Is Beekeeping Relevant?
By: John Miller To beekeepers, yes! We absolutely are relevant! We are the gatekeepers of the food supply! However, we often occupy our own…
Read MoreBy: John Miller To beekeepers, yes! We absolutely are relevant! We are the gatekeepers of the food supply! However, we often occupy our own…
Read MoreBy: John Miller Beekeeping is stormy. A beekeeper is justified fretting over myriad threats big and small. I have (finally) learned: There is no…
Read MoreProfit and Loss in a Beekeeping Business By: John Miller How are things in American commercial beekeeping? According to a survey of several successful…
Read MoreBy: John Miller In 1980, I was paying serious attention to how to succeed in beekeeping. The important factor in beekeeping survival was economic…
Read MoreBy: John Miller According to National Honey Board information, there are between 125,000 to 150,000 American beekeepers. If you are the publisher or the…
Read MoreBy: John Miller “The best-known insect on earth.” —Thomas D. Seeley. “Arguably the most beneficial insect on earth.” —Hannah Nordhaus. This marvelous insect with…
Read MoreBy: John Miller Recently, I engaged with the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). I’m trying to understand for North American beekeepers…
Read MoreBy: John Miller I’ve seen a thing or two. My first visit to the beeyard was in 1960. Back then, we did things the…
Read MoreBy: John Miller Other groups met concurrently during the January 2023 American Beekeeping Federation convention in Jacksonville, FL. One of those groups is the…
Read MoreBy: John Miller I often write about the relationship between the almond industry and the beekeeping industry. These two groups are bound together. Beekeepers…
Read MoreJohn Miller Happy New Year! I have a lot to be thankful for. My former company, Miller’s Honey Farms, Inc. keeps me occasionally employed….
Read MoreBy: John Miller Our experience, as individuals and in societies, is informed by history. ‘Nothing new under the sun’, we’ve often heard. Many observers…
Read MoreJohn Miller The Center for Integrative Bee Research (CIBER) is located at University of California, Riverside (UCR). On September 10 & 11, 2022, a…
Read MoreTreatment Free is the Only Way to Be! By: John Miller What is the attraction to so-called treatment free (TF) beekeeping? Treatment Free propaganda…
Read MoreJohn Miller I have previously written about why we attend bee meetings. I missed bee meetings. Last week I attended the Minnesota Honey Producers…
Read MoreIs it Analytics Time? By: John Miller Readers: My editor, Jerry Hayes grants me extraordinary subject selection freedom on my monthly Bee Culture Magazine…
Read MoreThe Future of Commercial Beekeeping By: John Miller Many years ago, a futurist/motivational speaker named Ed Barlow spoke to the National Honey Board. I…
Read MoreEnhance the Pre-Inspection Process By: John Miller Indoor beehive storage buildings designed for beehives now house nearly a million beehives. Over 400,000 of those…
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