The Beekeeper’s Companion Since 1861
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Contents – October 2025

- October 1, 2025 -

David Miksa, Legendary Beekeeper and Queen Breeder
Monica Miksa-King – 1061

Autumn Reads
Rusty Burlew, Dewey M. Caron, Carol Hrosovszky – 1069

THE CLASSROOM
Jamie Ellis – 1077

BEEKEEPING BASICS
Stress Reduction
Tina Sebestyen – 1083

Carbon Dioxide- Will it Kill Your Bees
William Hesbach – 1087

How to Attract New Members and Retain Experienced Beekeepers: The Story of the Brown County Beekeepers
Dave Elsen – 1091

Westward Migration of Tropilaelaps mercedesae From Georgia Into Europe
Robert Owen – 1095

The How and Why of Oxalic Vaporization
Randy Oliver and János Fenyősy  – 1097

How a Colony Decides to Replace its Queen
Alison McAfee – 1105

THE CURIOUS BEEKEEPER
A Cotton Tale: Consumers, Natural Fibers, and Honey Bees
Rusty Burlew – 1109

BEES AND BEEKEEPING, PAST AND PRESENT
All of a Sudden from Nowhere: A Usurpation Swarm
Wyatt A. Mangum – 1117

Cyclops Bees!
Kris Fricke – 1125

A COMMERCIAL PERSPECTIVE
What month is it?
Charles Linder – 1129

PLAIN TALK BEEKEEPING
Nuisance Hornets and Bees
James E. Tew – 1135

Selective Breeding for Mite Resistance, Part 3: The Equipment Required
Randy Oliver – 1139

What’s Blooming in Your Neck of the Woods?
Ed Szymanski – 1147

Joro Spiders vs Bees
Mickey Anderson – 1151

The Symbolism of Bees and Honey
Peter Smith – 1155

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