Delaware has hired a new State Apiarist, Meghan McConnell, a native of Millville, NJ. She is a 2012 graduate of the University of Maryland (UMD) with a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science & Technology. Meghan currently is finishing her MS in Entomology at the University of Maryland under Dr. Dennis van Engelsdorp. Her research targets Varroa …
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UNITED STATES The Northeast and Mideast have had relatively mild winters with regular cleansing flights. In some cases this has probably saved a lot of colonies that might have perished due to lack of winter stores or heavy mite loads. We have been receiving widely varying reports on colony losses ranging from light to heavy. …
Read MoreQ PRODUCING COMB HONEY WITHOUT FOUNDATION I have some Jewish customers who would like to have me produce kosher comb honey for them. They don’t want me to use any foundation since they don’t know where that came from, but want me to get the bees to build everything from scratch. What is the best …
Read MoreGrandpa’s Helpers Attached is a photo of my two grandkids, Josh and Rachel. They are getting old enough to have fun with grandpa in the beehives. Andy Hemken Big Bend, WI andy@hemkenhoney.com Silly Science Not So: Senator Flake’s Wastebook and Science-Funding Advice In May 2016, U.S. Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) issued a “Wastebook” that …
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In this article, we study finding queen cells in difficult situations. Three circumstances cause bees to rear queens: swarming to replace the mother queen who leaves with the prime swarm, supersedure to replace the mother queen who may be failing, and sudden loss of a mother queen. Beekeepers need to be skilled at finding queen …
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In this, my fourth and final installment in a mini-series on colony health, I want to focus on how epidemiology, the science of disease spread and virulence in populations, can inform honey bee health management. As so many of the boundaries in biology exist only in the minds of human observers, there is some overlap …
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Interest in beekeeping has grown exponentially in the aftermath of news concerning the dearth of bees with colony collapse disorder. Beekeeping clubs everywhere are getting new members, some of whom have no bees or beekeeping experience. This is a very positive development. So, where do we go from here? The first thing to do is …
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I’ve met a number of new beekeepers, excited to begin keeping bees. They have been through a class, and navigated various beekeeping situations throughout the summer. Then in August they harvest their honey, finding an extra five gallon pail or two, full of nature’s bounty. After family, coworkers and neighbors have their supply of your …
Read MoreThe Varroa Problem—Part 6b—Small-scale Breeding Randy Oliver…………………………………………………………………………………375 In Search of the Best Swarm Lure Leo Sharashkin……………………………………………………………………………….381 America’s Sweetest Honey Ron Miksha……………………………………………………………………………………393 Harvesting Honey: Let Me Count the Ways! Peter Borst……………………………………………………………………………………..399 So You Want to Sell at the Farm Market? Andy Hemken………………………………………………………………………………….405 A Test of Using CO2 for Bee-friendly Mite Monitoring Randy Oliver…………………………………………………………………………………..411 Mechanisms of Hygienic …
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Mark Fletter from Carbondale, Illinois sent us this colorful photo of a swarm in a redbud tree that he took on April 4th of last year. It came too late for our spring 2016 issues, so we are sharing it with you now. Enjoy!
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