When I learned beekeeping history as a kid, the subject was really only a summary mentioning just three hives: a skep, a log hive, and a box hive (see Figure 1). The skep, a tightly woven basket, was used in various forms in the Old World. It fell out of favor in America, perhaps partly …
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Most beekeepers probably think they know where their honey comes from. For example, when goldenrod blooms around the Dyce Lab in upstate New York in September, I’m pretty sure that’s what my bees are visiting and turning into “goldenrod honey.” During apple bloom in May, it’s “apple blossom honey.” In November and December in New …
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When I was only knee-high to a goat, my grandfather took me for long rides each evening at dusk. He loaded me into in his Chevy just as the deer began to venture from the woods into the orchards for dinner. He loved to watch them, excitedly calling, “Look there! One, two, three…” I loved …
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The only registered treatment for Nosema disease is no longer commercially available. The harpoon shoots out from its egg-shaped case like a microscopic military-grade weapon. It hits its target – a honey bee midgut cell – dead on, piercing the cell membrane and latching on. But the harpoon was not built to kill (at least not right …
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Long before temperatures plummet, the bees are preparing for winter. As soon as the days start getting shorter, it helps to start planning for winter, preparing your colony to survive the long dearth. For colonies to survive the winter, you need healthy winter bees. Winter bees differ greatly from summer bees in their physiology. They …
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To me beekeeping is more than a job. It is a passion! I am from Tagum City, Davao del Norte, Philippines and I am a Filipino beekeeper, currently working for a commercial operation in Wisconsin. Active on Facebook beekeeping groups, I met and corresponded with the editor of American Bee Journal. She asked me to …
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Bernardo D. Niño, Head of Research and Development for Ubees, working bees in the coastal mountains of Oregon. “We are comparing landscape differences between pristine isolated areas and colonies in summer pollination, as well as colonies in honey production. We are working on a cost-benefit analysis that considers transportation, revenues, treatment and feeding costs and …
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I am a 100% chemically-free beekeeper when it comes to varroa control in my apiaries. Does that conjure up images and thoughts of a totally disconnected bee-haver doing no management other than taking what honey my bees are fortunate enough to make? Apiaries with hives simply left to their fate and allowed to collapse, sending …
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Q What Should I Use? I am following your instruction given in the Classroom to the letter Jerry. I have memorized the three words about honey bee health you gave us: varroa, varroa, varroa. I have also memorized the “Tools for Varroa Management Guide” from the HBHC and as summer progresses I am sampling and …
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