NWC Transition Part 2
Buzz’s Bees and Strachan Apiaries Certified New World Carniolan Producer Partners Sue Cobey The New World Carniolan is one of the longest running and…
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The global COLOSS network – Do it like the bees – Do it as a team!
Anna M. Gajda1, Gina Retschnig2, Maria Bouga1, Robert Brodschneider1, Norman L. Carreck1, Panuwan Chantawannakul1, Raffaele Dall’Olio1, Vincent Dietemann1, Ales Gregorc1, Lotta Fabricius Kristiansen1, Daniela…
Read MoreBeekeeping and the Organizations that Support Us
Debbie Seib Attend a beginning beekeeping class and one of the first things you’re told is find a mentor and join a local bee…
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Bee Vet
Another Arachnid Dr. Tracy Farone ‘Tis the season Spring is an exciting time of renewal for nature and beekeepers. Everything is coming to life…
Read MoreAvoiding Tree – Bee Calamities
On Thursday, February 17 at 9 pm a large section of my giant American elm tree split and fell, crushing my neighbor’s trees, while…
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Building Bridges Steve Werblow The Bee Integrated Demonstration Project taught beekeepers, farmers and the program’s proponents in the Honey Bee Health Coalition a number…
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Increasing Your Hive Count Richard Wahl Once you have caught the bug (pun intended) of bee management there is the urge to increase your…
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By: Mark Winston Wild Honey Bees Review of Wild Honey Bees: An Intimate Portrait by Ingo Arndt and Jurgen Tautz, 2022, Princeton University Press…
Read MoreThe New World Carniolan Closed Program Celebrates It’s 40th Generation
Sue Cobey Carniolan Honey Bees Carniolan bees, highly favored by beekeepers worldwide, are known for their calm temperament, Winter hardiness, rapid Spring buildup and…
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Starter Colony Ed Simon I’ve tried both a Cloake Board and the Horizontal Frame Support to raise queens. Now it’s time to try a…
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New(ish) Beekeeper Column Off the Wahl Beekeeping Adding Bees To Your Hive Richard Wahl A Bit about Varroa Mites According to the dictionary, the…
Read MoreOh, The Joys of Swarm Season
Ettamarie Peterson It’s just a few days past the Winter solstice and I am already getting geared up for swarm season. That is because…
Read MoreGreater Honey, Greater Cause
Jeff Kennedy I am a beekeeper, albeit unintentionally. My introduction to Apis mellifera is likely similar to that of others born before 1990. During…
Read MoreABF Conference from Jerry Hayes
American Beekeeping Federation Activity After months and months of limited travel and Zoom meetings I had a chance to attend the American Beekeeping Federation…
Read MoreBooks for Spring
The Hopkins Method for Raising Queens in your Small Apiary. By Joe Conti. Published by Northern Bee Books. ISBN 978-1-914934-25-4. 38 pgs. 9.5” x…
Read MoreA Practical Bioassay to Assess Varroa destructor Resistance to Acaricides in Ontario
Nuria Morfin*1,2, & Paul Kozak2 & Collette Mesher3 & Paul Innes2 & Jim Coneybeare4 & Kelsey Duscharm3 & Ernesto Guzman-Novoa1 1University of Guelph, Honey…
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Adding Bees to Your Hive Richard Wahl Pre-Bee Arrival Preparations Whether it’s a purchased package, a swarm catch or a split, adding the bees…
Read MoreBuild A Modified Dadant Hive Body
Part 4- Build A Wide Queen Excluder Ed Simon Whenever you build a piece of bee equipment that doesn’t match the standard Langstroth dimensions,…
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Become A Better Beekeeper Rachel Kuipers & Jeri Parrent & Nathalie Steinhauer Bee Informed Partnership Here at Bee Informed Partnership, we are excited to…
Read MoreTeaching Young Beekeepers
Ettamarie Peterson Many years ago, my son and his wife asked me if I would take on the job of being the Beekeeping Project…
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