A hallmark of beekeeping Swarming, a complicated bee behavior A swarm of honey bees is a biological wonderment. For most people who don’t keep bees, a single encounter with a swarm becomes a lifelong memory. For the established beekeeper, hiving a swarm is an economical moment — free bees. For the public, it’s a spicy …
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Witch hazel has always flustered me. As a kid, witch hazel-scented products reminded me of a suffocating aunt who delivered too many perfumed hugs. If I smelled it at a picnic or a church supper, my stomach would flip-flop. Even the name tormented me. For decades, I avoided anything to do with witch hazel until …
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One of the more controversial topics among beekeepers, conservationists, and land managers is the impact that managed honey bees can potentially have on native wild bees and native plants via competition for resources. I decided to wade into the science on this topic in last year’s March and September Notes from the Lab columns [162(3):325-327 …
Read MoreNeed advice on hive monitoring systems I have been exploring the value of various hive monitoring systems for my two hives. I was given a BuzzBox Mini for a present and proceeded to install following instructions, in fact repeated the various steps many times only to get fault messages. I have reached out several times …
Read MoreU.S. agriculture owes many thanks to the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.), as it plays the crucial role of pollinator within the nation’s food supply. Some of the nation’s food industries rely solely on the honey bee, and it’s estimated that the economic value of its pollination role is worth well over $17 billion each …
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The American Beekeeping Federation is proud to announce that Selena Rampolla and Allison Hager were selected as the 2023 American Honey Queen and Princess. Queen Selena is the 21-year-old daughter of Faye Turke and Renato Rampolla of Lutz and Tampa, Florida. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of South Florida with a bachelor’s …
Read MoreBook Reviews: Spring Reads Carol Hrusovszky – 371 Package Installation Using the Current Research Eric Talley – 389 Beekeeping Traditions of Ukraine Peter L Borst – 393 American Beekeeping Federation Urges Opening of Canadian Border ABF – 399 American Honey Producers Conference Wrap-up Mattie Joiner – 401 A Study on Bee Drift and Mite Immigration …
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They’re not always this easy. Gary Stansbery, at the Dadant home office in Hamilton, caught this swarm in April of 2020.
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Austėja is the goddess of honey and bees in Lithuanian lore. Patron of both bees and honey, her cult flourished from hunter-gatherer days to the 16th century. See Peter Borst’s “Beekeeping in Lithuania” in this issue. Illustration by VIKOBELO.
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Q Commercial Beekeeping With 8-frame Equipment As a sideline beekeeper, I am thinking of taking my business to the next level. This includes providing locally adapted queens, nucs, and pollination services. I live close to the Missouri Bootheel and the watermelon producers of northeastern Arkansas. My question to you is this: Am I making a …
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