THE CLASSROOM
Jamie Ellis – 937
BEEKEEPING BASICS
The Science Behind the Crystallization of Honey – And an argument for not resisting this natural process
Tara Chapman – 945
A Cautionary Warning Regarding Winter Application of Oxalic Extended-release Products
Randy Oliver – 949
Is There Such a Thing as Healthy Processes Foods?
Graham Kingham – 951
Trapout on Lambert Street
Mark Berman – 955
THE CURIOUS BEEKEEPER
Three Sweet Syrups: So Similar, Yet So Different
Rusty Burlew – 963
Four Years, One Honey Bill, and a Lesson in Persistence
Buck Bradley – 969
Heavy
Bill Kaufman – 974
Industry Bits and Pieces 2026, Part 4
Randy Oliver -977
The Mystery of Honey Bee Navigation
Bill Hesbach – 987
BEES AND BEEKEEPING, PAST AND PRESENT
Old Honey Bottles and Jars
Wyatt A. Mangum – 993
The Greater Wax Moth: Hive Enemy and Medical Ally
Samira A. Akant – 999
The Season of the Swarm
Mike and Laurie Lawrence – 1003
Organic Colony Management:
What the USDA Certified Organic Seal Means for Imported Organic Honey
Laura C. McHenry, Robyn M, Underwood, Selina Bruckner, and Margarita M. López-Uribe – 1007
A COMMERCIAL PERSPECTIVE
Not a Great Year – For Congress or my bees
Charles Linder – 1011
Africanized Bees in the United States, Part 5: Texas
Dewey M. Caron – 1015
Sundberg Apiaries: Blending Tradition and Modern Practice in Family Beekeeping
Jori Lakes, Smoayeh Mehrparvar, Esmaeil Amiri – 1019
Grayanotoxin and “Mad Honey”: What Beekeepers Should Know About Rhododendron Nectar
Dhurba Saud – 1023

