Installing A Queen
by Jim Thompson What seems to be a rather routine procedure may not be. At various times a beekeeper finds that the queen needs…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Thumbs Up for Smart Food Labels
Taking transparency to the next level By John Karolefski Grocery shoppers nowadays want transparency in the food and beverages they consume. Where do the…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Mechanical Pollination Rarely Supplements Bee Pollination in Almonds
Jan 20, 2016 Dennis Pollock, Contributing Writer “Can Mechanically-Applied Pollen Either Supplement Bees or Ensure an Almond Crop in the Event of Bee Inefficacy…
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Build A Feeder Jar Stand
by Ed Simon Introduction: Spring is here again and you have decided to double your hive count. Of course that mans that there will…
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Making Striped Rolled Beeswax Candles
by Julie Finn My kids and I have made a LOT of rolled beeswax candles. It’s kind of our thing. My kids have homemade…
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The Politics Of Killing Bees
by Katherine Kiefer The plight of the honey bee has national attention, now can our political process really “Give Bees a Chance?” There are…
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A Case For Honey
Get Ready for Bee Culture’s Next Event Four medium sized Producer Packers and a medium and large Packer will be in Medina in October…
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New For Spring
BroodMinder is a wireless temperature and humidity monitor for beehives that uses Bluetooth low energy technology to transmit data to a mobile device or…
Read MoreThe Home Stretch
by Ed Colby This feels like the home stretch. The other day when I told my Aspen Mountain ski patrol boss this would be…
Read MoreMentors Needed
by Ann Harman I gave a Power Point presentation at the Upper Crackerbox Beekeepers Association. The audience was composed of about one-third newbees and…
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Bigger Picture: Sweet Treats For Valentine’s Day
by Jessica Louque Since you’re reading a beekeeping magazine, I’m assuming that you have an affinity for bees or your significant other/family member does….
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Climate Change
A bee problem we can potentially solve – Part 2 by Ross Conrad Last month in part one of this three part series on…
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Ask Phil
Got A Question? He Knows! by Phil Craft A beekeeper in Nevada writes: I have a hive that has many earwig inside. Usually on…
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Bee Lining With Dan Conlon
Learning The Key Aspects Of Bee Lining In Ohio by Larry Connor Bee lining is a method of finding bee colonies, a form of…
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Beeyard Thoughts
by James E. Tew My camera phone At best, I’m only an average smart phone user. My phone device upgrades so often, I can…
Read MoreHow To Start A Nonprofit Bee Club – Part 1
The Pollinator Stewardship Council Why Do You Want To Become A Nonprofit? by Michele Colopy If your beekeeping group is considering becoming a nonprofit;…
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A Closer Look: Nursing Behavior
by Clarence Collison The ability of worker bees to recognize brood, its stage of development, sex and caste, is a prerequisite for appropriate brood…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Animal Agriculture and Antibiotics: 7 Things to Consider
By Alison Rice AgWeb.com Markets and News Editor The issue of antibiotic use in animal agriculture raises more than a few big questions, both…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – ND Ag Commissioner Awards Nearly $109,000 in Honey Bee Research and Promotion Grants
By Agweek Wire Report BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has awarded grants totaling $109,300.67 for five projects relating to honey bees. Four of the…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Bart Smith, Beltsville Bee Lab, Retires
Bart Smith retired on December 31, 2015 after working 13 years as a support scientist at the USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory (BRL) in Beltsville,…
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