It’s Summers Time –
Fall and Goldenrod and Dahlias Well there are some clear signs here in Northeast Ohio that Summer is almost done. The lady who sells…
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September Bear
Ron Miksha Our part of the world (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) has been home to black bears and grizzlies for about ten-thousand years. In recent…
Read MoreApiary Inspection Indiana
Kathleen Prough There is one inspector for the entire state and apiary registration is not mandatory. There are approximately eight commercial beekeepers and 6,000…
Read MoreRooftop Beekeeping-Should You Try It?
Carleigh Turner Walking on the rooftop of a building, you might expect to see a pool, a garden, or just a barren urban landscape….
Read MoreDrought, Supers, Empty, Feed Cost Up, Varroa, Overwinter (Is That Enough?)
John Miller It’s approaching mid-August in Gackle. Last night the first measurable rainfall since July 3 occurred. As I told Reuters reporter Karl Plume,…
Read MoreBuilding A Migratory Cover – Cement
Ed Simon Earlier this year (2021) the cost of lumber rose to unprecedented heights. Within ten weeks the cost of plywood doubled. The migratory…
Read MoreThe Happy, Sad Day Of Late Summer, 2021
It’s ending. James E. Tew Yep, for me, the 2021 season is ending. Yes, there will still be some late season flowering action from…
Read MoreA Glance At The Oldest Egyptian Beehives
Hossam Abou-Shaara1 Dahi Mohamed2 Beekeeping is an old practice in Egypt since the time of Pharaohs. The ancient Egyptians used mud hives to keep…
Read MoreThe Proud Frame
Same Honey – Less Equipment Greg Carey “A penny saved is a penny earned.” – George Herbert Unless you have been in my garage…
Read MoreBIP Tips
Anne Marie Fauvel & Dan Wyns Looking For Signs of Varroa Mites August is Varroa month at Bee Informed Partnership (BIP). The BIP Field…
Read MoreFall Honey Recipe –
Shana Archibald Pumpkin Honey Dump Cake (in the crockpot) Spice Cake Mix (15.25 oz) 1 Box Instant Vanilla Pudding (3.4oz) 1 Can of Pumpkin…
Read MoreBee Vectoring
Bees Working With Farmers Charlotte Coates1, D. Susan Willis Chan1, Erica Shelley1,3, Saira Espinosa2, Peter Kevan1 Can you imagine a world where bees are working with…
Read MoreApiary Inspection Arkansas
Zac Wellman The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Apiary Program’s mission is “To protect honey bees in order to maintain a viable honey bee population…
Read MoreAfter the Vulcano
Beekeeping Resilience” Allan Williams On New Year’s Eve 2020, while a church was climaxing its end of year celebrations, there was a declaration heard…
Read MoreHoney Recipes
Shana Archibald BROWN SUGAR & HONEY BACON 1 lb. bacon 2 c. brown sugar + additional ~1 c. 1 tbsp. red pepper flakes Honey…
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Fall Planning Dr. Tracy Farone “Fall Planning” Tomorrow the calendar will say “July” and many beekeepers are focusing on Spring extraction. It is easy…
Read MoreDronings From A Queen Bee
Settling In Charlotte Hubbard My friend Rob is a private pilot. He flies for fun on the occasional weekend, and flies (pre-pandemic) internationally on…
Read MoreDealing With A Case of European Foulbrood
An old disease with now new solutions James E. Tew Tempus fugit Time flies. Since 1974, I can document publishing more than 600 beekeeping…
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Meeting With Mimi Aung, Lead Engineer on the Mars Ingenuity Helicopter Jerry Hayes Jerry – Thank you for taking time to talk to me!…
Read MoreIbiza, Spain
Beehives Made of Stones and Logs Friederike Diestel When wandering around in nature on Ibiza, if you are lucky, you will discover massive, partly…
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