Honey Bee Stinger
An Evolutionary Marvel By: Ed Erwin To appreciate the uniqueness of the female honey bee stinger, it’s important to understand how this complex and…
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World Bee Day
By: Bee Culture Staff As I’m sure many of you know, World Bee Day is May 20. To celebrate, the Bee Culture staff worked…
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Planning and Planting Your Pollinator Garden
Hydrangea Blooms! By: Alyssum Flowers A garden should have a mixture of annuals, perennials and woody ornamentals to provide seasonal interest, height and structure….
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Is Your Time Worth Savin’?
By: Jeff Kennedy Recently, a friend of mine suggested that I watch “an old but prophetic” movie titled, “Soylent Green.” The film, loosely based…
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Found in Translation
Protein Sources and Colony Growth By: Jay Evans Hopefully those in the Northern hemisphere have your bees situated so they are taking advantage of…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Summer Bee Convention Conversation Starters By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Beekeeping is a solitary occupation. Many of us are drawn to the peace…
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Found in Translation
Bees and the Web that Traps Them By: Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab While big injuries, exposures and accidents are always a risk,…
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The Reliability of Science – Part 1
The Reliability of Science – Part 1 By: Ross Conrad We have all come to rely on science. It is responsible for most of…
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U.S. Honey Industry Report – 2021
Released March 18, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Supplementary by Kim Flottum United States Honey…
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South Carolina Statewide Honey Pollen Analysis
South Carolina Statewide Honey Pollen Analysis By: David MacFawn In early 2021, South Carolina Beekeepers Association (SCBA) began thinking about conducting a South Carolina…
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Is it Analytics Time?
Is it Analytics Time? By: John Miller Readers: My editor, Jerry Hayes grants me extraordinary subject selection freedom on my monthly Bee Culture Magazine…
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Found in Translation
Highlight Film: American Association of Professional Apiculturists By: Jay Evans, USDA Beltsville Bee Lab Having honed my endurance by watching dozens of Winter Olympic…
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The High Art of Elevated Dumbery
The High Art of Elevated Dumbery By: Stephen Bishop Some people think you can just do dumb things without any forethought, but learning how…
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What’s Happening in Bee Culture
What’s Happening in Bee Culture By: The Bee Culture Staff Jerry Hayes Jerry Hayes started out in life as a High School teacher. He…
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The Future of Commercial Beekeeping
The Future of Commercial Beekeeping By: John Miller Many years ago, a futurist/motivational speaker named Ed Barlow spoke to the National Honey Board. I…
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Electromagnetic Radiation – Part 2
And Honey Bee Health – Part 2 By: Ross Conrad In the February edition of Bee Culture we looked at some of the scientific…
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Drawn Comb
Our Most Valuable Resource By: Dewey Caron Empty bee boxes, all too common with varroa mite enhancement of virus epidemics in our bees, need bees….
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Protectabee™: An All-In-One Adjustable Hive Entrance
Protectabee™: An All-In-One Adjustable Hive Entrance By: Erica Shelley , Tasmin Brown, Aparna Karthikeyan, Nicole Gauvreau, and Peter Kevan What do Play-Doh, chocolate chip…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Bee Mine By: Becky Masterman and Bridget Mendel Did bees invent Valentine’s Day? No, they did not. The holiday was in fact established by…
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Found in Translation
Honey Bees, an Origin Story By: Jay Evans A long time ago, in a treehole far, far, away, our honey bee heroines started a…
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