10 Rules: Rule #3 Part 3
Russian Bees Get It Right A noted honey bee scientist in the U.S. said some time ago he was weary of dealing with Varroa….
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10 Rules: Rule 3, Part 2
Isolation is ideal, and mostly impractical any more. But for some it has worked for years. No new bees in the neighborhood can…
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Pest Management – Rule 4 Although the staple pests and diseases are still with us, and will rise and shine on occasion, the 5000…
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by Kim Flottum Finishing up on Rule 2 about having Good Genetics, we get to the basics…resistant of the common problems, efficient producers, and…
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Rule 2 – Good Genetics The fundamentals of this rule are simple. Accomplishing them is somewhat more difficult, but you have to have a…
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Picking up where we left off with Good Queens, the next obvious piece of this is that good queens should be healthy beyond belief….
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10 Rules of Modern Beekeeping There are, I’m certain, far more than 10 rules that you can use to guide you through the common…
Read MoreClosing down
It’s been a hard autumn this year. A long, but not particularly difficult recovery from back surgery last fall kept me at mostly three…
Read MoreSpreading the Good News, and the Honey
About 60 yards or so from my house runs one of the many small creeks Ohio seems to have. I live just north of…
Read MoreWhat Do You Think Of A Grass Tax?
In The Honey Connoisseur, the book that Marina Marchese and I just finished, we examine 34 popular, and in our opinion excellent varietal…
Read MoreReporting Colonies Injured or Killed by Agricultural Pesticides
Beekeepers and others involved with dealing with colonies injured or killed by agricultural pesticides are encouraged to notify the proper authorities so that the…
Read MoreCase Western Reserve University Farm and Root Candles dedicate The A. I. Root Observational Apiary
Saturday, May 11, the good folks at Case Western University’s Squire Valeeview Farm, including Chris Bond, Horticulturist, Anna Locci, Farm Manager, and the…
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It’s no secret. A million, maybe more colonies that were alive last Thanksgiving aren’t alive today, the beginning of May. What happened? Lots…
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The Holding Yard Dilemma It’s no secret that holding yards are what make almond pollination possible. Holding yards? Unless a beekeeper is very, very…
Read MoreAll About Almonds…
I’ve mentioned that almonds are one of California’s biggest crops. Just so you know, here’s some more info that supports the fact that the…
Read MoreCatch Up With The Almonds
Almond Tuesday 1 Met with pollination broker Joe Traynor and USDA bee researcher Frank Eishen and others breakfast at 6:30 the first day in…
Read MoreAn Almond Odyssey…first steps.
An Almond Odyssey Are you familiar with the term Odyssey? Think back…didn’t it have something to do with some Greek guy, a long time…
Read MoreTasting Honey
I’ve been having the most remarkable conversations with very good honey tasters. I’ve been lucky with finding honey tasters lately. It started with Marina…
Read MoreKentucky Woman, and Winter
November…Early this month in Florida it was 80 degrees, sunny and honey bees were gathering pollen in the wild parts, and honey in the…
Read MoreThe Iowa Primary…
I just attended the 99th Annual meeting of the Iowa Honey Producer’s Association. They meet in Marshaltown every year at a motel large enough…
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