Mead is the spit of the gods. No, really. Norse legend has it that to end the Æsir-Vanir War, the gods gathered together and expectorated in a vat. From this spittle they created a man named Kvisar, a man so wise there was no question he could not answer, and this spittle-man traveled the world …
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Pollination season will be upon us soon—starting with California almond pollination in February and March. These beekeepers are part of the LeFore Honey Farms crew checking colonies during last season’s almond bloom. This beautiful photo comes to us courtesy of photographer Clarke Sutphin of Billings, MT.
Read Moreby Emily Murray Public Affairs Specialist USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Columbia, MO The closing days of World War II brought sleepless nights to David Panahi, then a four-year-old Iranian boy living in what is now Azerbaijan near the border of Russia. His father away with the Army, Panahi remembers countless nights lying alone on …
Read MoreCELL PRESS Researchers have discovered that a social, stingless bee from Brazil feeds its larvae on a special type of fungus grown in the nest. Without it, very few young survive, according to a report in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on October 22. The discovery marks the first such relationship between a social …
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UNITED STATES Reports from beekeepers indicate a mostly strong market for honey at both wholesale and retail levels. However, the pressure on large lots of honey offered to packers continues and offering prices are down some from last year. Reporters blame this on both cheaper foreign honey, as well as larger stocks of new crop …
Read MoreSwarm Trap Article Was Helpful I want to thank Dr. Leo Sharashkin and ABJ for the article “A Swarm Trap On Every Tree.” This ingenious design has enabled me to expand my apiary almost 4-fold this spring. I have put up swarm traps in the past using 10-frame hives with a full deep and an …
Read MoreScientific name: Vitis sp. Origin: Grapes belong to the genus Vitis in the family Vitaceae. The genus is distributed in Europe (1 species)1, Asia (~40 species) and North America (~20 species).[10] While there are perhaps 11 genera and 600 species in the family, Vitis is sometimes claimed to be the only genus that supplies human food.[25] Grapes present me …
Read MoreQ Upper Entrance Jerry you advocate top hive entrances. What configuration do you recommend? What do they look like? Beekeeper Dick A Hey Dick, A long, long time ago on a planet far, far away this is where it all started with the article referenced below. There is a diagram. Not sure 100% of the …
Read MoreThe many different races of bees are a result of natural selection for adaptation to geographic locations throughout the world. The naturally selected traits do little to make bees well adapted to modern beekeeping economics. There are many distinct geographic races. Only a few have been introduced into the Western Hemisphere. We will examine the …
Read MoreWe see bees in visible light, comprising the colors of the rainbow. As we will see, there is another way to observe bees using heat. Bees as small creatures have a lot of surface area for heat loss or gain, relative to the volume of their bodies. In flight, a bee produces a considerable amount …
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