Tag: October 2026
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The State of Federal Bee Research is Lost
Lost as Interpreted By the Closure of BeltsvilleAgricultural Research Center (BARC) in Maryland By: John Miller Is this closure of a specific facility – charged with fulfilling a broad mandate actually a tragedy? No doubt for the nine full time positions, nine families face relocation to other Federal labs, resignation, or a job search in…
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A Better Way To Overwinter?
By: Charlotte Hubbard & Bob Candido Method OverviewsThirteen colonies, randomly divided into three groups, were employed in the experiment. All colonies had screened bottom boards with slider boards inserted, and a mouse-guard entrance reducer. We also installed feeding shims to allow for the addition of sugar bricks if needed. The colonies were comprised of rag-tag…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
AI Chatbots – You Get What You Ask For Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Becky Masterman If you don’t care about AI chatbots, I understand. But maybe you should reconsider your position. The increasing number of AI…
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The Year The Clover Didn’t Come
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Kara Brook Brown In May I sat in my truck at the edge of a forty acre field and did arithmetic I did not want to do. The clover was gone. Not…
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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! Can You Eat Your Way Out of a Pickle? By: Jay Evans Like us bony creatures, insects need balanced nutrition to function, and honey bees are no exception. On top of sugar from…
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Honey:
It’s What’s for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Theresa J. Martin Over 250 years ago, George Washington was a forward-thinking beekeeper at his Mount Vernon estate. He kept bees as partners in a…
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Off the Wahl Beekeeping
More Than Just Honey Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Richard Wahl Beyond the Honey JarMost people who decide to keep honey bees do so for one reason, the honey. They picture amber jars lined up on a…
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A Five-Frame Learning Box:
The Fast Track to Beekeeping Experience Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: David Burns You cannot become a good beekeeper simply by reading books, attending conferences or classes or by watching YouTube. Good beekeepers are made from gaining…