When is an Inspection Too Long?
By: David Burns How long should it take to inspect a colony of bees? This is one of the most asked questions I receive…
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Milkweeds Are Not Just For Monarchs
By: Alyssum Flowers Although milkweed has often been considered a weed, and to farmers, an annoying nuisance, it has recently enjoyed new respect and…
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A Fun Bee Removal
By: Ettamarie Peterson The call came from a contractor who had been hired to refurbish a very old barn up on our little Sonoma…
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Roles in a Honey Bee Lab
From the University of Florida Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory Roles in a Honey Bee Lab By: Kaylin Kleckner & Dr. Marley Iredale…
Read MoreDancing With the Bees
Greg Carey You’ve been handling bees for a while and are feeling very confident. It’s a nice day, and you are into one of…
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An Interview with James Thompson
By: Barb Bloetscher Friends know James (Jim) Thompson as a beekeeper, EAS Master Beekeeper, Honey Judge, former Apiary Inspector, Chevy SSR (convertible truck with…
Read MoreSoils Are Important to Honey Plants and Bee Locations
Part 2: A Knowledge of Soils Can Help the Beekeeper to Choose Good Bee Locations By: Michael Johnston It is important for all beekeepers…
Read MoreBeware of Ticks in the Apiary
By: Alyssum Flowers “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” said Benjamin Franklin, almost 300 years ago. His sage advice is…
Read MoreWhy Didn’t you Listen to your Mentor Part 2
By: Ed Simon The three parts of this collection are subsets of the 263 hints, definitions and informational tidbits gathered in over twenty years…
Read MoreHow to Inspect a Hive Part 3
By: Darryl Gabritsch Inspecting a hive is only one part of colony management. If you see an issue while inspecting a hive, there are…
Read MoreSelecting Land for Your Bee Colonies
Ettamarie Peterson Recently, I went to a farm conference and heard a talk on Farmland Assessment that gave some very good advice on how…
Read MoreBee’s Strategy for Sticky Resin Handling
By; Dvykaliuk Roman Propolis is a sticky resinous substance collected from buds, leaves and stems of wild plants and processed by bees. It has…
Read MoreBees and Women
Susan E. Williams By: Nina Bagey In 1905, the first annual Harrisburg, Pennsylvania beekeeping convention was held on December 6th and 7th. Among the…
Read MoreMore Honey Less Work
By: Dick Vermeulen I am a first year beekeeper addicted to watching my bees work. I think it is called “bee-fever”. I am also…
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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…
Read MoreTradescantia – A Pollinators’ Feast for Shade
By: Alyssum Flowers It is relatively easy to find blooming plants for sunny areas, but growing shade plants that provide food for pollinators can…
Read MoreIf Bees Disappear Then What?
By: Ed Erwin No Bees – No Sex (for Some Plants) It has been purported that Albert Einstein said: “If the bees disappeared off…
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Iona Fowls By: Nina Bagley Iona Fowls was born on September 7, 1882 in Oberlin, Ohio. She had an older sister Violet and a…
Read MoreBuild A Queen Cage – Roller
By: Ed Simon When raising queens, it may become necessary to store virgin queens for later mating or sale. Once mated, queens need to…
Read MoreThe University of Florida Honey Bee/Beekeeping Teaching Programs
From the University of Florida Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory The University of Florida Honey Bee/Beekeeping Teaching Programs Cameron Jack January: Overview of…
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