Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 2 – What’s in a Queen? By: James Masucci “Men are from Venus, women are from Mars.” Or is it the other way…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 1 By: James Masucci How did a boy who would rather fall off a ladder than get stung by a bee grow up…
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40K Bees Swarmed Lions Club Meeting in 1921
By: Mark Price What was in the box? Businessmen looked curiously at the large wooden container as they took their seats for the Akron…
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Honey Bee Husbandry in Plastic Hives
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Found in Translation
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News Notes
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Off The Wahl Beekeeping
Preparation for Winter By: Richard Wahl My First Season I have to admit that after a fellow beekeeper assisted me in catching my first…
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Treatment Free?
Treatment Free is the Only Way to Be! By: John Miller What is the attraction to so-called treatment free (TF) beekeeping? Treatment Free propaganda…
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Honey Recipe
Honey Zucchini Bread By: Fay Jarrett Ingredients □ 2 cups shredded zucchini □ 1 pint fresh blueberries □ 1 cup vegetable oil □ 1…
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An Easier Way to Collect Swarms
By: John Benham A decade or so ago I decided there had to be a better way to collect swarms than using an old…
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Overwintering
Losses in Canada By: Rod Scarlett, Canadian Honey Council Overwintering losses and Spring dwindle in Canada reached historic levels this year. While the final…
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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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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Honey Time: Part 1 By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel When Dr. John sings, “I been in the right place/But it must have been…
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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,…
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To Insulate or Not To Insulate
How important is hive insulation really? By: Ross Conrad This is the time of year when beekeepers throughout North America start preparing their colonies…
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Preliminary Report Losses in Canada (2022)
Prepared By: CAPA National Survey Committee and Provincial Apiarists Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists Preliminary report on Honey Bee Wintering Losses in Canada (2022)…
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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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