Giving it our best seasonal guesses It’s a common recommendation Nearly every fall and winter bee management list has feeding as a recommendation. It’s a common bee colony management tool. If late-season colonies are light on honey stores, then certainly feed them, but as usual, the beekeeper challenge is a mash of contorted management details. …
Read MoreIt started with God Eugene, I want to thank you once more for your work as editor of the American Bee Journal. It is greatly appreciated. Given this is the most busy time of the year for a gardener and beekeeper, I am a bit behind in reading articles. In the May 2023 magazine in …
Read MoreResearchers at the University of Toronto have found that honey improves key measures of cardiometabolic health, including blood sugar and cholesterol levels — especially if the honey is raw and from a single floral source. The researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials on honey, and found that it lowered fasting blood …
Read MoreMADISON, WI, June 29, 2023 — Honey bees are more faithful to their flower patches than bumble bees when it comes to returning to collect more pollen and nectar, according to a study by USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. Overall, 76 percent of honey bees in the study revisited the same plot of alfalfa …
Read MoreFFAR & AAVMC Announce 2023 Veterinary Fellows WASHINGTON, July 13, 2023 — Today the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) announced the 13 recipients of the 2023 Veterinary Student Research Fellowship (FFAR Vet Fellows). This unique fellowship creates opportunities for veterinary students around the world …
Read MoreA Year as a Commercial Beekeeper — September Charles Linder – 953 Genes and Behavior: Lessons from the Hive Gene E. Robinson – 958 Honey Cleanup without Robbing Randy Oliver – 969 Let’s Talk about Amoeba Disease Etienne Tardif – 971 Selective Breeding Progress Report 2023 Randy Oliver – 983 Musings of an Old-timer, Part …
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Milk and honey: The leaves of milkweed are the sole diet of monarch caterpillars, but its flowers also host a variety of pollinators, including the honey bee. Jeff Hendershot captured our cover image in Stark County, Ohio.
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Q Queen footprint pheromone I recently read in an American Bee Journal article by Jake Barker that queens’ foot pheromones limit bees from creating queen cups. It stated that was why you see queen swarm cups along the bottom bar since queens spend less time in that area of a comb. That is the first …
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The history of apiculture is full of beekeeping books accompanied by unique hive designs created by their authors. To survive more than a century, books would be expected to fare better than hives, being sheltered indoors. The protection was far from perfect. Leaky roofs were a notorious and chronic problem in old houses, wetting and …
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Crop pollination is critically important for farmers and it’s a major revenue source for many beekeepers. Depending on the crop and location, farmers currently pay from ~$30-250 per hive and stocking densities are recommended at ~1-4 hives per acre for the field where they’re placed. Given the importance of pollination, it’s equally important to assess …
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