The Iowa Primary…
I just attended the 99th Annual meeting of the Iowa Honey Producer’s Association. They meet in Marshaltown every year at a motel large enough…
Read MoreGeorgia On My Mind…
I went to Georgia last week. That’s why I’ve been gone from here so long…I was having way, way too much fun. Actually, I…
Read MoreOn Golden Fields
Have you noticed the goldenrod bloom this season? With the exception of the extremely dry areas of the south, there seems to be much,…
Read MoreGeeze, it’s Hot
This isn’t too far outside the box. It’s from notes I made while in southern Missouri a couple of weeks ago, helping Michael put…
Read MoreNew Winter Thoughts – Honey Bee Management Changes?
Here’s an outside-the-box idea someone thought of, that we’ll have a lot more on once it gets reported on at Apimondia, I’m told. A…
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Infused Honey and the County Fair
Our Medina County Beekeepers Association runs a booth at the Medina County fair every summer. We’re pretty typical of most beekeeping groups when it…
Read MoreThinking Outside The Bee Box
When I arrived here a quarter century ago I wanted to initiate a regular column in the magazine where almost anything goes, but mostly…
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The Four Pillars of Honey Management
Royalty Hive, A Rotable Colony Beekeeping requires routine inspections and management techniques to maintain hive health, and part of that process includes removing honey…
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