Sam Comfort
By: Ross Conrad Sam Comfort of Anarchy Apiaries is on a mission – two missions to be precise: Make more hives than televisions, and…
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Bear Kelley
By: Jennifer Berry Growing up, some of us wanted to be rich while some of us wanted to be famous. Some of us wanted…
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Ask Phil
Got A Question? He Knows! Send your questions to Phil at phil@philcrafthivecraft.com http://www.philcrafthivecraft.com Q: A nature lover in Kentucky writes: Here’s something I wonder:…
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A Closer Look
Orientation Flights And Scouting Behavior By: Clarence Collison Honey bees take repeated orientation flights before becoming foragers at about three weeks of age (Winston 1987)….
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Jake Reisdorf
By: Dennis Taylor His plan is to save mankind! In their dreams, most middle schoolers envision themselves pitching for the Cubs, or crooning their…
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SCIENTIFICBEEKEEPING
By: Kim Kaplan An interview with Randy Oliver Randy Oliver is the owner of Golden West Bees in northern California – about 1,000 colonies providing…
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RUSSIAN Honey Bees
By: Malcolm Sanford There have been a lot of questions recently about “Russian honey bees.” The term is increasingly making its way into the beekeeping…
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The Asian Predatory Hornet
By: Rusty Burlew For years British beekeepers have known that the Asian predatory hornet could one day arrive on their mainland. Sure enough, a…
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Competing Doomsdays
By: Mark Winston It’s long-term exposure to what were previously considered non-toxic doses of multiple pesticides that has become ground zero in assessing why…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Feds hit brakes on loans to big farms. Do the environmental evaluation BEFORE you ask for a loan.
By Catherine Boudreau, Drovers Journal The Obama administration is slow-walking the credit it gives to large dairy and livestock farms out of fear that…
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It’s Summers Time!
The first half of 2016 was extremely busy for Kim and I, with the normal Bee Culture schedule, but also a lot of travel….
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Inner Cover
You Say You Want A Revolution… There’s a quiet revolution going on. Quiet now any-way. If you were paying attention you saw it more…
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December – Regional Honey Price Report
We’re throwing a lot of numbers at you this month but we think you’ll find them useful. Below is our monthly report from December…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – The Bee Informed Partnership Kicks Off A Fund Raising Program To Help The Bees. You Can Help!
In time for Thanksgiving and the holiday season, the Bee Informed Partnership (BIP), the most trusted source of data on the health of America’s…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – How cryopreservation techniques might sustain a threatened species, and us in the process.
On a hot evening in June, Washington State University (WSU) entomologist Brandon Hopkins sat in front of a microscope in Orland, California, handling one…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Why Brexit could be bad news for bees
Brexit could have serious consequences for bees and bee scientists, Norman Carreck, Science Director of the International Bee Research Association (IBRA) warns in an…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Veterinarians’ loans repaid for working in rural communities
By U.S. Department of Agriculture The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today awarded more than $4.3 million…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – New Plant Growth Regulator Labeled For Almonds In Bloom
ReTain by Valent is now labeled for use in California almonds as a means to extend the bloom time period and possibly aid in…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Mustard farmers join forces to protect British honey bees
A cooperative of 18 mustard farmers have joined forces to embark on the UK’s biggest ever project to protect and eventually boost pollinator populations….
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CATCH THE BUZZ – The Bee Informed Partnership Kicks Off A Fund Raising Program To Help The Bees. You Can Help!
In time for Thanksgiving and the holiday season, the Bee Informed Partnership (BIP), the most trusted source of data on the health of America’s…
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