I seldom switch allegiance midstream, but I just did. I set out to write about the terroir of honey, but as I read stacks of material on artisanal crops, a nagging thought kept doubling back. In fact, the more I read, the naggier it became until I had no choice but to backtrack. Ultimately, I …
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I think about the advice we give people who want to start keeping honey bees. The most common suggestion that’s affordable with a low threshold of entry is the recommendation to take a class on beginning beekeeping. But I wonder if we give the impression that a class is a single event, a box to …
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APPRECIATION FROM A KANE FUND RECIPIENT Dear ABJ (Eugene Makovec), Greetings, fellow beekeeper! I am penning this letter to share a few things that a person like yourself might appreciate … ABJ gifted me with a one-year subscription compliments of the Kane Fund for Prison Beekeeping Education. This was after I wrote a brief …
Read MoreCork, Ireland and Sioux Falls, South Dakota – December 10,2020 – ApisProtect, a bee monitoring innovator, today announced the U.S. launch of its powerful commercial honey bee monitoring platform after extensive early successes. Revolutionizing in-hive sensing, ApisProtect gives beekeepers an easy way to monitor the condition of their colonies remotely in real-time so they can …
Read MoreTrue Source Certified® Honey Will Require Specific Authenticity Testing Washington, DC – December 14, 2020 – The True Source Honey program will enhance its standards starting Jan. 1, 2021 to better address honey authenticity. The updated standards will note that True Source Certified Honey, whether imported to North America or purchased directly from North American …
Read MorePollinator Health Program to Focus on Beekeeper-Driven Projects ST. LOUIS (December 7, 2020) – Bayer and Project Apis m. today announced a three-year extension of Healthy Hives, an initiative dedicated to identifying tangible solutions to improve honey bee colony health in the U.S. The next iteration of the program includes an additional commitment of $500,000 …
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The holidays may be over, but the blessings in life continue. The Kalamazoo Bee Club is VERY blessed with an active, pollinator-supportive community. That giving spirit has extended to support for frontline workers at Kalamazoo’s two major hospitals. Thanks to the generosity of club members, 600 one-pound jars of honey were donated to these local …
Read MoreInternational Honey Market Report Ron Phipps – 141 Diversity: Vigor in the bee world M.E.A. McNeil – 169 Mite Control While Honey is on the Hive, Part 4 Randy Oliver – 185 Extended Release Oxalic Acid — Virginia field trial Soren Roberts and Randy Oliver – 195 A.I. Root and His ABCs Peter L Borst …
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As you read this, over two-thirds of the nation’s managed honey bee colonies are either in, or on their way to, California’s Central Valley for the world’s largest single pollination event. Michael LaSpina of Lincoln, California, took this photo several years ago in the almond groves of Woodland.
Read MoreThe ongoing pandemic continues to put a crimp in beekeeper education throughout the country. With that in mind, we are making the December issue of American Bee Journal available for all beekeepers to view on our website as a PDF. Please feel free to share it with local club members and online workshop attendees. You …
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