Chalkbrood is common, but overlooking it could be a mistake Nobody wants to be eaten by a fungus from the inside out. But that’s exactly what happens to honey bee larvae infected with Ascosphaera apis, the pathogen that causes chalkbrood disease. The spores germinate in the larva’s gut, then hyphae (fungal branches) burst from the …
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At its core At its most fundamental level, beekeeping is a simple endeavor. Bees are bizarrely adaptable and can put up with most demands that beekeepers impose on them. Elementary beekeeping is an elegantly simple system. The bees Fundamentally, for a nest site, bees only want a protected cavity having the approximate volume of a …
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In early spring of 2020, I agreed to speak to beekeepers at the newly dedicated Bee Inspired Garden in Onalaska, Washington. But the raging pandemic slayed the schedule, so I never made the trip. This past spring, however, a full two years later, I received a surprise invitation to stop by the gardens and photograph …
Read MoreTypes of hives, and Ukraine I read Jim Bernt’s article with interest, but feel he missed a major category … One size fits all. [See September’s “Which Type of Hive is Right for You?”] After struggling for many decades on how to replace old brood comb in a conventional brood chamber, I switched to ONE SIZE. …
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Anyone who thinks their work is too small to make a difference, has never met the honey bee.” I love that quote, adapted from the Dalai Lama.1 Determined and durable like our namesake, Project Apis m. is celebrating a milestone so impressive that our founders would have never dreamed: PAm celebrates funding $10M in honey …
Read MoreA Year as a Commercial Beekeeper — November Charles Linder – 1187 The Era of Eric Mussen: UC Davis Extension Apiculturist M.E.A. McNeil – 1203 Colony Confidential … What Really Goes on Inside the Hive – Chapter 10: Poison! Peter Keilty, with illustrations by Bridget White – 1216 Thymol — A New Application Method? Part …
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Our cover this month comes from Justin Scott, of Sweet Stingers Honey and Apiary in Edmond, Oklahoma. “Here is a photo of my son looking down the trunk of a tree after a large bee extraction, rosy cheeks and all. It was hot that day but he stuck around till the end. Labor of love.”
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Q HMF and honey Jamie’s note: I received two questions about HMF and decided to list them both, before taking a stab at answering them. I am wondering if it is chemically safe to feed very old honey back to bees or to use for human consumption. I know the warnings about feeding honey to …
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Unfortunately, “pollinator declines” are part of our vernacular nowadays. You’ve probably heard of the rusty patched bumble bee, Bombus affinis — the Midwestern bee on the Federal Endangered Species List. You may have heard about Franklin’s bumble bee, Bombus franklini, which hasn’t been seen since 2006. Maybe you’ve heard about the recent studies showing widespread …
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Moving beehives is a laborious job for most any beekeeper today even with modern trucks and paved roads. Imagine moving bee colonies in the 19th century. In 1857, J.S. Harbison began moving beehives from Pennsylvania to California, quite a bold move for those times. At the beginning of this western migration, Harbison learned about arguably …
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