Q Nutrition During Winter? Jeff A That is a loaded question because there are many needs and nuances and what it ultimately means to the health and sustainability of the colony. To add a wrinkle to this, honey bees before varroa mites were wild insects that simply tolerated us putting them in our beehives, but …
Read MoreFor Christmas Our local beekeepers’ club is small in number but pretty connected with each other throughout the year. We share an added blessing because we are fortunate enough to have a Dadant store right in Sioux City that makes access for our bee supplies not much out of our way. That is how your …
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GRAYSLAKE, ILL. — Recognizing the value of honey bees in pollinating the world’s food supply, the College of Lake County (CLC) dedicated its new apiary, or bee colony, on the Grayslake Campus Sept. 20. Members of the CLC Board of Trustees used hedge-trimming shears to cut an interwoven “ribbon” of goldenrod and other plants to …
Read MoreMIAMI – On Aug. 12, Import Specialists from the Miami based Agriculture & Prepared Products Center of Excellence & Expertise (APP Center) in collaboration with U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) Officers and Special Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Chicago, seized around 42 tons of illegally imported …
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Scientific name: Fraxinus americana Synonyms: Fraxinus biltmoreana Origin: North America Plant description: Fraxinus americana is a large tree generally in the range of 15 to 24 m (~50 to 79 ft high) and 60 to 100 cm (~24in to 39 in) in diameter. It can, however, be somewhat larger. Dirr[4] indicates that the national champion …
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In previous column articles, I have documented summer usurpation swarms taking over established colonies. As part of my beekeeping management, I even have begun considering mid June through most of September as usurpation season for Piedmont Virginia. Briefly, based on my observations, here is a typical usurpation event, although I admit counter examples could occur. …
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It’s part of the mythology of beekeeping, a compelling story that we want very much to be true. It comes up in hallway discussions and in the Q&A time after lectures on sustainable beekeeping. It evokes an image of a simpler time when beekeeping wasn’t much more than controlling swarms and supering up for …
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I was talking to my wife recently and was sharing with her my vision for articles for this column. I told her that I was trying to finish up a series of articles for people who are just getting into beekeeping. Most beekeeping books I have read essentially start beekeepers off with information about how …
Read MoreYour Bees Don’t Have to Die—How Can We Become Treatment-free without Killing our Colonies? Meghan Milbrath…………………………………………………………………………….1317 The Varroa Problem—Parts 2 &3—The Coevolution of the Bee, Varroa, and DWV & A Creation of our Own Doing Randy Oliver…………………………………………………………………………………1321 The Australian Sap Beetle Brachypeplus basalis Erichson: A New Honey Bee Pest in America Michael Burgett, Ramesh Sagili, …
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Champaign, Illinois photographer Brenda Rezk sent this excellent photo of a honey bee on a mint flower. Brenda says on her web site, “I used to teach biology to college students. However, these days, I’m more interested in pursuing photography. I’ve gotten second or third place in a couple of local photo competitions, giving me a bit …
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