Bee Vet
Connections By: Dr. Tracy Farone I must admit, over these last couple of Winter months (I’m currently writing in early March), I’ve been struggling…
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Honey Recipe
Favorite Sourdough Sandwich Bread By: Fay Jarrett & Lexi Nussbaum, PowerPose Nutrition Ingredients □ 2 cups (400g) active and bubbly natural yeast starter □…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Numbers By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Managing bees is kind of a numbers game. Not in the illegal gambling sense, but instead in…
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Off the Wahl Beekeeping
Swarms New(ish) Beekeeper Column By: Richard Wahl As late Spring moves into Summer and the bee numbers in the hive begin to increase, it…
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Control Swarming Without Splitting
By: Tina Sebestyen It might be tempting to think that it is all right not to worry about whether colonies are going to swarm,…
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How to Inspect & Evaluate Your Hive
By: David Burns In 2008, I began making beekeeping videos on YouTube. At first, it was only a way for me to share what…
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Soils are Important to Honey Plants and Bee Locations
Part 1: Honey Plants Differ Greatly in Growth and Nectar Production Depending Upon the Soils in their Locality By: Michael Johnston Strangely enough, it…
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Swarm Trap Base
By: Mike Champlin Spring has arrived along with swarm season here locally. My approach to building swarm traps is to give the scout bees…
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The APHIS Answer to Tropilaelaps
By: John Miller Recently, I engaged with the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). I’m trying to understand for North American beekeepers…
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VSH Traits in Honey Bees it Mite be a Solution
Jeff Kennedy Pollinating insects are critical to sustainable crop yields and their quality. As our ever-growing population becomes more dependent on efficient food production,…
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Study Hall
From the Editor, Jerry Hayes The EPA has offered an assessment on using Api-Bioxal (oxalic acid) prepared with glycerin and has found this use…
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American Honey Producers Association
News from AHPA This is meant to provide some clarification to the issue of shipping U.S. honey bee packages into Canada. The Canadian Food…
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The Carl Hayden Bee Research Center
By: Gloria Hoffman The Carl Hayden Bee Research Center (CHBRC) in Tucson, Arizona is the nutrition laboratory of the USDA-ARS bee research program. The…
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Time Travel By: Ed Colby The road to my billionaire’s bees was buried in nearly a foot of snow, virgin but for a couple…
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Found in Translation
Click Here if you listened. We’re trying to gauge interest so only one question is required; however, there is a spot for feedback! Read…
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Extension Programs
From the University of Florida Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory Extension Programs Louis Dennin & Amy Vu January: Overview of the HBREL at…
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How to Sell Honey and Avoid Arrest
By: Stephen Bishop Some people could sell a sugar cube to an engorged honey bee in a honey bound hive—their salesmanship abilities are that…
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Swarm Trap Mount
By: Mike Champlin Here is a DIY swarm trap mount that is easy to attach, adjusts for any tree’s lean angle, folds flat for…
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Winnipeg in Winter
A Review of the Manitoba Beekeeper’s Association Annual Conference By: James Masucci Why would any sane person leave their home on a rare, 70…
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A Closer Look
Queen/Drone Mating By: Clarence Collison There are many environmental conditions that are required for mating flight activity. Temperature and weather are the most important…
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