Speaker vs. Equipment vs. Speaker vs. Host
by Ann Harman Once upon a time – and not all that long ago – the speaker’s life was easy. You selected your slides…
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A Simple Hivetop Feeder for Top-Bar Hives
by Marcel Durieux One of the charms of the top-bar hive (TBH) is its lack of standardization. It comes in a variety of forms,…
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Tree Hive Colonies
Increased Quantity Of Beneficial Fungi In Bee Bread From The Trees And Its Antifungal Propeties Against Chalkbrood by Lynn Royce, et al Summary: We…
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Bad Weather
by Jim Thompson There are several ways that beekeepers install packages of bees into their hives. Some hives will have an entrance ramp and…
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Pest or Predator: Small Hive Beetles
Much of what you’ve heard is wrong. by Charles Linder This is intended to question the way you look at small hive beetle. Most…
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This modification makes it much easier, and faster. by Maryann Frazier, Elina Niño and Christina Grozinger GRAFTING . . . a useful skill that…
Read MoreA History of Feeders
A Look At A Few Of The Dozens That Have Patents by Jim Thompson Many different types and styles of bee feeders have been…
Read MoreBetter Beekeeping With Better Records
Every beekeeper should be keeping records. by Lonnie Funderburg It’s that time of the year when some of us make resolutions with good intentions…
Read MoreCreating Pollinator Habitat
A Beekeeper/Government/Corporate Collaboration by Michele Colopy, Peggy Garnes and Terry Liberman-Smith The Ohio Environmental Education Fund (OEEF), a program within the Ohio EPA, has…
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Are we on the verge of a new technological revolution in beekeeping? by Ross Conrad Beekeeping technology took a huge jump between 1850 and…
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Beepocalypse Inspired Activism
Bees are struggling and there are many ways to help by Ross Conrad Ever since the first public announcements of colony collapse disorder (CCD)…
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Wait, How Much Water?
There’s more Winter water than you thought. by Frank Linton In Winter, bees generate warmth by ‘burning’ the honey they have stored, i.e., by…
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THE FOUR PILLARS OF HONEY BEE MANAGEMENT
Join Bee Culture Magazine’s Exploration of the Four Pillars of Honey Bee Management in October, 2015 at the Bee Culture Conference Center (on the…
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Deeps, Mediums, Shallows, or? . . . Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
All boxes are not created equal. Pick the one best for you. by Ross Conrad In the old days choosing a home for your…
Read MorePESTICIDES WINTERING IN YOUR HIVES
What pesticides are hibernating with your honey bees? by Michele Colopy Now that it is November, honey bees across the U.S. have been moved…
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Back To Basics: Foundation
by Jim Thompson Honey bees are amazing insects, but you already know that but I just wanted to reaffirm that information. The strongest geometric…
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