In my historical work with American apiculture, I am working on dozens of reconstructions using primary sources when possible. Most of these endeavors are many years old. Usually they lack a certain old piece of equipment or a crucial literature reference, maybe from a pamphlet just a few pages long to help complete the story …
Read MoreThis article will not reveal the origin of purple honey, nor will it explain its fantastical ability to alter human behavior. Like magic mushrooms, purple honey changes people from sane and sensible to illogical and irrational. Except, unlike magic mushrooms, you don’t need to eat it. Instead, you simply gaze, transfixed, into the depth of …
Read MoreThe funny thing about us Americans is that we think of the new year as starting in the middle of winter, while some cultures celebrate their new year in the fall, and others in the spring. However, since we are beekeepers, our new year needs to start when the bees begin a new year. It …
Read MoreDealing With Loss Hi Tina, I saw myself in your May article (“Dealing with Loss”), lost all five hives last winter. One I think was queen failure in a hive I caught as a swarm, but the others were varroa that was totally my fault. I had a busy year and my treatments were later …
Read MoreWeb-based mapping tool for beekeepers, crop producers and pesticide applicators WEST LAFAYETTE, IN (May 5, 2025) – FieldWatch, Inc., a non-profit company that promotes communication and stewardship among crop producers, beekeepers and pesticide applicators, announces that Manitoba has joined as the second member province. Manitoba joins FieldWatch along with 27 states, Saskatchewan, and the District …
Read Moreby Véto-pharma On January 10, 2025, the EPA officially granted federal authorization for Apivar 2.0, a new amitraz-based slow-release treatment. State registration will follow according to the usual calendar. Apivar 2.0, as its name indicates, is the new generation of Apivar, a well-known varroa mite treatment that has helped millions of beekeepers across the globe …
Read MoreSummer Reads Rusty Burlew. Carol Hrusovszky, Dewey M. Caron, Tina Sebestyen – 723 Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee Producers Need New Pest Treatment Options Alison McAfee – 739 The Pollen Frame – The making of an award-winning “Bee Bread” display Richard Dunnagan – 746 The Shift Toward Bioacaricides Randy Oliver – 751 Fast Food: Tear-drinking Bees in …
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It’s been over six years (see April 2019) since we’ve run a non-honey bee on our cover, but this alfalfa leafcutter really caught our eye. It was provided by Shelley Hoover and Lynae Ovinge of Lethbridge, Alberta (Canada), to accompany Ali McAfee’s story about these bees, whose importance to the alfalfa and canola pollination is …
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Q: Methane bio-digester I am a hobbyist beekeeper and live in Missouri. [A renewable-energy company] is building a methane bio-digester plant about one-eighth mile (0.2 km) from my home. Right now, I have four hives at my home. I am wondering if you have ever heard of the effects of hydrogen sulfide on bees. I …
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