Build a Double Screen Board – Snellgrove
Ed Simon Eventually, you will wish you had a double screen board available. It is a versatile device that allows you to manipulate your…
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Bee Vet
An Interview with a British Bee Vet: Dr. Chris Palgrave Tracy Farone (Preview: In this and the next two BV articles, I will be…
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David MacFawn Autumn preparations are frequently deemed the most critical of any season. Beginning in September and continuing through December, Autumn is when preparations…
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The Life of a Worker Bee Richard Wahl Her Royal Majesty the Queen: Before any discussion about worker bees, we must first look at…
Read MoreGetting to the Root of Bee Culture
Alyssum Flowers In Spring of 2020, Brad Root, the 5th generation Owner and President of A. I. Root Company, decided to plant pollinator friendly…
Read MoreMedicinal Plants and Natural Remedies
Abbas Edun BILBERRY Vaccinium myrtillus is a perennial member of the Ericaceae (Heath) family;1 it is also known to botanists as V. angulosum, V….
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From the Editor, Jerry Hayes Honey Bee Winter Survival QUESTION Very good article in Catch the Buzz about beekeeping in North Dakota. But, I…
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Honey Bee Hygienic Behavior(s) and Testing Anne Marie Fauvel & Robert Snyder, Bee Informed Partnership Who doesn’t like a feel-good story? Good news is…
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Harvesting Honey Richard Wahl The Fruits of Their Labors: As the Summer months turn to Fall, it might be time to consider how much…
Read MoreVarietal – the Spice of Hive
Jeff Kennedy “Too many beekeepers fail to realize that the selling of a crop is fully as important as its production. The business part…
Read MoreImpact of UV-Induced Blue Fluorescence Entrances on Honey Bee Swarm Traps
Brian Fleischmann Introduction Swarm traps (bait hives) are a simple tool used to capture honey bee swarms. Swarming is a natural process that occurs…
Read MoreRegeneron International Science and Engineering Fair
Aparna Paul, Society for Science & Amara Orth At the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), the world’s largest science competition for pre-collegiate…
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Tip of the Month Richard Wahl Many hobby beekeepers strain their honey into five-gallon buckets with a bottom faucet for later bottling. Allowed to…
Read MoreIs it Getting Harder to Find Eggs?
This Clear Veil May Help Frank Linton My eyesight is not what it used to be. How about yours? These days, it is easier…
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Felix Puccio I recently was asked by my mentor to send photos of my failing bee hive to help her diagnosis its progress. Since…
Read MoreGoing Places with Balloon Flower
Alyssum Flowers A true blue champion in the garden is balloon flower or Chinese bellflower, Platycodon grandiflorus, a two foot tall clump forming perennial…
Read MoreWorld Bee Day in Ukraine During the Russian Invasion
Tanya Richardson & Leonora Adamchuk The UN created World Bee Day in 2018 to highlight the importance of pollinators and the threats that they…
Read MoreHoney Bees: Should they be banned from native plant restoration areas?
Kathy Keatley Garvey What’s a honey bee to do? The dwindling resources of pollen and nectar producing plants in California greatly concern bee scientists…
Read MoreFrom Alaska to Scotland: in Search of History, Honey Bees and Sustainability
Lisa Hay Recently I traveled to Scotland with my son in order to spend some quality time with him and to introduce him to…
Read MoreSalivating Over Salvia
Alyssum Flowers Salvia is the largest genus of plants in the sage family (the mints, Family Laminaceae) with over 1000 species of annuals, perennials…
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