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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Finding an antique bee smoker, maybe over a century old, can be thrilling. You could be holding the hopes and dreams, the thrills and disappointments, of a beekeeper, usually more than one, from moments long forgotten. Accurately identifying and dating a smoker, backed up by literature with matching pictures, can turn frustrating and problematic. Some …
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The Wisconsin Honey Producers Association is proud to announce that Kaelyn Sumner of Cecil, Wisconsin was selected as the 2023 Wisconsin Honey Queen at their annual convention held in Brookfield. Kaelyn is the daughter of Robert and Traci Sumner of Cecil. A graduate of Pulaski High School, Kaelyn is currently a junior at Kansas State …
Read MoreFDA Provides enforcement mechanism for adulterated honey ke Aloha Mea, We have led presentations on the scope of the FDA Food, Drug and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act 21 on honey in Hawai`i (and the rest of the U.S.), as Hawai`i honey was involved in the Federal Food and Drug Act of 1906. We have been …
Read MoreQueen Replacement Guide — Information for Beekeepers Replacing or Installing New Queens — Part 1 of 4 Jake Barker – 145 An Update on the Varroa Incursion into Australia Robert Owen – 151 A Study on Bee Drift and Mite Immigration — Part 1 Randy Oliver – 155 Colony Confidential … What Really Goes on …
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Moving Day: Dr. Michael Bauer of Waupaca, Wisconsin, ties down a load of bees for transit in 2021. Kent Pegorsch took this photo while helping Michael gather outyards for a load going to Florida and ultimately to California almonds. This year for the first time, Kent’s bees went to winter storage in Idaho. From there, …
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