Table of Contents

Contents – November 2026

THE CLASSROOM
Jamie Ellis – 1167

BEEKEEPING BASICS
The Gift of Honey All Over the World
Tara Chapman – 1173

THE CURIOUS BEEKEEPER
Wet Cappings and Dry: What’s the Difference?
Rusty Burlew – 1179

Conquering Bears Without Killing Them
Tina Sebestyen – 1185

Spider Venom vs. Varroa
Kris Fricke – 1189

BEES AND BEEKEEPING, PAST AND PRESENT
Honey Bee Anatomy: A Different Way to See it
Wyatt A. Mangum – 1191

PLAIN TALK BEEKEEPING
My Home – Just One Big Bee Nest … and not just honey bees
James Tew – 1197

A “Swarm” in August … is a curse, not a blessing
Elaine Timm – 1200

What We Gather
Bill Kaufman – 1204

A Test of  a Serbian Syrup Supplement
Randy Oliver – 1207

Trees and Bees
Graham Kingham – 1213

Continuing Mendel’s Journey:
What mutation and inheritance can teach us about honey bee traits
Brock A. Harpur and Riley Shultz – 1217

The Beekeepers of Amziah King:
Foxhound Bee Company goes to the movies
Eugen Makovec – 1223

A COMMERCIAL PERSPECTIVE
Playing the Market
Charles Linder – 1227

Honey Judging – According to Michael Young
Nancy Simpson – 1231

On the Use of “Wild” and “Feral” for Free-living Honey bees
Michael Thiele – 1239

A Trial of Norroa
Charlie Vanden Heuvel – 1245

Building The Future of Beekeeping:
Investing in Young People as North Carolina’s Next Generation of Beekeepers
Brandon Dillman – 1249

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