The Indispensable Honey Bee: Waiting For ‘Someone’ In 1973
by G. Splevin In the Nov. 2015 Bee Culture magazine I wrote of the 1973 report, “The Indispensable Honey Bee.” This report is a…
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The Four Pillars of Honey Bee Management
by Bee Culture Staff Join Bee Culture Magazine’s Exploration of the Four Pillars of Honey Bee Management in October, 2015 at the Bee Culture…
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Nest Habitats
by Larry Connor The western honey bee uses a variety of cavities for it’s home. The bees have general requirements only, and are quite…
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Repairing A Leather Bellows Smoker
By William Hesbach Leather, the mainstay fabric of early smokers, existed in an age of less disposable products making repair a common skill…
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Bob Koehnen
Bee breeder and inventor – 100 years of apiaries and orchards by M.E.A. McNeil The cars rolled up California 162 and Ord Ferry Road,…
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Build A Vintage Hive-Seat
If you know about woodworking you can do this by Peter Siehling The 1901 edition of ABC of Bee Culture features a woodcut with…
Read MoreLetters from a Beekeeper’s Wife
At convention, February 1, 1917 Dear Sis: I know you are anxious to know how we are enjoying the convention, so while I am…
Read Morethe hetheringtons of cherry valley
Another Famous New York Beekeeping Family by David Edwards John Edwin Hetherington was born in 1840 in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, New York, and…
Read MoreEvolutionary history of honey bees revealed by genomics. Home is Asia, and NOT Africa! This is News, If It Is Correct….
In a study published in Nature Genetics, researchers from Uppsala University present the first global analysis of genome variation in honeybees. The findings show…
Read MoreHoney Bee Home May Be Asia, NOT Africa
Evolutionary history of honey bees revealed by genomics. Home is Asia, and NOT Africa! This is News, If It Is Correct…. In a study…
Read MoreA Blinding flash of common sense
Natural history must reclaim its place Support for the subject has declined, but its study can avoid costly mistakes for society Support in developed…
Read MoreMedina Grad at 92
Medina, Ohio, Horticulture Grad Gets Recognized He’s from Medina, He’s got a degree in Horticulture, and he’s my kind of guy. Congratulations Ted! COLUMBUS,…
Read MoreHoney Fueled Ancient Grog
Penn Museum team finds evidence for 3,000+-year-old ‘Nordic grog’ tradition. From northwest Denmark, circa 1500-1300 BC, to the Swedish island of Gotland as late…
Read MoreConservation Service Corps, 2014
Secretary Of The Interior Sally Jewell Announces $1 Million Private Funding Commitment to Advance Youth & Conservation Initiative. The 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps, updated…
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