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By: Frank Mortimer, Jr. As president of the Northeast NJ Beekeepers Association, I am actively engaged in educating the general public about the importance…
Read MoreBy: Frank Mortimer, Jr. As president of the Northeast NJ Beekeepers Association, I am actively engaged in educating the general public about the importance…
Read MoreBy: Leo Sharashkin A Missouri statute says: “Farmer not merchant.” That’s spot on: for many farmers and beekeepers bringing in a great crop is…
Read MoreBy: James Hydzik Beekeeping looms large in Ukrainian society: one in nine Ukrainians keep hives. The Ukrainian Orthodox Christian church calendar includes Medovyi Spas,…
Read MoreBy: Moneen Jones The MO Master Beekeeper Certification Program is now the Midwest Master Beekeeper Certification program thanks to a collaboration with the Missouri Conservation…
Read MoreBy: Jessica Dally I’ve written quite a bit about social media, what to do, what not to do, how to start. Now it’s time…
Read MoreBy: Alan Harman Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup, has been added to California’s Prop 65 list, meaning that glyphosate is “known…
Read MoreBy: Peter Snyder We are pleased to report that beekeepers in the United States have a new ally in the battle to identify a…
Read MoreBy: Katherine Kiefer Interest in honey bees and beekeeping has never been greater. It follows that interest in honey has also grown. Newer beekeepers…
Read MoreNative to North and South America, huckleberries (Gaylussacia spp.) are most common in the East. Around eight species are found to the U.S. Typically…
Read MoreNovember Report Preliminary 2017 US Honey Production Report This is where we stick our neck way out and try and see what the future…
Read MoreVoices, England and the Chickens I hope everyone had a good Summer and that your Fall is as beautiful as ours here in Northeast Ohio….
Read MoreJust so you know. That ‘natural’ tomato plant, actually those four ‘natural’ tomato plants that showed up in my garden last Spring did just…
Read MoreFire In The Belly We went to Scottsbluff, Nebraska for the eclipse. Scottsbluff’s prettier than you think. An entrepreneurial farm family rented us a…
Read MoreThe East Cupcake Beekeepers Association usually meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month. But in December the date is too close to Christmas…
Read MoreWhy are some bee things the way they are? Why are things the way they are in beekeeping? Such things/questions/oddities or quirks are everywhere in…
Read MoreQ: A beekeeper in Ohio writes: I have enjoyed reading your “Ask Phil” column in Bee Culture magazine. In the last few months you…
Read MoreThe Business of Bees: Part I of III North Carolina has a lot of beekeepers. We’re ranked in the top ten states for most…
Read MoreThe often heard refrain that Varroa is the primary cause of colony losses associated with CCD is simply not supported by the evidence. Harm…
Read MoreQUEEN PHEROMONE Queen pheromone is complex and is produced from multiple glands. Honey bee queens produce a sophisticated array of chemical signals (pheromones) that…
Read MoreBy Jay Evans Old Time Bee Legions Few people are more attuned to honey bee behavior than Cornell University Professor, Thomas Seeley. From his…
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