In the life of every beginning beekeeper there is a moment of truth when he or she makes peace with the prospect of bee stings. Stings are, I believe, the biggest deterrent, the biggest moment of hesitation, the biggest obstacle to overcome. However, I also find that among newbies, talk of bee stings, worry about …
Read MoreOne of the advantages of writing a column in the American Bee Journal is letters from readers. Most of the time a reader will have a question about one of the articles where that reader is trying to follow the directions for a particular recommendation in that article. Recently, the opposite was the case. There …
Read MoreIn the previous article, we saw how to use Google maps to evaluate potential bee forage surrounding a proposed apiary site, typically in a rural location. After I find a favorable foraging area, I need to look at the vicinity from the ground and verify that the general foraging terrain looks feasible for the number …
Read MoreThe Varroa Problem—Part 9—Knowing Thine Enemy Randy Oliver…………………………………………………………………………………..835 A Syrup Mixing System for Backyard Beekeepers William Blomstedt……………………………………………………………………………..853 Going Molecular: Insights into the Life of a Varroa Mite Alison McAfee………………………………………………………………………………….857 Honey Bee Nutrition—Part 4—Lipids Dale Hill…………………………………………………………………………………………861 Requeening Hot Hives T’Lee Sollenberger…………………………………………………………………………….873 David Burns of Long Lane Honey Farms Strives to Help Educate Beekeepers Mary and Bill …
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Some beautiful black locust honey produced at the Dadant Research Beeyard in Hamilton, IL. Our black locust honey flow normally comes during an unsettled part of spring when rains almost always ruin this flow for us. This year, however, strong colonies were able to take advantage of early sunny weather to make a nice honey …
Read MoreWork by Robert J. Gegear at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) shows that flowers that were thought to have evolved to lure hummingbirds, actually have combinations of traits that discourage wasteful visits by bumblebees. Worcester, Mass. – Ecologists who study flowering plants have long believed that flowers evolved with particular sets of characteristics–unique combinations of colors, …
Read MoreCloser colonies and less swarming allow mite populations to grow and spread Annapolis, MD — As the managed honey bee industry continues to grapple with significant annual colony losses, the Varroa destructor mite is emerging as the leading culprit. And, it turns out, the very nature of modern beekeeping may be giving the parasite the …
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Future Beekeeper I’m a former bee research technician at Virginia Tech. I’m now at UF as a technician and working on a PhD in termites, but I stay current in apiculture by keeping bees, reading ABJ & teaching for Jamie Ellis’ Bee College a couple of times a year. Rick Fell at VT saw this …
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UNITED STATES Poor honey flow and beekeeping conditions in Florida have curtailed honey production in this huge beekeeping state. The terrible drought is blamed for poor honey crops in many instances, but other problems such as the extensive wildfire along the Florida-Georgia border, loss of bee pasture, varroa and small hive beetles are also high …
Read MoreComment FROM THE LAND DOWN UNDER…COMMENT In the April 2017 issue of American Bee Journal (pp 361 & 362), there are a couple of letters for which I would like to add my comments to your answers. No doubt your computer has a delete button if you doubt that my comments are of interest. Firstly, …
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