December 2014
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ARNIA: Remote Hive Monitoring For Every Beekeeper
by Huw Evans I have been a beekeeper for almost 15 years, I have always loved keeping bees as for me it’s the perfect…
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GOOD FOOD: Honey
by Marina Marchese Beekeepers have a cause to celebrate as American honey is experiencing a renaissance, seducing chefs, food lovers and even other artisanal…
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Ask Phil: December 2014
Phil Craft Got A Question? He knows! A beekeeper in Ohio writes: I would like to purchase three or more nucs next Spring for…
Read Morethe hetheringtons of cherry valley
Another Famous New York Beekeeping Family by David Edwards John Edwin Hetherington was born in 1840 in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, New York, and…
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MIKE BURGETT: Interview
He Has Explored Bees On Every Continent Where They Fly by M.E.A. McNeil Tigers and bears, an even worse mite, giant bees, and honey…
Read More12 Days Of Christmas Beekeeping Style
FIRST PRIZE – COVER Julie Maurer On the Twelfth Day of Christmas, my Honey gave to me: Twelve drones a-buzzin’, eleven acres blooming, ten…
Read MoreThe Pollinator Stewardship Council: December 2014
WE WORK TO PROTECT YOUR HONEY BEES A wrap-up of the past year. by Michele Colopy This past year has been busy for the…
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KIRK WEBSTER
Keeping Bees In Vermont Without Treatments Of Any Kind by Ross Conrad A long, non-descript driveway off the main road in New Haven, Vermont…
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JAN LOHMAN: Interview
Jan Is One Of The Movers And Shakers Of The Oregon State Beekeepers by Dewey Caron Jan Lohman and partner Vince Vazza run over…
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SHANE GEBAUER: Interview
A New Voice At The Helm Of Brushy Mountain Bee Farm by Jennifer Berry For sometime now, I’ve wanted to interview Shane Gebauer for…
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Bee Informed And Be Inspired
by Toni Burnham Though it was my suggestion, interviewing ten energetic and inspiring young Bee Informed Partnership scientists at once was probably a bad…
Read MoreNatural Diet and Pesticides
By A’ndrea Elyse Messer, for Phys.Org Feeding honey bees a natural diet of pollen makes them significantly more resistant to pesticides than feeding them…
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Pollen For Lunch? Again?
by Ian Stell Bees get their key nutrients from pollen. There is a lot of nourishment within these woody particles, but they are hard…
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Pumpkin Time
A Fall tradition not to be taken for granted by Dewey Caron Fall is time to market pumpkins and honey. September is National Honey…
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Deeps, Mediums, Shallows, or? . . . Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
All boxes are not created equal. Pick the one best for you. by Ross Conrad In the old days choosing a home for your…
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Ask Phil: November 2014
Phil Craft Got A Question? He knows! Note to Bee Culture readers: An answer in my September column elicited such decided responses, both pro…
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DOWNTOWN: Dealing With The Changing Temperament Of Our Bees
by Toni Burnham As this beekeeping season comes to a close around here, one recurring theme among our newbees and mentees has been unwelcome…
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BIGGER PICTURE: A Yellow Jacket Adventure
Jessica Louque I’ve seen a lot of unfortunate misidentifications of bees lately. It could be because I work with honey bees on a daily…
Read MorePESTICIDES WINTERING IN YOUR HIVES
What pesticides are hibernating with your honey bees? by Michele Colopy Now that it is November, honey bees across the U.S. have been moved…
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