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American Bee Journal Volume 166 No. 10 October 2026 Cover Cover Callouts: Apis mellifera, weather girl - 1077, Winter hive ventilation - 1093, 1101, 1105, How does the colony respond to OA? - 1127 Cover shoes a frame of brood with a queen cell and several bees near the center of the frame.

THE BEE CORP PARTNERS WITH SYNGENTA SEEDS AND NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FOR PILOT STUDY ON INNOVATIVE HIVE GRADING TECHNOLOGY

Posted June 1, 2021

THE BEE CORP PARTNERS WITH SYNGENTA SEEDS AND NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FOR PILOT STUDY ON INNOVATIVE HIVE GRADING TECHNOLOGY

HIVE GRADING TECHNOLOGY TESTED IN SUNFLOWER FIELDS INDIANAPOLIS, IND. | APRIL 20, 2021 — Wyatt Wells, The Bee Corp, Co-founder & CMO wyatt.wells@thebeecorp.com; Olivia Zingraf, BLNKPG, Media Coordinator olivia@blnkpg.com. The Bee Corp (www.thebeecorp.com/) and Syngenta Seeds recently announced a partnership to trial Verifli hive grading technology on a pilot sunflower plot. Verifli is a technology …

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The Classroom – May 2021

The Classroom - ABJ - Jamie Ellis
Posted May 1, 2021

The Classroom – May 2021

Q  Fermented Honey We have a few pails of fall-extracted honey from a couple of years ago that has fermented. Is it safe to feed to the bees? John Hotchkiss Ontario, March A The general rule of thumb is not to feed fermented honey to bees. It is said to cause dysentery in the bees. …

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What Can We Learn From Feral Honey Bees?

feral honey bees
Posted May 1, 2021

What Can We Learn From Feral Honey Bees?

Studying feral honey bees is giving us a window into how they are able to persist in such a challenging world Domesticated animals often do fine if they are turned loose into the wild to fend for themselves — sometimes more than fine. Feral cats, for example, have been so successful at hunting and reproducing …

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How Much Does It Cost to Begin Beekeeping?

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Posted May 1, 2021

How Much Does It Cost to Begin Beekeeping?

Some things should never be calculated. I learned this basic lesson many years ago from a skating coach. After I won my first gold medal — okay, it was some kind of yellow metal medal — I tried to tally the money I spent on skates, lessons, rink fees, travel, competitions, practice clothes, sequined costumes, …

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A seven-year study assessing pesticide residues in bee bread throughout the United States

Posted May 1, 2021

A seven-year study assessing pesticide residues in bee bread throughout the United States

Most beekeepers are concerned about pesticides but unsure how concerned they should be. On the one hand, every commercial beekeeper who rents their bees for pollination of almond, blueberry, apple, or other high-value crops has a story about how some of their colonies have died fairly quickly after one or more pollination events. Given what …

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U.S. Honey Crops and Markets – May 2021

US Crops and Honey Markets
Posted May 1, 2021

U.S. Honey Crops and Markets – May 2021

Winter weather is well past us now, and spring blossoms beckon our bees into the fields.  “Lord willing, and the creek don’t rise,” the  COVID-19 winter will also soon be melting away. Northeast Pennsylvania saw high winter losses, but spring buildup looked good as of late March, and ground conditions were about normal. New York …

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Antique Miniature Hives Show the Development of American Hives

antique miniature beehive
Posted May 1, 2021

Antique Miniature Hives Show the Development of American Hives

Documenting and studying old beehive designs are difficult endeavors. I always want to work with primary materials. For me, that primary material is the original hive and literature written by the beekeeper explaining the original design (before others may have changed that design). To render matters more difficult, virtually all the hives I study are …

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Letters to the Editor – May 2021

Posted May 1, 2021

Letters to the Editor – May 2021

Horsefly Bees and Pools It was the perfect time this past weekend to set up an alternate water source for our bees after we removed our pool cover where algae scum had been an oasis for them. I was encouraged after reading your January article by Joe Conti on “How to Keep Bees Away from …

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USDA ISSUES GUIDANCE ON RECENT OXALIC ACID TOLERANCE EXEMPTION

Posted May 1, 2021

USDA ISSUES GUIDANCE ON RECENT OXALIC ACID TOLERANCE EXEMPTION

Information on the Upcoming Amendment to the Varroacide, Oxalic Acid (API-Bioxal™) USDA and EPA are receiving questions from stakeholders regarding a recent tolerance exemption for oxalic acid, a pesticide used to control parasitic mites of honey bees (Apis mellifera). A tolerance is the legal limit for a chemical residue in or on a food. The …

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Contents – May 2021

Posted May 1, 2021

Contents – May 2021

What Does the New Oxalic Acid Exemption Mean? Lewis Cauble – 493 Medicinal Honey for Animals: What We Know and What More We Need to Know M.E.A. McNeil – 507 Beekeeper-funded Research: A Field Trial of Probiotics Randy Oliver – 521 Queen Supersedure — Caused by Queen Pheromone or Brood Pheromone? Eric Talley – 525 …

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