Book Review
By: Dewey Caron Every three of four living species on our planet is an insect. And several recent studies say they are in trouble….
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Beekeeping Critical Thoughts
Honey Bee Queens, Drones, and Nurse Bees Earl Hoffman May I suggest to you that the queen bee is potentially, not the most important…
Read MoreThe Value of the Beekeeping Industry to Agriculture
Originally printed in BioAg World Digest. From the Editor, Jerry Hayes This is 2022 and at the end of the day it’s all about…
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Hive Inspections Richard Wahl As a new beekeeper that first time hive inspection can seem like an intimidating task. After all, looking in on…
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A Foolproof Way To Keep Your Smoker Lit
Fool being the Keyword Stephen Bishop If there’s one universal truth to life, it’s that your smoker will die at the most inopportune time….
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The Reliability of Science – Part 2
Ross Conrad We beekeepers put a lot of faith in science, but that faith isn’t always well placed. Last month we looked at the…
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Analytics in Beekeeping
John Miller In April 2022 Bee Culture I mused on the emergence of Analytics in beekeeping. Analytics is not new. Observant beekeepers have for…
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Found in Translation
Bees and the Web that Traps Them By: Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab While big injuries, exposures and accidents are always a risk,…
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The Reliability of Science – Part 1
The Reliability of Science – Part 1 By: Ross Conrad We have all come to rely on science. It is responsible for most of…
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U.S. Honey Industry Report – 2021
Released March 18, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Supplementary by Kim Flottum United States Honey…
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A Closer Look
Clarence Collison Queen Pheromones Honey bee queens produce a sophisticated array of chemical signals Honey bee queens produce a sophisticated array of chemical signals…
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God Bless Ukraine!
Ed Colby As I write this in March, Kyiv is under siege. Mariupol has been flattened, 90 percent of its buildings destroyed, as Vladimir…
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A Reunion Worth Waiting For
Mattie Joiner The American Honey Producers Association 53rd Annual Conference and Trade Show took place December 1-4, 2021, and was a happy reunion amongst…
Read MoreBeekeeping and Life – Looking Forward and Looking Backward
James E. Tew Just recently and long ago Last week, Grandma and I were essentially old wall ornaments at our youngest grandson’s seventh birthday…
Read MoreThe Importance of Early Diagnostics in the Treatment of Honey Bee Viruses
Roger A. Moore, Ph.D. & Dave Wick, CEO BVS, Inc. Accurate and cost-effective rapid detection of viruses, including variant or engineered strains, requires novel…
Read MoreNWC Transition Part 2
Buzz’s Bees and Strachan Apiaries Certified New World Carniolan Producer Partners Sue Cobey The New World Carniolan is one of the longest running and…
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American Honey Producers Association
Salutations AHPA members! What a crazy start to 2022! We finally get over the hurdle that is the pandemic just to have record high…
Read MoreThe global COLOSS network – Do it like the bees – Do it as a team!
Anna M. Gajda1, Gina Retschnig2, Maria Bouga1, Robert Brodschneider1, Norman L. Carreck1, Panuwan Chantawannakul1, Raffaele Dall’Olio1, Vincent Dietemann1, Ales Gregorc1, Lotta Fabricius Kristiansen1, Daniela…
Read MoreBeekeeping and the Organizations that Support Us
Debbie Seib Attend a beginning beekeeping class and one of the first things you’re told is find a mentor and join a local bee…
Read MoreAvoiding Tree – Bee Calamities
On Thursday, February 17 at 9 pm a large section of my giant American elm tree split and fell, crushing my neighbor’s trees, while…
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