Everyone is turning to artificial intelligence these days. As a website owner, I receive over fifty emails per week extolling the virtues of AI. I’m told I can save time, money, and frustration by allowing AI to write blog posts for me. For a nominal price, my week’s articles — enhanced for search engines, grammar-checked, …
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The spring season begins again – and again Spring management during the winter This is a true story. Just yesterday, it was one of those beautifully warm winter days. Of course, I took a walk to my dormant apiary where some few bees were flying — and robbing. Winter robbing activity is common, but that …
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Building my 2023 Layens Hives During the winter months I enjoy building a few Layens hives to use or sell in the early spring. I thought you and your readers would enjoy seeing these beehives. I start with unassembled standard Layens frames from Horizontalhive.com. I make a slit in the top bar of the frame …
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There’s a new way to be a pollinator protector in Oregon: Buy a bee-themed license plate to bring attention to beneficial insects and support Oregon State University Extension research on native bees. Each Pollinator Paradise license plate ordered sends $35 to OSU’s Pollinator Health Lab and Honey Bee Lab programs focused on the state’s 600 …
Read MoreAmerican Beekeeping Federation Conference Wrap-up Kent Pegorsch – 261 Small Hive Beetle Found in Bangladesh Robert Owen – 263 A Study on Bee Drift and Mite Immigration — Part 2 Randy Oliver – 265 There’s a New AFB Vaccine: What does that mean exactly? Bill Hesbach – 273 A Year as a Commercial Beekeeper — …
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Happy February 2023 everyone! I hope you are enjoying this new year and are excited about the upcoming beekeeping season. I try to answer ten questions for each month’s The Classroom. However, I only had two questions asked of me this month. I have been answering questions for this column just over three years. This …
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A grimy aspect of beekeeping As I wrote last month Last month, while writing a piece for this journal entitled “The Quiet Winter Season,” I stated, “Good luck is also a vital component of successfully wintering bee colonies.” Not one of you needs to be told that all luck is not good. In many ways, …
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Evidence for viruses spreading from honey bees to native bees is patchy, but we should work toward minimizing risk Nina Sokolov woke up in her tent, pitched in the Tahoe National Forest, ready to start another day of sampling. From the campsite, her research sites in the subalpine meadows of the Sierra Mountains are just …
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Candles illuminate the sentimental moments of our lives. We light them to mark events that bring us sublime happiness and those that commemorate sorrow or regret. Think back. When was the last time you experienced the warm glow of a shimmering flame? When did the scent of burning wax trigger a long-suppressed memory? Candles mark …
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When I was in my twenties and living a fairly solitary lifestyle, I did all my food shopping at one store that was just down the street: Carrs Grocery in Anchorage, Alaska. Now I’m older, more social, and I need to cast my shopping net wider. Marriage and two kids means I’m shopping for four …
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