Have Honey Bee Researchers Really Been Corrupted by Industry Dollars?

Posted April 1, 2020

Have Honey Bee Researchers Really Been Corrupted by Industry Dollars?

Wannabe whistleblowers believe that funding from the agrochemical industry invalidates research, but this view is overblown If Bayer offered me $1 million to start a research program, would I take it? If I accepted the funds, my hypothetical laboratory would have years of prosperity. But if the results of my research happened to favor the …

Posted April 1, 2020

The Curious Beekeeper

After months of study, you finally take the plunge and buy your very first wooden hive. You sand the sweet-smelling boards until they feel like silk beneath your fingers. You browse the paint aisle of your local home improvement store and spend far too much money, buying colors that spark your imagination, colors with names …

Posted April 1, 2020

Letters to the Editor – April 2020

The thermal mite Treatment Concerns It was with great interest that I read Ali McAfee’s article in the January edition concerning thermal varroa mite treatment. I am a small beekeeper running an average of 10 to 15 hives. I am in my 8th year of beekeeping and have fought all the issues facing our honeybees. …

Posted April 1, 2020

2020 AMERICAN HONEY QUEEN & PRINCESS HAIL FROM TEXAS & WISCONSIN

The American Beekeeping Federation is proud to announce that Mary Reisinger and Sydnie Paulsrud were selected as the 2020 American Honey Queen and Princess at its annual January convention in Schaumburg, Illinois. Queen Mary is the 19-year-old daughter of Peter and Stephanie Reisinger of Parker, Texas, and the granddaughter of Michael and Teresa Reisinger of …

Posted April 1, 2020

April 2020 Contents

Coming to America: Honey Bees in the New World Peter L Borst – 387 Re-evaluating Varroa Monitoring — Part 2 Randy Oliver – 399 Cranberries — Not Just a Thanksgiving Treat Karen Nielsen Lorence – 407 Hive Irradiation: Another Tool to Combat Disease in Honey Bees Mark Antunes – 415 Nicot: The Good, the Bad, …

Posted April 1, 2020

April 2020 ABJ Cover

Encelia californica, or California bush sunflower, is native to Southern California and Baja California, Mexico. Also known as California brittlebush, this lovely specimen was captured by Justin Largen at Debs Regional Park in Los Angeles.

Posted March 25, 2020

Free April 2020 ABJ Download

Due to the shelter in place declaration for the State of Illinois, the Illinois State Beekeepers Association asked if we could make the April issue of American Bee Journal available to their members. We know that many other areas also have shelter in place declarations. Many bee meetings have been cancelled, yet beekeepers still need …

Posted March 1, 2020

The Classroom – March 2020

Email Questions to Jamie at classroom@americanbeejournal.com Follow my lab on social media: Facebook Twitter Instagram Q Suggestion for The Classroom I just read your first Classroom column and I look forward to reading more. I do have a suggestion, however. As you know, context is so important when dealing with honey bee issues, particularly as …

Posted March 1, 2020

U.S. Honey Crops and Markets – March 2020

Our reports from the field continue to reinforce the old saw that “all beekeeping is local.” As a vivid example, a correspondent in southwestern New Hampshire reports lower-than-average honey crops for 2019, while less than two hours to the east we hear of “once-in-a-lifetime” crops for some beekeepers. Northeast Adequate ground moisture in New Hampshire …

Posted March 1, 2020

Letters to the Editor – March 2020

The Greatest Generation Per Meghan Milbrath (“The Greatest Generation,” January 2020 ABJ): “The reason we have such high winter losses is … we do not put enough attention into making sure that we have enough healthy winter bees. We know that varroa peak right when winter bees are getting formed.” Well, to compensate for that, …

Have Honey Bee Researchers Really Been Corrupted by Industry Dollars?

Posted April 1, 2020