Softly … Joan Fox sent in our cover photo of a honey bee on desert milkweed (Asclepias subulata), which blooms in her Tucson, Arizona yard through much of the summer and fall.
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Q Checkerboarding Frames My bee mentor (vast warehouse of knowledge) says to checkerboard frames of brood and honey, meaning to move full frames of honey to the outside of the nest and empty ones to center of the nest. I have been doing this for two years. It seems to be working. Do you have any …
Read MoreThe beekeeper’s trash pile I’m not proud of it but, since misery loves some company, I hope some of you have a bee equipment trash pile too. A pile of trashed bee equipment seems to go hand in hand with a long-time beekeeper. The longer one keeps bees, the larger the pile. You know the …
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Imagine a photo of a beekeeper scanning a frame of brood. The beekeeper wears a multi-layered suit of armor and clutches the frame with thick gloves and a veiled expression. This posture, perhaps the most common image in beekeeping, makes me wonder if beekeepers do anything else. I’m especially perplexed by the TV commercial for …
Read MoreCaptan is the most-used fungicide during New York apple pollination, with over 307,000 kg applied in 2018 (Wieben, 2021). In fact, the next five most-used fungicides (mancozeb, copper sulfate, thiophanate-methyl, cyprodinil, and myclobutanil) combined for only 207,000 kg of use, meaning captan is not only the most-used fungicide, it’s by far the most-used fungicide. Countrywide …
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The history of American apiculture has left a long list of bee supply companies that once were part of the growing honey industry. In the 1860s, these businesses began appearing, and they became more numerous in later decades. Some of the smaller suppliers may only be known from the literature from their catalogs and pamphlets. …
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A queen in a colony must be productive. One doesn’t need to find the queen in order to determine if she is performing well. I mark my queens as shown above so she is easier to find. I will only need to find her if I must replace her for some reason. By the way, …
Read MoreResponsibility for lost swarms In response to the question raised by Nick Maggiore in the August issue [Letters to the Editor: “Who is responsible for lost swarms?”], I’d refer you to read “The Law of Bees” [North Carolina Law Review, 1926] for some legal perspective. I would propose that the answer is better reached by …
Read MoreJune 26, 2024 – Devyn Raver, Purdue University Department of Agriculture Amid National Pollinators Month, beekeepers are focusing their efforts on enhancing their bee colonies’ resilience, particularly in preparation for the harsh winter months ahead. Krispn Given, senior apicultural specialist and honey bee breeder in Purdue’s entomology department, is leading research to boost honeybees’ behavioral …
Read MoreLevel 1 Honey Sensory Certification now available in the U.S. through The American Honey Tasting Society July 15, 2024, Weston, CT – C. Marina Marchese, master honey sommelier, author and founder of the American Honey Tasting Society, is now the first American to be recognized as an Official Instructor with The Italian National Register of …
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