Queen Acceptance
By the bees, not the keeper Diane Wellons ABSTRACT: Determining the wants of the honey bee based on the choices they make versus the…
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Brother Adam
The Switch to Modified Dadant Sized Woodenware From the Editor Beekeeping has been around a long time, so we do have celebrities in our…
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Hannah Thomas How many times have you looked at your hives, and wished you knew more about what was going on inside? For migratory…
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Ed Simon I just started reading Beekeeping at Buckfast Abbey, by Bro. Adam…. of course. One thing that got my attention was his support…
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Apiary Inspection District of Columbia
Brooke Decker The apiary program in the District of Columbia is relatively new, there were no regulations for beekeeping in the District until 2012….
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Ed Simon Years ago, when I started building my own woodenware, I made a very unscientific survey. The question I asked was “What is…
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Beekeeping Techniques for the faint-hearted Beekeeper Part 2 James E. Tew My bees are ageless. I am not (Part 2). After one ages and…
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Maybe More in this Case Part 1 Diane Wellons I can almost hear my fathers’ exasperated words in my head, “young lady, you won’t…
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Dr. Roger Allen Hoopingarner of Holt, Michigan died Saturday, November 6th after a two-week battle with breakthrough Covid-19 virus – just days before his…
Read MoreA Sage Decision
Alyssum Flowers When planning for next year’s gardens and landscape, make sure to include some Russian sage, Perovskia atriplicifolia (changed to Salvia yangii). Although…
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20 Celebrity Beekeepers
Ross Conrad Beekeeping is a quirky profession, full of characters and interesting people. The beekeeping community is also relatively small and that may be…
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for the Control of Varroa destructor in Honey Bee Colonies Jennifer Berry Oxalic acid has gained popularity in the United States over the years,…
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Bee Vet
An Interview with Dr. Britteny Kyle, DVM, MS Dr. Tracy Farone For BC’s interview issue, I sat down (over ZOOM) with Dr. Britteny Kyle,…
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Beekeeping Techniques for the Faint-Hearted Beekeeper James E. Tew My bees are ageless. I am not. As have you, I have been through many…
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Apiary Inspection Maryland
Cybil Preston We have one full time Apiary Inspector, four contractual part time seasonal human bee inspectors, two seasonal K-9 Foulbrood detectors and two…
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An Interview with James T. Key
Ross Conrad While there are African American beekeepers in the United States, generally speaking with a few notable exceptions (such as the city of…
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An Interview with Oregon’s Dr. Ramesh Sagili Dewey Caron Oregon State University’s (OSU) bee position dates back to 1919. Herman Scullen was hired so…
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InsideTheHiveTV, the Show about Bees Malcolm Sanford Growing up in a beekeeping family, with a father as a commercial beekeeper near Sao Paulo, Brazil,…
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Berries & Honey Breakfast Granola Shana Archibald 3 cups of rolled oats 2/3 c of honey 2 tsp cinnamon 2 tsp baking powder 1/2…
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California Beekeeper From Mexico Ettamarie Peterson I first met Hector Alvarez at the Sonoma County Beekeepers’ Club (now an association) meetings twenty-eight years ago….
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