Combining Colonies
A common procedure, but without clearly defined boundaries. By: James E. Tew “Hey, just combine them” Combining colonies is a common procedure. As beekeepers,…
Read MoreA common procedure, but without clearly defined boundaries. By: James E. Tew “Hey, just combine them” Combining colonies is a common procedure. As beekeepers,…
Read MoreHow important is hive insulation really? By: Ross Conrad This is the time of year when beekeepers throughout North America start preparing their colonies…
Read MoreHey beekeepers, it’s perfectly normal. By: James E. Tew Beekeepers slowly grow to accept the obvious If you read any bee book, beekeeping is…
Read MoreThe Merchant of Honey By: Becky Masterman and Bridget Mendel Somewhere in Minnesota, in the biggest shopping mall in America, there is a small…
Read MoreHydrangea Blooms! By: Alyssum Flowers A garden should have a mixture of annuals, perennials and woody ornamentals to provide seasonal interest, height and structure….
Read MoreProtein Sources and Colony Growth By: Jay Evans Hopefully those in the Northern hemisphere have your bees situated so they are taking advantage of…
Read MoreSummer Bee Convention Conversation Starters By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Beekeeping is a solitary occupation. Many of us are drawn to the peace…
Read MoreBees and the Web that Traps Them By: Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab While big injuries, exposures and accidents are always a risk,…
Read MoreThe Reliability of Science – Part 1 By: Ross Conrad We have all come to rely on science. It is responsible for most of…
Read MoreSouth Carolina Statewide Honey Pollen Analysis By: David MacFawn In early 2021, South Carolina Beekeepers Association (SCBA) began thinking about conducting a South Carolina…
Read MoreIs it Analytics Time? By: John Miller Readers: My editor, Jerry Hayes grants me extraordinary subject selection freedom on my monthly Bee Culture Magazine…
Read MoreHighlight Film: American Association of Professional Apiculturists By: Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab Having honed my endurance by watching dozens of Winter Olympic…
Read MoreThe High Art of Elevated Dumbery By: Stephen Bishop Some people think you can just do dumb things without any forethought, but learning how…
Read MoreAnd Honey Bee Health – Part 2 By: Ross Conrad In the February edition of Bee Culture we looked at some of the scientific…
Read MoreAnd Honey Bee Health – Part 1 By: Ross Conrad The potential for harmful impacts from electromagnetic radiation to bees first came into the…
Read MoreBy : Kathy Summers As I write this it is mid-January and we have just returned from both big meetings. Kim went to the…
Read MoreBy : Kim Flottum I’ve been attending one or the other, and sometimes but rarely both, of the National meetings in January almost every…
Read MoreBy : Kathy Summers It’s funny – last month I wrote about a difficult trip home from the airport and just last night we…
Read MoreBy : Kim Flottum Webinars aren’t new. But if you haven’t, take a look at the webinars we do here and let me tell you…
Read More2019 marks the 150th year the A.I. Root Company has been doing business in the beekeeping community. This is, without doubt, certainly something to…
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