Remembering Doolittle
By: Peter Sieling On June 3rd, 1918, 100 years ago, Gilbert M. Doolittle died at age 72. Today he is remembered as the father…
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eliza jane donavan Young Female Beekeeper In The 1870s
By: Albert Chubak A year ago, while sifting through old documents related to beekeeping a letter was found that could not be forgotten. What…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Monsanto Name Goes, But By Any Name, It Will Be The World’s Largest Seed And Ag-Chemical Company.
the two-way BREAKING NEWS FROM NPR, Dan Charles Originally, it was just a name — Olga Monsanto’s name, to be precise. Around the turn…
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Cover Evolution
By: Jim Thompson I have found it interesting to look at the types of different bee hive covers or tops that have been used…
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Jars
By: Jim Thompson As Many Types Of Bottles As There Are Types Of Honey. Hexagonal Jar This jar appears to have had a…
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Jars
By: Jim Thompson A Lot About A Lot Of Honey Containers. Anchor Hocking Honey Jars …
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CATCH THE BUZZ – All the Calendars Are Gone!!
Bee Culture Magazine’s 2018 Beekeeping Calendar, featuring 13 terrific photos of bee yards at sunset are all gone. In one day we gave away…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Did You Get Your Free 2018 Bee Culture Calendar Yet?
Bee Culture Magazine’s 2018 Beekeeping Calendar, featuring 13 terrific photos of beeyards at sunset is ready. If you are a subscriber you got one…
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The Evolution of Beehive Covers
By: Jim Thompson I have found it interesting to look at the types of different beehive covers or tops that have been used over the…
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Beekeeper Fred Anderson or The Mystery of Crystal Mountain
By: Peter Sieling In 1896-1897, Bee Culture magazine, then called Gleanings in Bee Culture published its one and only serial novel. A few complained that…
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Mysteries In Dr. Charles C. Miller’s Life
By: Jim Thompson Dr. Charles C. Miller was born in Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, on June 10, 1831. He was the son of Dr….
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CATCH THE BUZZ – World’s Oldest Beehives Farmed in Israel at Time of Prophet Elisha
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz “My son, eat honey, for it is good; Let its sweet drops be on your palate.” Proverbs 24:13 (The Israel…
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History Of The Muth Bottle, Part 2
By: Jim Thompson The first jar invented specifically for honey. I collect old honey jars and when I heard that the Muth Jar was…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Photographic and Manuscript Material at Swann’s Americana Sale
Image: Lot 26: Medical journal kept by surgeons aboard the Continental frigate Deane and other vessels, 1777-88. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000. New York—On…
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WALKING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GIANTS
By: Peter Sieling Visiting with the Cogshall Brothers and G.M. Doolittle. Many years ago, my dad, the first beekeeper I ever knew, took me to…
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Frame Grippers
Ways To Stay Away From The Bees By: Jim Thompson Do you know there are people that keep bees and don’t want to get close…
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The Cappings Scratcher or The Uncapping Fork
by- Jim Thompson It all depends on how you plan to use the Cappings Scratcher or the Uncapping Fork as to what you want…
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Are Beekeepers More Adaptive Or Inventive?
By: Jim Thompson Have you ever wondered how beehives, hive tools and bee keeping procedures developed? The first reference to honey bee hives that…
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The Indispensable Honey Bee
1973 vs. 2015: The Financial Situation by G. Splevin In previous issues of Bee Culture magazine I have written of the 1973 report,…
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Frames Used In Beehives
by Jim Thompson Any one starting beekeeping today may not realize the discovery, manufacture, assembly, and use of the frames in a beehive. If…
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