“Probably the biggest snowflakes I’ve ever seen.” Our cover photo was taken last January by Chris Stombaugh of Brookston, Indiana. “I went out to check the landing boards for accumulation and as I walked back to the house I turned to look at the hives. It was a gorgeous sight, with the trees, hives, and …
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Q Two quick questions 1) In this extreme heat we are having, what is the best way to ventilate my beehive? 2) What plants can I plant to have a continuous nectar flow? Is this even possible? James Walker Alabama, August A For your first question, I would worry less about ventilation and more about …
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Suzanne and I arrived home on a hot afternoon finishing a long drive this past summer. After carrying in the heavy loads from the car to the house, I walked the hive rows of my main research apiary by the bee house. We had only been away for one night. For me though with bees, …
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What can be learned during varroa’s establishment in Australia? I just moved to Australia for a year-long sabbatical. (Yes, it’s a major perk of being an academic researcher!) Given my current location, it probably isn’t surprising that my email in-box is filled with people asking what I’ve learned so far about “the varroa situation.” If …
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It might look like fall to you, with tree lines flashing flamboyant hues and pumpkin spice in the air. But if you take your cues from the stores where you shop, it could very well be Christmastime. I never mind being pushed several weeks into the future by jingle bells in the shopping aisles, or …
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I begin this tirade with a disclaimer: I am not a doctor, nor do I have allergies. However, that has never stopped me from having an opinion. Much like a hornet casing a beehive, I like to scrutinize senseless bits of conventional wisdom. And like the hornet, I keep searching for a back door, a …
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An immediate confession As has happened so many times in my life, when I chose what I thought would be an easy writing assignment on observation hives, I quickly found myself in the deep end of the pool. My initial concept was that this effort would be a simple explanation of this specialized aspect of …
Read MoreThe government of Bangladesh has hired about 300 apiary officers to educate farmers about the benefits bees provide to their crops. Most Bangladesh farmers are uneducated and have a poor understanding of the role bees play in pollination. Many subsistence farmers believe that bees, by taking pollen, harm crops and reduce the yield of crops …
Read MoreThe Nepalese Department of Industrial Entomology Development is establishing a queen bee breeding center near Chitwan, Nepal. Chitwan is located on the Gangetic plain, which is a vast 145,000 sq. mile (375,000 sq. km) rich agricultural plain shared by Nepal and India. There is widespread concern amongst beekeepers in Nepal that the current average yield …
Read MoreVarroa destructor broke Australia’s strict quarantine procedures in June 2022. Despite a large-scale program by government officials and beekeepers to eradicate the mite, on September 19, 2023, the Australian government declared the mite endemic in Australia and for beekeepers to move away from surveillance and mandatory euthanization of infested colonies to managing the mite. Between …
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