Where the Girls Are
By: Kim Flottum 2018 USDA NASS Colonies Report This is the third year this report has been published, beginning in 2015. Below is the summary…
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Tom’s Podcast Special
Tom Theobalds’s 2010 Neonicitinoid Article Listen to his July 2018 Podcast with Bee Culture here
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By: Ed Colby Insurance Woes I was a little surprised when the quote for “beekeeper” insurance for the Colorado Beekeepers came in at $1,450…
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Is There A Proper Way To Wear A Bee Veil?
By: Jim Thompson Sometimes you see things that are very funny and you break out laughing even when it is really a serious situation….
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CATCH THE BUZZ – HAS Meets in St. Louis in July. Fantastic Lineup of Speakers!
Heartland Apicultural Society Conference – 2018 Heartland Apicultural Society will hold its 17th annual beekeeping conference on the campus of Washington University in St….
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Over a Little More Than a Decade, Diseases from Mosquitoes, Ticks, and Fleas Have Tripled in The U.S. Beekeepers, Bee Careful Out There!
Over a little more than a decade, diseases from mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas have tripled in the U.S.—from about 27,000 cases in 2004 to…
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Easy Hive Monitoring
By: Phil Craft With all the challenges facing honey bees and beekeepers today, Varroa mites are still the greatest threat. Last month, in my…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – HAS at Washington University in St. Louis, on July 11-13.
Heartland Apicultural Society (HAS) has planned an exciting, event-packed, meeting at Washington University in St. Louis, on July 11-13. HAS’ distinguished keynote speakers and…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Queen Rearing Class with Jennifer Berry. Don’t miss this opportunity!
Are you tired of wasting money on queens that don’t survive, behave badly, or don’t perform? Do you want to raise local stock? If…
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Meghan By: Ed Colby I like to say I’m retired, but I’ve never been busier. A hundred and fifty colonies keep me occupied. That,…
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TAKE YOUR CLUB TO THE NEXT LEVEL
By: Tina Sebestyen February, it seems like spring will never arrive. In an effort to escape darkest Winter, we bring out our seed catalogs,…
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MAKE A SUPPORT SYSTEM IN YOUR ORGANIZATION
By: Ettamarie Peterson Recently I got a packet of thank you letters from a third grade class that I had visited to educate them…
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By: Ed Colby Getting Ready Last November down by the Colorado River, Paul and the boys stacked four-way pallets of bees three high. Semis…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Battlefields to Beehives – USDA Helps West Virginia Veteran Grow His Farm into a Success.
Since opening his operation, Sugar Bottom Farms, Grandon has participated in a variety of FSA farm programs and loan programs. By Lauren Moore, Farm…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Risk Assessment On The Potential Risks To Bees From Neonicotinoid Pesticides.
There are just a few months to go before the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) updates its risk assessment on the potential risks…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – New Christchurch Housing Development Finds Itself Under The Flight Path Of Nearby Bees
Home owners in a new Christchurch housing development are being bombed by yellow poo. Bee poo. The Highsted development houses are getting covered in little yellow streaks…
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Meet Derrick
By: Ed Colby At the turn of the century, Derrick Maness and I worked together for Colorado commercial beekeeper Paul Limbach. Derrick still does….
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Keeping Venom Out of Your Bee Club
By: Becky Johnson By Involving All Members In The Good And The Bad, Listening To Concerns And Forever Adapting To New Ideas And Ways,…
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Hands On Mentoring After The Classes There’s Very Little Formal Education For New Beekeepers
By: Buddy May Dedicated mentoring of the new and inexperienced beekeeper is perhaps the single most important aspect of successful management in beekeeping. I…
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BEESPEAKER There are lots of things you can do to make sure this works.
By: Frank Mortimer, Jr. As president of the Northeast NJ Beekeepers Association, I am actively engaged in educating the general public about the importance…
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