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USDA Announces the Availability of $16 Million to Support Food Production. Crops and Livestock, and Bees are Livestock. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2015 –The U.S….
Read MoreUSDA Announces the Availability of $16 Million to Support Food Production. Crops and Livestock, and Bees are Livestock. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2015 –The U.S….
Read MoreAN EDITORIAL Proposed Single Federal Agency To Oversee All Food Safety. FDA and FSIS to Merge. Honey Definition and Oversight to be Included. Back…
Read Moreby Ed Simon To sell your honey at a farmers market or a flea market you need a gimic to get the people to…
Read MoreParamount Farming Enters Beekeeping Industry with Acquisition of Headwaters Farm A leading farming operation in the almond industry to contribute to the health and…
Read MoreCar-Free Beekeeping: Going Green Without Burning Gas Human Powered Transit By: Toni Burnham For the past few years, we have seen a small, but…
Read MoreBy: Maryann Frazier, Elina Niño and Christina Grozinger GRAFTING… a useful skill that many beekeepers would love to have in their beekeeping skills toolbox…
Read MoreReader Survey. Meeting Messages. By: Kim Flottum We recently conducted a reader survey. You may have been one of those contacted by the people…
Read MoreBy: Ed Simon Introduction: Spring is here again and you have decided to double your hive count. Of course that mans that there will…
Read MoreSetting up a mentoring program requires time & effort! By: Larry Connor A growing number of beekeeping organizations use mentoring programs as a means…
Read MoreA Look At A Few Of The Dozens That Have Patents By: Jim Thompson Many different types and styles of bee feeders have been…
Read MoreBy: Tom Rearick One of the benefits of writing a bee blog is that I also get to meet interesting people from around the…
Read MoreA Big Dilemma By: Ed Colby Cats are a dime a dozen, until you need one. Mice rule the barn where I store my…
Read MoreBy: Ann Harman February is a strange month. It is the shortest one but it has quite a few days for observances. One of…
Read MoreGot a Question? By: Phil Craft A beekeeper in Kentucky writes: Is it ok to leave supers on hives during the Winter? Phil replies:…
Read MoreBy: Lonnie Funderburg It’s that time of the year when some of us make resolutions with good intentions and, for me, with usually poor…
Read MoreBee Development Development includes a pre-capping period (with the cell open) and a post-capping one with the cell sealed. By: Clarence Collison Honey bees…
Read MoreA Beekeeper/Government/Corporate Collaboration By: Michele Colopy, Peggy Garnes and Terry Liberman-Smith The Ohio Environmental Education Fund (OEEF), a program within the Ohio EPA, has…
Read MoreAvoid Tank Mixing Insecticides with Fungicides. Not all fungal diseases can be controlled by fungicides. By: Michele Colopy Fungicides (according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary…
Read MoreSweets For Your Honey By: Jessica Louque Being February, it’s about that time to see pink and red hearts everywhere you shop. Jewelry and…
Read MoreAbout Stings By: Jeff Harris As the Winter season progresses and my bee work is slowing down a bit, I think about funny things…
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