A Case for Embracing Smaller Population Beehives Part 3
I’m Listening to What You Tell Me James E. Tew You are older today than you were yesterday Yes, you are one day older…
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Self-Pollinating Almonds
Joe Traynor There has been some confusion between the terms self-fruitful and self-pollinating almond varieties. Self-fruitful varieties will set an almond with their own…
Read MoreBees – They Make More than Honey and it Can Help Us
Abdullah Asad Iqbal We all know honey is good for us but what about royal jelly which truly is the food of royalty as…
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University of Georgia Beekeeping Institute Reaches 30-year Milepost Keith Delaplane Professor and Director, UGA Honey Bee Program Thirty years ago I was a young…
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David MacFawn Landi Simone was born in Germany, the only child of an American diplomat and his Mexican-born wife. Her early years were imbued…
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Long-Term Investments Jessica Lawrence Beekeeping is one of those hobbies (or jobs) where planning for the future is a necessity, or you have wasted…
Read MoreA COLOSS-al Achievement
Mark Winston Let’s start by giving praise where praise is due: the three volumes of BEEBOOK: Standard Methods for Apis mellifera Research, published by…
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A Beginner’s Thoughts and Winter Challenges Richard Wahl Getting Started: Although I still consider myself a beginner, I am entering my thirteenth year of…
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Alyssum Flowers Sedum, also called stonecrop or ice plant is in a large family (Family Crassulaceae) of succulents that mostly grow in sunny, dry…
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Without Fear of Raising Small Hive Beetles Eric Talley Keeping honey bees alive in today’s environment becomes more challenging each year due to pests,…
Read MoreThe Long Day
Peter Sieling “Sorry, I don’t want any adventures today. Thank you!” —Bilbo Baggins “Yesterday, when it was tomorrow, it was too exciting a day…
Read MoreThe Varroa Mite Conundrum
Consistent Success or Consistent Failure Devon Paderewski Most beekeepers would agree that varroa mites are the biggest challenge facing modern apiculture at this point….
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Part 1: It Has Always Been James E. Tew English is my only language. I have always envied those of you who are multi-linguistic…
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When Considering the Data D. Tracy Farone If I asked you, “What is normal human body temperature?”, what would be your answer? Most people…
Read MoreBee Driven Mid-Life Crisis, Part 6 Getting Ready to Build
James Masucci I’m writing about my honey house in three phases. In my last article, I bought land for my honey house. In this…
Read MoreHoney Production Value Report for Canada
Rod Scarlett Statistics Canada recently released the 2021 Honey Production and Value report and it was a surprise to many of the pessimists out…
Read MoreApiary Inspection Georgia
Jonathan Nixon The Georgia Department of Agriculture, Plant Protection Division has eight inspectors that work within the apiary industry. We are busy year-round with…
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Kim Flottum Bizzy’s Wings, by Aris Roberts and Soren Roberts. Illustrated by Marina Garifullina. ISBN 9798985314717. 34 pgs, 10” x 7”, color throughout, soft…
Read MoreBeekeeping Critical Thoughts For Winter
Earl Hoffman December 21st at 10:59 AM EST is Winter Solstice the beginning of Winter Which means we will receive less than seven hours…
Read MoreBee Conservation is not ‘Child’s Play’
Paolo Fontana & Laura Bortolotti & Giacomo Ciriello There are concerns among conservationists in Italy about the sale of solitary bee species, under the…
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