Tag: James Tew
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Wax Moths and Honey Bees
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! An Old Combative Relationship By: James E. Tew At First Glance… Our old frenemy, the wax moth, is clearly a pest to both beekeepers and their bees. But for just a moment, consider…
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Old Queens and Old Frames
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! An Old Beekeeper’s Thoughts By: James E. Tew September Requeening For most beekeepers, September is the last gasp time for requeening a colony. That late in the season, the replacement queens have probably…
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Beekeeping Information – Good and Bad
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Telling the Difference is Not Always Easy By: James E. Tew A foot in two worlds I have discussed this information concept in previous Bee Culture articles but it’s still on my mind…
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Mowing And Moving
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Mowing And Moving Some equipment that makes these beeyard tasks easier By: James E. Tew It’s no secret In previous articles, I have written that most of beekeeping has nothing to do with…
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Some Common Hive Entrance Bee Activities
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! It is enjoyable and easy By: James E. Tew A handy colony inspection procedure Through the years, as I have increasingly become an older beekeeper, I have grown in my support of the…
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The Quiet, Quick Life of the Honey Bee Egg
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Do I Have a Future in Beekeeping?
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! A fifty-year reflectionBy: James E. Tew Your present perception of beekeeping is only a snapshot in time Beekeeping today is not beekeeping past or future beekeeping. Apiculture as we know it is simply…
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What New Beekeepers Should Know About Old Beekeepers
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Old beekeepers really do mean to be helpful.By: James E. Tew Jumbled thoughts I know what I want to say, but my thoughts are tumbling over each other. Let me start like this,…