Who lands first in a swarm? I was delighted to read Frank Linton’s article on bivouac traps, something I had not heard of, though I was not completely surprised given its long European history. I’m going to try it, and right now, it’s time! One question, or rather clarification — though swarms often choose the …
Read MoreSince 2005, the Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees has awarded scholarships to support graduate students in apiculture. Affiliated with the American Beekeeping Federation, the Foundation is a charitable organization focused on making funding available for research and educational endeavors within the beekeeping industry. It has benefited tremendously from many generous gifts, including the …
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Lucile Morehouse, 14 years old, from Choctaw County, Oklahoma, has created a 4-H environmental service project to help pollinators called Lucile’s Pollinator Project. She writes grants and receives donations, creates pollinator seed packets and gives them away for free. Her project has planted 100,188 square feet of pollinator seeds in 32 different states. These seeds …
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AUBURN, Ala. – Geoff Williams, associate professor, graduate program officer and longtime director of the AU-Bees Lab, is director of the new Auburn University Bee Center, effective Tuesday, April 1. In February, the Board of Trustees approved the establishment of the Auburn University Bee Center, which combines research, extension and education to advance innovative solutions …
Read MoreEach year, the U.S. produces an average of 130-150 million pounds of American honey. Yet, Americans consume an average of 600 million pounds of honey per year. Since domestic production falls far short of demand, the U.S. must import large quantities of honey. Unfortunately, these imports often bring a host of problems for both consumers …
Read MoreIf Honey Could Talk: There’s More in That Jar Than You Think Alison McAfee – 621 How Long Does a Dead Colony Live? And what does that mean for varroa? Michael L. Smith – 637 How a Colony’s Worker Know When to Start Building Comb Thomas D. Seeley – 651 Adding Beeswax to Make Honeycomb …
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Jennifer Rust took our cover photo in her yard in Moscow Mills, Missouri. The family’s hives are in the background, but the swarm come from the opposite direction. It was up to the head beekeeper, 9-year-old Madelyn, to retrieve the bees from the peach tree and hive them.
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Q: Bees Scenting Brood Cells I recently was told during a honey bee biology class that the workers scent the brood cells they want the queen to lay in by marking them with pheromones. This kind of makes sense to me since you always see queens investigating several brood cells before deciding to lay in …
Read MoreBeekeeping then and beekeeping now For many years now, I have absolutely loved keeping bees, but over time, my commitment has had to evolve. Since I began approximately 52 years ago, many beekeeping things have changed and many people have come and gone. But for the most part, the bees are still the same. I …
Read MoreCompared to the cost of a three-pound package of bees, the loss of a large swarm is easily around $200. Most swarms will not land low on a branch as in Figure 1. Even when it does happen, hiving some swarms still requires careful thought before disturbing the cluster (see Figure 2). I want to …
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