be confused with the flail and wail or, for that matter, the flailing whale. The first is a simple self-defense combo. In that regard,…
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How to Overcome Queen Acceptance Challenges Part 1
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: David Burns We all know the feeling of spending forty dollars for a new queen and another forty dollars for overnight shipping only to have her not be accepted in our queenless…
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You Got This: Tips for Solo Beekeepers Part 2
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Theresa J. Martin In this multi-part series, we are exploring methods that make solo beekeeping more safe, efficient, and enjoyable. Last month, we reviewed the pros and cons of being a solo…
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Off the Wahl Beekeeping
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! New(ish) Beekeeper Column Raising VSH Queens By: Richard Wahl VSH SignificanceIf you have been keeping bees for any length of time, you have already met the limiting factor in today’s beekeeping environment: the…
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Human Superiority
Species Superiority and the Rights of Nature Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Ross Conrad In last month’s Bee Culture article, I mentioned the recent granting of legal rights to stingless bees in the Peruvian Amazon. The granting…
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Why I Refuse to be a Mentor But Help Hundreds of Beekeepers
Duane Combs Every new beekeeper probably hears that they need to do three things: When I got my business degree and headed out into the real world, people told me to find a mentor. I looked and I looked but I could not find a person who was on the leading edge of business who…
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Facing Tropilaelaps – Country of Georgia
By: Maggie Gill This article was originally was previously published in BBKA News In February 2026, I will return to Thailand to continue my research into Tropilaelaps. This trip will take place almost exactly three years after my first visit to the country, and my first direct encounter with Tropilaelaps. One of the most striking…
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Off the Wahl Beekeeping
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! New(ish) Beekeeper Column Vertical Splits, The Demaree Method By: Richard Wahl Intro When I began working with bees as a result of a swarm catch in 2010 I never imagined that I would…