Category: Columns
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Off the Wahl Beekeeping
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Reflections on the Past Season New(ish) Beekeeper Column By: Richard Wahl I Question the Original Article Title When I first considered writing an article about the unexpected events that arise in the early…
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Bee Vet
Click Here if you watched/listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Changing Seasons By: Tracy Farone The change of season from Summer to Fall has always been a wonderful melancholy for me. One sees the bounty of the harvest and the beautiful colors of…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Come Hither! By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel We haven’t been shy about declaring our love for colonies emitting the lemony scent of Nasonov pheromone from the ends of their abdomens. We are…
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Found in Translation
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Micronutrients With Large Impacts By: Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab After hundreds of millions of years, pollen is a pretty perfect food for raising bees. This is not an absolute; some pollens…
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A Closer Look
Honey Bee Digestive/Excretory System Functions By: Clarence Collison “The worker honey bee ingests 4 substances: nectar, honeydew, pollen and water (Morse and Hooper, 1985b).” “The digestive system of the bee has two main functions, to provide for the nutritional needs of the bee itself and also as a means of storage and temporary transport of…
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Found in Translation
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Drone Patrol By: Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab The renowned Australian bee scientist (and co-manager of Australia’s National Honey Bee Genetic Improvement Program), Elizabeth Frost, sent this magazine an interesting observation about…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Exploring a Minnesota Beekeeping Family History By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel | Guest Writer/Contributor: Anne Pierce We were recently contacted by a new member of the Minnesota Honey Producers Association (soon to…
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Off the Wahl Beekeeping
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! New(ish) Beekeeper Column Rendering Beeswax, Plus Other Hive Products By: Richard Wahl Beeswax Beeswax is a chemically complex mixture that can range in color from almost white to a deep golden yellow or…