World Bee Day in Ukraine During the Russian Invasion
By: Tanya Richardson & Leonora Adamchuk The UN created World Bee Day in 2018 to highlight the importance of pollinators and the threats that…
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Honey Recipe
Best Bread By: Shana Archibald Ingredients □ 2 cups warm water (105-115°F degrees) □ 1 tablespoon active dry yeast □ ¼ cup honey □…
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Image Gallery
We’ve started an image gallery! Every month, we want to see different images! Our topic for August is Splitting Colonies. Please make sure that…
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Remembering Dr. Eric Mussen
By: Kathy Keatley Garvey Honey Bee Authority Dr. Eric Mussen Passes Celebrated honey bee authority Dr. Eric Carnes Mussen, an internationally known 38-year California Cooperative…
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Remembering Eugene “Gene” Killion
By: Charles and Karen Nielsen Lorence If you have been around long enough in the beekeeping industry, the name Gene Killion not only rings…
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Study Hall
From the Editor, Jerry Hayes WEED KILLER and BEES QUESTION If I spray to kill Johnson Grass on my farm, will I potentially harm…
Read MoreWorld Bee Day in Ukraine During the Russian Invasion
Tanya Richardson & Leonora Adamchuk The UN created World Bee Day in 2018 to highlight the importance of pollinators and the threats that they…
Read MoreHoney Bees: Should they be banned from native plant restoration areas?
Kathy Keatley Garvey What’s a honey bee to do? The dwindling resources of pollen and nectar producing plants in California greatly concern bee scientists…
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Bees and Women
Nina Bagley Mrs. Ellen S. Tupper was a complex and cunning woman beekeeper in the 1800’s that all beekeepers should know. She was born…
Read MoreFrom Alaska to Scotland: in Search of History, Honey Bees and Sustainability
Lisa Hay Recently I traveled to Scotland with my son in order to spend some quality time with him and to introduce him to…
Read MoreSalivating Over Salvia
Alyssum Flowers Salvia is the largest genus of plants in the sage family (the mints, Family Laminaceae) with over 1000 species of annuals, perennials…
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The Imprecise Precision of Beekeeping
Hey beekeepers, it’s perfectly normal. By: James E. Tew Beekeepers slowly grow to accept the obvious If you read any bee book, beekeeping is…
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Bee Vet
A Surgical Approach Dr. Tracy Farone Did you ever have a moment within the crazy pace of life where you suddenly stopped, looked around…
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American Association of Professional Apiculturists (AAPA)
Announces Winners By: Priyadarshini Basu The winner of the 2022 Extension Activities Award is PhD student Peter Fowler of Michigan State University, who is…
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Bulk Raw Honey Prices Analyst Project all time Highs
Brady Doran, Mann Lake For the past few years, U.S. honey prices have been retracting. Honey imported from a variety of sources has been…
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Measuring Pollinator Attractiveness
of Cultivated Flower Varieties By: Laura Kraft As gardeners become more interested in seeking out pollinator-friendly plants, the horticulture industry has a growing need…
Read MoreBottom Board
No Time for Fishing Ed Colby Doctors keep quitting on me. Two retired, one took an administrative position, another moved to India. Yet another…
Read MoreCattleman Includes Honey Business
James Howard In the flatlands of South Georgia, honey flows rich and golden. One man takes his heritage of farming and blends it with…
Read MoreThe Darby Bee Escape: Simple, Cheap and Effective
Peter Sieling In the early twentieth century, J.E. Crane wrote a series of articles in Gleanings in Bee Culture on his experiences as an…
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Thinking Outside the Bee Box:
Unusual Ways to Turn a Profit Stephen Bishop Life is full of little ironies. Last year I was on a podcast—and get this, the…
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