Tag: February 2024
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Book Review
The Backyard Beekeeper By: Dewey M. Caron There is a revised 5th edition of The Backyard Beekeeper – An Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden, (Quarto Publishing). Why a 5th edition? Author Kim Flottum begins his preface “…Since the first edition of this book was published almost twenty years ago,…
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Honey Recipe
Gluten-Free Hot Honey Bacon Pizza By: Barb Bloetscher For your Honey this Valentine’s Day, make this sweet pizza that has extra pizazz. Your family and friends will be buzzing about it for weeks! Purchase a shapeable crust or make your own gluten free pizza crust. Most of the ingredients for this Gluten-Free (GF) Hot Honey…
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The Johnson Lab at UC Davis
The UC Davis Series By: Brian R. Johnson Hello Beekeepers! This short article will introduce you to the Johnson Bee Lab at UC Davis. Our lab shares the Laidlaw Bee Lab, which is just off the Davis campus, with two other labs, that of Elina Niño and Neal Williams. Our work complements one another and…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Defend Beekeeping By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Whether your beekeeping year has already started or you are worried about the longevity of your Winter honey stores, we suggest adding a new item to your 2024 beekeeping season to-do list. This one ranks just below varroa control: defend beekeeping. What? Defend your beloved hobby? Defend…
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AHPA Presentation
Study Hall – From the Editor By: Jerry Hayes I was asked to present the Keynote Address at the American Honey Producers Association (AHPA) Conference this past Winter, titled Don’t Be Bashful. I have been asked if I would/could turn a 45-minute powerpoint into an article for Bee Culture. I have never done this before.…
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Found in Translation
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Bees Riding the Coattails of Crop Plants By: Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab Much is made of the challenges faced by honey bees and other pollinators living in agricultural settings and bee…
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Answers to Some Common Bee Related Questions
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 Keep bees long enough and eventually you will run into a situation where you have more honey than you know what to do with. This is point where many beekeepers…
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Some Bee Behavior Bullets
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! A few of your questions with some suggested answersBy: James E. Tew No shortage of questions There is no shortage of honey bee questions, but answers are not always easy to derive. Following…