COST OF POLLINATION – 2016
USDA NASS released their 2016 Value Of Pollination report in December last year. By: Kim Flottum Below are excerpts from the report detailing what…
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It’s Summers Time!
Winter, Planting and Birds A week ago we woke up to a temperature of 1°. That’s what it said on the weather app on…
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Inner Cover
Before I say anything else, I have to tell you a little about Yvonne Crimbring the Editor of The Pennsylvania Beekeeper, the newsletter of…
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Regional Honey Price Report
FEBRUARY REPORT What Do They Sell? What do our reporters sell, you ask? Well, take a look at the chart above. This is the…
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Vaughn Bryant
The American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists (AASP) recently awarded Vaughn Bryant, professor in the Department of Anthropology in the College of Liberal Arts, the…
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Unusual Thermal Images Of A Winter Cluster
Thermal cameras have become an important part of my colony management and a tool for my scientific research. Wyatt Mangum In Bee Culture (March…
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FERAL BEES
Rescuing A Feral Nest, After Collapse By: Kathy Keatley Garvey A collapsed feral honey bee colony in a hollowed-out Eucalyptus tree in a secluded area…
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California Foraging
Although beekeeping and foraging might appear to have little in common, it turns out that a large number of native or naturalized pollinator plants…
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Varroa Bombs Are Real
Please, Be A Good Neighbor In this season of vitriol we should all perhaps stand down, but there is something that must be said:…
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Bottom Board
The Great State Of Kansas My gal Marilyn and I just love Kansas! We took the scenic route back to Colorado from the Kansas…
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Bee Pollen — An Overview
Pollen that is collected by honey bees is referred to as bee pollen. The grains of pollen that make up bee pollen are the…
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Bigger Picture
A Survivalist Guide To Bees A lot of insanity has been going on in the country with elections, unrest, and political/cultural divides that, at…
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HELP
We need a speaker! Well, here’s some ideas for your club. It’s January and the East Cupcake Beekeepers Association does not have a speaker…
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Ask Phil
HE KNOWS Got a question? http://www.philcrafthivecraft.com phil@philcrafthivecraft.com Q: A beekeeper in Idaho writes: We want to start a hive. We have someone who…
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Some Beeyard Thoughts, Observations and Updates
Beekeeping in the Gap. New and recycled containers – when are they clean enough. Odds and Ends – Shooting down a swarm. A personal…
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A Closer Look
PARASITE, PATHOGEN, PESTICIDE, POLLINATOR INTERACTIONS Honey bees are suffering from elevated colony losses in the northern hemisphere possibly because of a variety of emergent…
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Sharing Knowledge
Iraqi Youth Learn From Oregon Beekeepers By: Charlie Vanden Heuvel Portland Urban Beekeepers (PUB) hosted a delegation of enthusiastic, Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program…
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From A Mite’s Point Of View
As the swarm winged over the highway, young bees carried passengers – mites holding tight to the bees’ fuzzy hairs with tiny gecko-like feet. …
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A Multi-Style Hive Apiary
A multi-style hive apiary is pretty much what it sounds like. By: Ernie Schmidt I keep bees in Langstroth, Top Bar and Warre hives. I…
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From A Beekeeper’s Wife
Winter Quarters, January 1, 1917 Dear Sis; We have just had a funny experience that I must tell you about, while I wait for…
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