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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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By: Moneen Jones The MO Master Beekeeper Certification Program is now the Midwest Master Beekeeper Certification program thanks to a collaboration with the Missouri Conservation…
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The Bee Informed Partnership’s mission is to provide the resources needed to increase colony survivorship by providing relevant, timely colony data for beekeepers to…
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Fire In The Belly We went to Scottsbluff, Nebraska for the eclipse. Scottsbluff’s prettier than you think. An entrepreneurial farm family rented us a…
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Former coal miners or citizens whose lives have been shaped by the coal mining industry in southern West Virginia spent their summer learning how…
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