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By Jessica Louque Do you ever have those neighbors that are always doing really strange things and you think maybe they are somewhere between…
Read MoreBy Jessica Louque Do you ever have those neighbors that are always doing really strange things and you think maybe they are somewhere between…
Read MoreBy Ann Harman Farmers markets are now such an important part of our society that in 2014 the U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp…
Read MoreBy Dewey Caron Glen Andresen has been keeping bees over 22 seasons. He is also a Master gardener. He enjoys teaching others both practical,…
Read MoreI investigated several episodes of significant colony losses in Mississippi during the last year, and in almost all cases colony demise stemmed from failure…
Read Moreby Ross Murphy On part of my acreage I have created a Community Garden. There I rent out garden plots to 12 families. I…
Read MoreWhen to treat and when to simple accept the disease? I’m only fooling with you I am afraid that all too often I write…
Read MoreA beekeeper in Texas writes: I recently watched a video on YouTube that advocates using a nine frame bar spacer, as shown below. It looks…
Read Moreby Connie Krochmal The centaureas are reliable, long-blooming, sturdy, easy to grow plants. The group includes native, naturalized, and cultivated species. These are valuable…
Read More“I can sit on the porch before my door and see miles of the most beautiful prairie… surpassing, in my mind, the beauties of…
Read MoreHoney Bee Health Coalition Multiple Factors Influence Honey Bee Health Multiple factors impact honey bee health; these include bee pests and pathogens, forage and…
Read Moreby Clarence Collison Worker honey bees begin their first use of venom when they attain an age of of about 14 days for defense…
Read MoreGet ready: this column is about to contradict itself. Kind of. Our overall message each month (yawn) is meant to be that bees are…
Read MoreFor the first time in it’s 14-year history, the Heartland Apicultural Society (HAS), will meet in Michigan. The venue will be Albion College and…
Read MoreApimondia is an exciting, dynamic, diverse meeting of the world beekeeping industry. It is the bi-annual congress of the International Federation of Beekeepers’ Associations….
Read MoreThe 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled today to hear oral arguments in a case that beekeepers say could shape the future…
Read MoreBeekeepers needed! Thank you for your interest in participating in the National Colony Loss Management Survey organized by the Bee Informed Partnership and sponsored…
Read MoreInadequate access to pollen during larval development has lifelong consequences for honey bees, leading not only to smaller workers and shorter lifespans, but also…
Read MoreFDA plans to exempt Farm Markets, roadside stands and CSAs from registration. Comments wanted. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday announced proposed…
Read MoreEd Colby Why don’t you just send all your bees to California for the almonds,” Marilyn wondered. “Then you’d have the Winter off.” Maybe…
Read MoreRoss Conrad Many indigenous cultures around the world believe that everything in the natural world has something to teach us if we are open…
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