Beeyard Thoughts, Observations, and Updates
By James E. Tew The late Summer suicidal swarms of 2018 Late season swarms No doubt, this saga is mostly – if not all…
Read MoreBy James E. Tew The late Summer suicidal swarms of 2018 Late season swarms No doubt, this saga is mostly – if not all…
Read MoreBy Jim Thompson I purchased some Aspinwall no swarm frames in the 1980s and today I thought that I would find a little about…
Read MoreA stiff breeze is no match for a clump of honey bees, and now scientists are beginning to understand why. When scouting out a…
Read MoreBy: Jenny Schlecht Chad Price, left, and Brandon Weatherly extract honey and remove surplus boxes north of Medina, N.D., on Sept. 10, 2018. Jenny…
Read MoreTom Hallman, Public Service and Agriculture Beekeepers are advised to be aware of increased mosquito sprayings promoted by Hurricane Florence floodwaters and to prepare…
Read MoreBy Ross Conrad Lyme Disease Lurks Out There Despite all its pleasures, beekeeping also presents many potential risks and hazards. Besides being stung, beekeepers…
Read MoreBy Stephen Bishop By the third group, I had my timing and applause lines down. To be fair, elementary school students are easy to…
Read MoreBy Suzy Spencer What is a “black jar” honey contest? In a normal, standard honey contest, the moisture percentage, fill-level of three jars, clarity,…
Read MoreBy Jennifer Berry Several years ago, I wrote an article about the first class to became certified beekeepers in a maximum security prison through…
Read MoreBy Wyatt Mangum Top-bar hive beekeepers need straight interchangeable combs in all hives, so they can manage colonies efficiently. For example in routine colony…
Read MoreBy: Justyna Tomtas – The Tribune “The program is doing phenomenal work, despite the challenges involved in shuffling between facilities to conduct complex bee…
Read MoreJohn “Jack” T. Thomas September 27, 1936 – September 17, 2018 “The thoughtful little things you do each day have an accumulated effect on…
Read MoreThree food manufacturers have gone through a certification process for honey, designed to combat fraud, run by standards body NSF. The first three products…
Read More(Washington, D.C., September 24, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today praised the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) decision to request a…
Read MoreBy Todd Harris It’s not often that a person is able to merge their passion (beekeeping) with their profession (Crop Insurance). So, when I…
Read MoreBy Jessica Lougue Tier II Tunnel Study Basic Design I’ve written some in the past about the general ins and outs of this type…
Read MoreBy Jay Evans Love In The Time Of Chasmogasmy: How And When Do Bees Improve Soybean Fields? As I wrote two months ago, the…
Read MoreBy Clarence Collison HONEY BEES AND MAGNETIC FIELDS Is there a pull? Over the years scientists have been interested in determining the effect of…
Read MoreBy Joseph Cazier & Walter Haefeker Enough Data To Build A True Genius Hive. Introduction In previous articles in this series, such as “Peering…
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