Cheryl Burkhead sent us this photo of a monarch and honey bee on her “happy flowers” in Berryton, Kansas. “Zinnia [Zinnia spp.] is the only annual I plant,” she says. “It’s a favorite among butterflies. The honey bees and other bees visit it for both pollen and nectar.”
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Q: Wasps in the honey supers I was removing some honey supers today and found a mud dauber wasp nest affixed to the honeycomb foundation. There were viable wasps in the wasp nest, near the stage when they would emerge. I have never seen this situation before. I am surprised my Buckfast bees tolerated this …
Read MoreMy northern friends may get a chuckle out of the title of this article, but I promise, that’s not an oxymoron! Though southern winters are subjectively easier in many ways — insulation of hives isn’t necessary, fewer honey stores are required, and of course, we usually have ample days warm enough for a quick inspection …
Read MoreGive this article a chance Honestly, I have been considering this article for several years. Even now, I don’t feel fully grounded enough to produce this piece. As simple as a hive tool is, it is strangely difficult to get a grip on its development and implementation. You and I do not hesitate when picking …
Read MoreEons ago, long before I began keeping bees in Washington, a retired couple lived down the road from me. They were long-time beekeepers, people known well to the locals, who kept a sign tacked to a tree in their front yard: Honey for Sale. He was a hard-working but taciturn man; she was the equally …
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In the winter of 2025/2026, Piedmont Virginia had long periods of subfreezing cold that were unusual for us. Normally our snow melts fairly quickly, but not last winter. My once or twice daily visits to the bee house were on ice-covered snow (See Figure 1). I had seven three-comb top-bar nucs that were observation hives …
Read MoreHB usurpation Hiya, Dewey. Very much enjoyed reading your series of articles on the history of the Africanized honey bee in the Americas, and particularly their status in the USA [April through July 2026]. A short anecdote regarding the joys of beekeeping in AHB country: I successfully requeened eight colonies on 19 June 2026. (I …
Read MoreFunding will support PHIRA-Science research on an emerging threat to honey bee colonies OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. — HONEES, the honey-filled drop brand, has announced a $10,000 grant to support research focused on protecting honey bees from Tropilaelaps, an emerging parasitic mite that is raising concern among beekeepers and pollinator health researchers around the world. …
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Professor Neal Williams of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, a pollinator ecologist internationally recognized for his research on bee and pollination biology, is a newly elected Fellow of the Entomological Society of America (ESA). The ESA Governing Board elected Williams and eight other scientists as Fellows for their outstanding contributions to entomology. …
Read MoreNew Section 301 tariffs and a shifting import map are colliding with a tight domestic crop, setting up a volatile marketing season for U.S. beekeepers. August 11, 2026 — Steven Coy, President, American Honey Producers Association As the 2026 summer honey crop extraction gets underway, the U.S. honey market is entering one of its most …
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