FERAL BEES
Rescuing A Feral Nest, After Collapse By: Kathy Keatley Garvey A collapsed feral honey bee colony in a hollowed-out Eucalyptus tree in a secluded area…
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California Foraging
Although beekeeping and foraging might appear to have little in common, it turns out that a large number of native or naturalized pollinator plants…
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Varroa Bombs Are Real
Please, Be A Good Neighbor In this season of vitriol we should all perhaps stand down, but there is something that must be said:…
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Bottom Board
The Great State Of Kansas My gal Marilyn and I just love Kansas! We took the scenic route back to Colorado from the Kansas…
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Bee Pollen — An Overview
Pollen that is collected by honey bees is referred to as bee pollen. The grains of pollen that make up bee pollen are the…
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Bigger Picture
A Survivalist Guide To Bees A lot of insanity has been going on in the country with elections, unrest, and political/cultural divides that, at…
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HELP
We need a speaker! Well, here’s some ideas for your club. It’s January and the East Cupcake Beekeepers Association does not have a speaker…
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Ask Phil
HE KNOWS Got a question? http://www.philcrafthivecraft.com phil@philcrafthivecraft.com Q: A beekeeper in Idaho writes: We want to start a hive. We have someone who…
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Some Beeyard Thoughts, Observations and Updates
Beekeeping in the Gap. New and recycled containers – when are they clean enough. Odds and Ends – Shooting down a swarm. A personal…
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A Closer Look
PARASITE, PATHOGEN, PESTICIDE, POLLINATOR INTERACTIONS Honey bees are suffering from elevated colony losses in the northern hemisphere possibly because of a variety of emergent…
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Sharing Knowledge
Iraqi Youth Learn From Oregon Beekeepers By: Charlie Vanden Heuvel Portland Urban Beekeepers (PUB) hosted a delegation of enthusiastic, Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program…
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From A Mite’s Point Of View
As the swarm winged over the highway, young bees carried passengers – mites holding tight to the bees’ fuzzy hairs with tiny gecko-like feet. …
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A Multi-Style Hive Apiary
A multi-style hive apiary is pretty much what it sounds like. By: Ernie Schmidt I keep bees in Langstroth, Top Bar and Warre hives. I…
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From A Beekeeper’s Wife
Winter Quarters, January 1, 1917 Dear Sis; We have just had a funny experience that I must tell you about, while I wait for…
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Celebrity Beekeeper
Henry Dormann is editor and publisher of Leaders magazine. Subscribers are heads of state and CEOs of major corporations. Mr. Dormann has probably interviewed…
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Treat Your Bees To A Banquet of Poppies
Poppies rank as quintessential plants for pollen production. I am not a beekeeper. I am, however, a professional entomologist and an avid gardener. As…
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Honey Bee Gut Microbia
What Is It and Why Is It Important? In June 2016, researchers from the University of Texas at Austin published the study “Gut Microbial…
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The Bee Brush
One tool that is offered in most beginning beekeepers kits by bee supply dealers is the bee brush. After 48 years of working…
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Strategic Business Planning
For Sideline, Even Commercial Beekeepers Those of us attending local beekeeping clubs have seen several significant trends and changes over the last decade or…
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It’s Summer’s Time
Catching Up Here we are at the start of 2017 – can you believe it? The year 2016 was an exciting – and a…
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