Off the Wahl Beekeeping
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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Sedum for Pollinators
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…
Read MoreBooks for the Whole Family
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…
Read MoreQueen Acceptance
By the bees, not the keeper Diane Wellons ABSTRACT: Determining the wants of the honey bee based on the choices they make versus the…
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The Switch to Modified Dadant Sized Woodenware From the Editor Beekeeping has been around a long time, so we do have celebrities in our…
Read MoreWhat’s Going on Inside?
Hannah Thomas How many times have you looked at your hives, and wished you knew more about what was going on inside? For migratory…
Read MoreBuild a Modified Dadant Hive Body
Ed Simon I just started reading Beekeeping at Buckfast Abbey, by Bro. Adam…. of course. One thing that got my attention was his support…
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Apiary Inspection District of Columbia
Brooke Decker The apiary program in the District of Columbia is relatively new, there were no regulations for beekeeping in the District until 2012….
Read MoreGargoyles are Useful and Free!!
Ed Simon Years ago, when I started building my own woodenware, I made a very unscientific survey. The question I asked was “What is…
Read MoreA Case for Embracing Smaller Population Beehives
Beekeeping Techniques for the faint-hearted Beekeeper Part 2 James E. Tew My bees are ageless. I am not (Part 2). After one ages and…
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