Off the Wahl Beekeeping
Tip of the Month Richard Wahl Many hobby beekeepers strain their honey into five-gallon buckets with a bottom faucet for later bottling. Allowed to…
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Bees and Women
Elizabeth Eliza Douglas Nina Bagley Elizabeth “Lizzie” Eliza Douglas was born in Gorham Cumberland, Maine, in September 1844. Lizzie’s father, Freedom Douglas, and mother,…
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Study Hall
From the Editor, Jerry Hayes Virus QUESTION All I hear about are the viruses found in honey bees and how they are hurting or…
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Bottom Board
A Persistent Bear Ed Colby That bear keeps coming around. She hasn’t gotten past the fence around the bee yard, yet. But she’s intrigued….
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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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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…
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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…
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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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No Time for Fishing Ed Colby Doctors keep quitting on me. Two retired, one took an administrative position, another moved to India. Yet another…
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Queen Rearing Richard Wahl In the April 2022 issue, I spoke about increasing your hive count and made the assumption that any splits with…
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A Closer Look
Division of Labor Individual workers perform different tasks at different ages Clarence Collison Colony life is organized by a complex and sophisticated division of…
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Minding Your Bees And Cues
Robbing the Honey Bank Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Honey bee management inspection protocols change throughout the season and beekeepers need to look to…
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Herbal medicine for bees? Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab Bees have been reliant on plants, and vice versa, for tens of millions of…
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Honey Recipe
Apple Cinnamon Bread By: Shana Archibald Ingredients □ 1 cup honey □ 4 cups all-purpose flour □ 2 tablespoons baking powder □ 1 teaspoon…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
The Merchant of Honey By: Becky Masterman and Bridget Mendel Somewhere in Minnesota, in the biggest shopping mall in America, there is a small…
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Book Reviews
Kim Flottum Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping, Third Edition. Dewey M. Caron and Lawrence John Connor. Published by Wicwas Press LLC, Kalamazoo, MI 49001….
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Bee Vet
The Diagnosis of the Shrew Dr. Tracy Farone One thing about beekeeping is it always provides an opportunity to learn something new. It definitely…
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A Closer Look
Honey Bee Environmental Monitoring Clarence Collison Human Activities Produce Contaminants Human activities produce contaminants, the amounts and toxicity of which often exceed the environment’s…
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All My Fault Ed Colby It’s a snowy 3 a.m. on May 4 here in western Colorado. Can’t sleep. My head is filled with…
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Do Bees Feel Sick? Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab In our own species, disease can be swift and devastating. In the U.S. alone,…
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