Honey Recipe
Dark Chocolate Mousse By: Shana Archibald Ingredients □ ⅔ cup nonfat, plain Greek yogurt □ 1 tablespoon cocoa powder □ 1 teaspoon honey □…
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Improving Honey Bee Queen Quality and Diversity in Ohio
Ohio beekeepers are losing 50-60 percent of their managed bee colonies each year, according to Hongmei Li-Byarlay, Associate Professor of Entomology at Central State…
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The Nuc House Review
By: James Masucci In January, I wrote about two things I tried to help my bees overwinter (“Ready for Winter – Maybe” January Bee…
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Bees and Women
The Acklin Women By: Nina Bagley Breezing through my 1900s Gleanings in Bee Culture Magazines, I found a beekeeping woman and her daughter who…
Read MoreWhat are the Top Beekeeping Myths?
By: John Miller I’ve seen a thing or two. My first visit to the beeyard was in 1960. Back then, we did things the…
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Apiculture Extension
From the University of Florida Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory – Part 4 By: Amy Vu Hi everyone, my name is Amy Vu…
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A Statement for the CHC
By: Rod Scarlett For context… As most of you hopefully know, the potential of another parasitic mite of honey bees, the Tropilaelaps mite that…
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Study Hall
From the Editor By: Jerry Hayes TREATING WITH ANTIBIOTICS AND VFD QUESTION I am a backyard beekeeper. My state inspector came out and looked…
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The Beekeeper and the Tax Man
By: Stephen Bishop I’m not much of a puzzle person, but about once a year an overwhelming urge to do a puzzle overtakes me—granted,…
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Found in Translation
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Baton Rouge Scientist Spotlight
By: Kate E. Ihle In the USDA lab in Baton Rouge, our mission is to breed stronger, more resilient honey bees. We typically do…
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Buying and Establishing Bee Colony Splits
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Bottom Board
Our Bobcat By: Ed Colby Up the road at the nudie hot springs, the mercury hovers in the ‘teens. Shafts of early morning sunlight…
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2023 American Honey Queen & Princess Hail from Florida & Iowa
By: Anna Kettlewell, American Honey Queen Program Chairperson The American Beekeeping Federation is proud to announce that Selena Rampolla and Allison Hager were selected…
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Tropilaelaps
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Read MoreTradescantia – A Pollinators’ Feast for Shade
By: Alyssum Flowers It is relatively easy to find blooming plants for sunny areas, but growing shade plants that provide food for pollinators can…
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A Closer Look
Tropilaelaps Mites By: Clarence Collison A potential future threat of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) in North America are the parasitic mites in the…
Read More2023 ABRC Proceedings
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55406/ABRC.23 The American Association of Professional Apiculturists (AAPA) hosted its annual meeting, the American Bee Research Conference (ABRC), in Jacksonville, Florida on January 5th…
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Sometimes the Solution is Simpler Than You Think
By: John Kefuss In 1975, I went to Weaver Apiaries in Navasota, Texas to learn commercial queen rearing and package bee production. At that…
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Minding Your Bees And Cues
CRP R(Evolution) By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel In the early 1970’s, the Soviet Union experienced massive crop failures. Keep reading… Desperate, the USSR…
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