Winter Insulation Revisited
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To Insulate or Not To Insulate
How important is hive insulation really? By: Ross Conrad This is the time of year when beekeepers throughout North America start preparing their colonies…
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The Quest to Save the World’s Largest Bee
Ross Conrad The Asian Giant Hornet (Vespa mandarinia) has been in the news in recent years having made landfall in North America in late…
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The Reliability of Science – Part 2
Ross Conrad We beekeepers put a lot of faith in science, but that faith isn’t always well placed. Last month we looked at the…
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The Reliability of Science – Part 1
The Reliability of Science – Part 1 By: Ross Conrad We have all come to rely on science. It is responsible for most of…
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Electromagnetic Radiation – Part 2
And Honey Bee Health – Part 2 By: Ross Conrad In the February edition of Bee Culture we looked at some of the scientific…
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Electromagnetic Radiation – Part 1
And Honey Bee Health – Part 1 By: Ross Conrad The potential for harmful impacts from electromagnetic radiation to bees first came into the…
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Why Keep on Keeping Bees? Here Are 17 Reasons…
By: Ross Conrad This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2020 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years I am not going to sugar…
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What Not to Worry About During Your First Year Beekeeping
By: Ross Conrad This article originally appeared in the Summer 2020 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Beekeeping has gotten complicated: Feeding, mites,…
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A Difference of Opinion
By: Ross Conrad This article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Early in American history it was…
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Getting to Know Beekeeper and Author Ross Conrad
By: Alice Eckles This article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years We have some Great writers and…
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Spring Feeding
By: Ross Conrad This article originally appeared in the Spring 2019 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years The end of Winter and early…
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Meet Maryann and Jim Frazier
By Ross Conrad Annual Interview Section The names Jim and Maryann Frazier are very familiar in beekeeping circles. The scientific duo has been in…
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Harvesting Honey & Old Comb
By: Ross Conrad This article appeared in the Autumn 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years When is the best time to harvest…
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Nectar Flow: Be Ready!
By: Ross Conrad This article originally appeared in the Summer 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years And We All Know What May…
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Honey Harvest: Early or Later
By: Ross Conrad This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years When is the right time for…
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More on Spring
By: Ross Conrad This article originally appeared in the Summer 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years If you’re using nucs, you have…
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Let’s Make Candles
By: Ross Conrad This article originally appeared in the Spring 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Candle Making When thinking of products…
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Honey Bee Packages
By: Ross Conrad This article originally appeared in the Spring 2017 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Honey Bee Packages The majority of…
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