Hot Hive Inspections
By: David Burns From the moment we start our hive inspection, the thrill of searching for the queen consumes us. It’s a grand adventure,…
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U.S. Honey Industry Report – 2022
USDA Reports with Supplementary by Kim Flottum Released March 17, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
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Beekeeping’s Future
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Study Hall
From the Editor By: Jerry Hayes Lots of colony losses once again in 2023. There are three words I want you to remember: Varroa,…
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Found in Translation
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Honey Bee Cannibalism
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Numbers By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Managing bees is kind of a numbers game. Not in the illegal gambling sense, but instead in…
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Off the Wahl Beekeeping
Swarms New(ish) Beekeeper Column By: Richard Wahl As late Spring moves into Summer and the bee numbers in the hive begin to increase, it…
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Control Swarming Without Splitting
By: Tina Sebestyen It might be tempting to think that it is all right not to worry about whether colonies are going to swarm,…
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How to Inspect & Evaluate Your Hive
By: David Burns In 2008, I began making beekeeping videos on YouTube. At first, it was only a way for me to share what…
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Soils are Important to Honey Plants and Bee Locations
Part 1: Honey Plants Differ Greatly in Growth and Nectar Production Depending Upon the Soils in their Locality By: Michael Johnston Strangely enough, it…
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The Carl Hayden Bee Research Center
By: Gloria Hoffman The Carl Hayden Bee Research Center (CHBRC) in Tucson, Arizona is the nutrition laboratory of the USDA-ARS bee research program. The…
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Found in Translation
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Winnipeg in Winter
A Review of the Manitoba Beekeeper’s Association Annual Conference By: James Masucci Why would any sane person leave their home on a rare, 70…
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Tropilaelaps
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Beeyards Come and Beeyards Go
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Improving Honey Bee Queen Quality and Diversity in Ohio
Ohio beekeepers are losing 50-60 percent of their managed bee colonies each year, according to Hongmei Li-Byarlay, Associate Professor of Entomology at Central State…
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The Nuc House Review
By: James Masucci In January, I wrote about two things I tried to help my bees overwinter (“Ready for Winter – Maybe” January Bee…
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Bees and Women
The Acklin Women By: Nina Bagley Breezing through my 1900s Gleanings in Bee Culture Magazines, I found a beekeeping woman and her daughter who…
Read MoreWhat are the Top Beekeeping Myths?
By: John Miller I’ve seen a thing or two. My first visit to the beeyard was in 1960. Back then, we did things the…
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