Bear Story
Close encounters. By: D. E. Bentley Remember those movie scenes where the main character, usually a hero type, thinks she has scared away the beast…
Read MoreClose encounters. By: D. E. Bentley Remember those movie scenes where the main character, usually a hero type, thinks she has scared away the beast…
Read MoreKnowledge, Communications, Planning, Strategy. By Michele Colopy The Treasurer of any all-volunteer organization has the most daunting of “job” duties. Yet the treasurer “plays…
Read MoreWhat’s true and what’s just a story? By: Robert Least Curious, quaint and amusing describe our reactions to the following anecdotes. Lest one should…
Read MoreAdventures in Apprenticeship By Toni Burnham You folks have heard this part here before: when we teach urban beekeeping here, we emphasize, over and…
Read MoreLet’s Party By: Ann Harman September is National Honey Month! So it is a perfect time to have a party celebrating honey. And since…
Read More7 Rules For Queen Buyers To Remember By: Larry Connor Thank you for buying a queen from our small queen-rearing operation. We appreciate your…
Read MoreBy: Ross Conrad As we head into Autumn and reflect on the past beekeeping season, what criteria do we use to call it a…
Read MoreGot a question? http://www.philcrafthivecraft.com phil@philcrafthivecraft.com Q: A beekeeper in Indiana writes: I have a queenless hive that has killed two queens I’ve tried to…
Read MoreBy: Ed Colby On our way back from dropping off a load of bees on the Colorado Flat Tops, Frank remarked, “This is a…
Read MoreDear Subscribers, I didn’t realize I was writing this on National Honey Bee Day. Not well publicized, I could have missed it entirely. My…
Read MoreNew research identifies future threats to, and opportunities for insects, birds, mammals, and reptiles that pollinate wild flowers and crops 35% of global…
Read MoreEntomological Society of America Although corn and soybeans do not need insects for pollination, they do offer floral resources that are used by insect…
Read MoreA Message from the Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture “Funding research should be considered as an investment in our nation’s future, an…
Read MoreJoshua Cobb, The Examiner “Bees are insects, but few veterinarians realize they are also classified as food animals,” said Dr. Don Hoenig, co-owner of…
Read MoreSummary The Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists (CAPA) coordinated the annual honey bee wintering loss report for 2015/16 in Canada. Harmonized questions based on…
Read MoreDon’t miss Bee Culture’s 2017 Calendar Photo Contest. It closes Oct 1, 2016. The topic this year is What Bees Do At Home. We’re…
Read MoreBy Teresa Cutlip There was a time when Kerry Owen didn’t know how he was going to pay his bills. He had dabbled in…
Read MoreThe business of beekeeping may bring hundreds of jobs to Northern Michigan. A new apiary in Otsego County is using state-of-the-art technology and an…
Read MoreJoseph Woodgate, Queen Mary University of London Bees provide us with an invaluable service by pollinating plants, an indispensable part of natural and agricultural…
Read MoreBy Stephanie Lamm, Arkansas On Line Margaret Faryewicz continues to keep track of accounts at Fischer Honey Co. in North Little Rock even after…
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