Brother Adam
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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Winter Cleaning of Beekeeping Equipment for the Hobbyist from the World Wide Web
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…
Read MoreWhat’s Going on Inside?
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….
Read MoreGargoyles are Useful and Free!!
Ed Simon Years ago, when I started building my own woodenware, I made a very unscientific survey. The question I asked was “What is…
Read MoreA Case for Embracing Smaller Population Beehives
Beekeeping Techniques for the faint-hearted Beekeeper Part 2 James E. Tew My bees are ageless. I am not (Part 2). After one ages and…
Read MoreWe Get Out Of It What We Put Into it
Maybe More in this Case Part 1 Diane Wellons I can almost hear my fathers’ exasperated words in my head, “young lady, you won’t…
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MSU Scientist Building Pollen Database to Improve Bee Nutrition Asks Citizens to Assist
Vanessa Beeson STARKVILLE, Miss.—While flowers are known to be most attractive to bees, less is known about the nutrition flowers actually provide pollinators. A…
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Painted Hive Body Competition
Lisa Bright The Painted Hive Body Competition and Auction is the brainchild of one Nansemond Beekeepers Association member, Jajala Schweiger. It began 8 years…
Read MoreA Sage Decision
Alyssum Flowers When planning for next year’s gardens and landscape, make sure to include some Russian sage, Perovskia atriplicifolia (changed to Salvia yangii). Although…
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20 Celebrity Beekeepers
Ross Conrad Beekeeping is a quirky profession, full of characters and interesting people. The beekeeping community is also relatively small and that may be…
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Goodbye Kathy Part 4 – It’s Summers Time
For December 2021, we are featuring three separate goodbye’s for our wonderful layout and design person, Kathy Summers as well as, one goodbye from…
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Goodbye Kathy Part 3 – From the Editor
For December 2021, we are featuring three separate goodbye’s for our wonderful layout and design person, Kathy Summers as well as, one goodbye from…
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Goodbye Kathy Part 2 – From Friends and Loved Ones
For December 2021, we are featuring three separate goodbye’s for our wonderful layout and design person, Kathy Summers as well as, one goodbye from…
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Goodbye Kathy Part 1 – Well Done Kath!
For December 2021, we are featuring three separate goodbye’s for our wonderful layout and design person, Kathy Summers. Kathy has been with us a…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
An Interview with Dan Whitney Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Our favorite beekeepers are bee habitat obsessed, like Dan Whitney, owner of Whitney Lone…
Read MoreDelaminating Communities
Beekeepers Too John Phipps Ever since reading Robert Putnam’s seminal work on American communities, Bowling Alone, I have looked at my tiny neighborhood differently….
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A Student’s Perspective
Proving Stereotypes Wrong Madison Miller Through the eyes of the uneducated, me and my fellow drone honey bee’s have been accused of being “lazy”,…
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