Bigger Picture: Don Hopkins, NCDA Chief Apiary Inspector
by Jessica Louque As an apiary inspector for North Carolina, Don Hopkins normally needs to be notified when you bring in bee packages from…
Read Moreby Jessica Louque As an apiary inspector for North Carolina, Don Hopkins normally needs to be notified when you bring in bee packages from…
Read Moreby James E. Tew Thievery – of any kind anywhere Robbery is truly hard to consider in just a short discussion – or even…
Read MoreAsk Phil Phil Craft Send your questions to Phil at phil@philcrafthivecraft.com www.philcrafthivecraft.com A beekeeper in Wisconsin writes: I’m a first time writer. I’m also…
Read Moreby Ann Harman Dogs are an interesting group of animals. With appropriate rewards they can be trained to do many things. Some breeds inherently…
Read MoreAn Epiphany by Ed Colby On my way to the Flat Tops on a hot August day, I choked as dust clouds rolled off…
Read MoreHolidays In A Honey Daze by Jessica Louque It seems like every year, the holidays start earlier. I went into the dollar store in…
Read MoreImportance of Knowing Developmental Rates by Larry Connor Before obtaining the first bee colony, the future sustainable apiculturist must master key aspects of bee…
Read Moreby Jennifer Berry October in Georgia is lovely. It’s the month we cherish the most at the bee lab. The sun has mellowed, the…
Read Moreby Phil Craft (This Q&A was sent and answered in mid-July.) A beekeeper in Kentucky writes: I am a new beekeeper with two new…
Read Moreby James E. Tew So you want to paint your hive ware? The very first article that I ever wrote for beekeeping was published…
Read Moreby Michele Colopy Think how this could make real change for all honey bees. There has been much ado about that new hive on…
Read MoreBy Clarence Collison Honey bees forage for two distinct nutrient sources in the form of nectar (energy) and pollen (nitrogen). Honey bees forage for…
Read MoreJohn Lindt For the Times-Delta A Terra Bella citrus farmer’s valencia orchards are being uprooted, due to lack of water Terra Bella Irrigation District…
Read Moreby Maryam Henein Ag Chemicals, It Seems, Are A Problem The hot topic across global financial markets at the moment is Greece. Greeks are…
Read MoreUniversity of California – San Diego A study conducted by biologists at UC San Diego has found that the Africanized honey bee–an aggressive hybrid…
Read MoreThe Pollinator Stewardship Council is pleased with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion concerning the registration of sulfoxaflor. Our argument, presented by Earthjustice…
Read MorePurdue Professor has a message of money, not food. This is a very original opinion – you want to eat, pay up first. By:…
Read MoreDATE: August 26, 2015 SUBJECT: Appointment of Dr. Jay Evans as the Research Leader of the Bee Research Laboratory in the Beltsville Agricultural Research…
Read MoreWashington, D.C. – September 2, 2015 – The non-profit True Source Honey CertificationTM Program (www.TrueSourceHoney.com), whose mission it is to protect consumers, retailers…
Read MoreBy Ben Potter AgWeb.com Social Media and Innovation Editor USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released survey results from the 2014 Tenure,…
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