Native Bee Conservation In Nicaragua
Farmers in Central America have been practicing beekeeping for hundreds of years. Now, Paso Pacifico, a biodiversity conservation organization based in Ventura, California, is…
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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…
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The Aspinwall Name
By Jim Thompson I purchased some Aspinwall no swarm frames in the 1980s and today I thought that I would find a little about…
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Hazards of Beekeeping
By Ross Conrad Lyme Disease Lurks Out There Despite all its pleasures, beekeeping also presents many potential risks and hazards. Besides being stung, beekeepers…
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Bee Kid’s Corner
Conservation Field Day
By Stephen Bishop By the third group, I had my timing and applause lines down. To be fair, elementary school students are easy to…
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Organize A Black Jar Honey Contest
By Suzy Spencer What is a “black jar” honey contest? In a normal, standard honey contest, the moisture percentage, fill-level of three jars, clarity,…
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Letters From Behind Bars
By Jennifer Berry Several years ago, I wrote an article about the first class to became certified beekeepers in a maximum security prison through…
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Why Are My Top-Bar Combs Crooked
By Wyatt Mangum Top-bar hive beekeepers need straight interchangeable combs in all hives, so they can manage colonies efficiently. For example in routine colony…
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A Sweet Opportunity For Business Growth
By Todd Harris It’s not often that a person is able to merge their passion (beekeeping) with their profession (Crop Insurance). So, when I…
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Bigger Picture
By Jessica Lougue Tier II Tunnel Study Basic Design I’ve written some in the past about the general ins and outs of this type…
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Found in Translation
By Jay Evans Love In The Time Of Chasmogasmy: How And When Do Bees Improve Soybean Fields? As I wrote two months ago, the…
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A Closer Look
By Clarence Collison HONEY BEES AND MAGNETIC FIELDS Is there a pull? Over the years scientists have been interested in determining the effect of…
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BXML Part 1 The Power of BIG Data & Analytics
By 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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Do Pesticides Kill Honey Bees?
By Malcolm Sanford A recent spate of articles/comments in Bee Culture has focused on the effects of pesticides on honey bees. These tend to emphasize…
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Bad Spouse Day
By Peter Sieling Did you ever have one of those days when she is just hairpin trigger sensitive? You can’t just run off to…
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It’s Summers Time
NC, EAS, Repairs and More It’s a busy, extremely hot month for Kim and I and when you sit down in your favorite chair…
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Regional Honey Price Report
October Report What’s Your Market Doing? With the off shore assault on the industrial U.S. honey market filling pipelines with low cost product, coupled…
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INNERCOVER
By Kim Flottum Soybeans, And Honey. Jay Evans talks about honey bees and soybeans in his article this month, and when he did some historical…
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New For The Fall
Starting Nov 1st 2018 – The Perfect-Bee-Through-The-Winter Course Over the past three years, PerfectBee has introduced around 25,000 people to the joys of beekeeping…
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