APIMONDIA 2019: We Are Inviting the World to Our Beeyard
Apimondia is an exciting, dynamic, diverse meeting of the world beekeeping industry. It is the bi-annual congress of the International Federation of Beekeepers’ Associations. The federation was founded...
View ArticleHeartland Apicultural Society Hosts Its First Michigan Meeting
For the first time in it’s 14-year history, the Heartland Apicultural Society (HAS), will meet in Michigan. The venue will be Albion College and the dates are July 9, 10 and 11. During a recent driving...
View ArticleAsk Phil! He Knows!
A beekeeper in Texas writes: I recently watched a video on YouTube that advocates using a nine frame bar spacer, as shown below. It looks like a great idea but I have never known of anybody else using...
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The Voice of the South: Control Varroa
I investigated several episodes of significant colony losses in Mississippi during the last year, and in almost all cases colony demise stemmed from failure to control Varroa mites below damaging...
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Overcoming Barriers: How to Continue Doing What you Love
They say death and taxes are unavoidable. There is a third item that can be added to this list; physical changes whether due to aging or disability. This article is written for any beekeeper who is...
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Lessons Learned
by Michael Magnini 1 The message was clearly seared into the flesh of my face and chest. With my left eye swollen shut, I stared into the bathroom mirror through one watery eye. My hands were shaking...
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Ask Phil: June 2015
by Phil Craft A beekeeper in Kentucky writes: I make use of a feeding station for my bees. It is over 1000 feet from my bee yard. (This distance keeps robbing from starting.) The syrup feeders are...
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Bigger Picture: Package Installations
by Jessica Louque Last year, we installed 200 packages at work. Bobby and I had just switched to a new-to-us company, and we were scrambling to get everything ready. If you read my rant last year on...
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Bermuda: Bees or Bust
by Ross Conrad One of the benefits of having written a book on beekeeping is I occasionally get invited as a presenter to speak to groups of beekeepers. Now normally I avoid flying due to concerns...
View ArticleCATCH THE BUZZ – Georgia Beekeeper & Engineer Wins 2015 Bayer CropScience Bee...
Paul Vonk Honored During National Pollinator Week for Creating HiveTool™, a Noninvasive System to Monitor Bee Hives WASHINGTON, June 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Bayer CropScience today announced that...
View ArticleCATCH THE BUZZ – Engaged Beekeepers
Pollinator Stewardship Council The “National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and other Pollinators” published before National Pollinator Week (June 15-21) seeks “engaged citizens” to do...
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Advocating For Honey Bee Health During Pollinator Week
By Jerry Hayes, Honey Bee Health Lead at Monsanto Monsanto’s Honey Bee Health Lead Jerry Hayes Summer comes quickly in the Midwest. Recently, the temperatures jumped into the 90s, we have had plenty...
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CATCH THE BUZZ – One Year After Launch, Coalition Demonstrates Track Record...
The Honey Bee Health Coalition can point to a very active first year since its official launch during National Pollinator Week in 2014. The Coalition – a group of more than 30 diverse member...
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Ask Phil – Monitoring Varroa. Swarm Prevention or Not
by Phil Craft A beekeeper in Indiana writes: This past Spring I slipped across the Indiana border and heard you speak at a beekeeping school in Ohio. I attended both of your talks, enjoyed them very...
View ArticleSpring Queens
by Ed Colby The friendly UPS associate in Indonesia solemnly informed me, “I have launched an investigation into the disappearance of your queen bees! You will hear back within eight business days!”...
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A Closer Look: Nectar Collection / Processing
By Clarence Collison Honey bees forage for two distinct nutrient sources in the form of nectar (energy) and pollen (nitrogen). Honey bees forage for two distinct nutrient sources in the form of nectar...
View ArticleWHAT IF WE RASIED $12M FOR BEE RESEARCH?
by Michele Colopy Think how this could make real change for all honey bees. There has been much ado about that new hive on the market making honey harvesting “easier.” What was astonishing was how...
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Beeyard Thoughts
by James E. Tew So you want to paint your hive ware? The very first article that I ever wrote for beekeeping was published in the American Bee Journal and was entitled, “Paint, A Vital Protective...
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Ask Phil: October 2015
by Phil Craft (This Q&A was sent and answered in mid-July.) A beekeeper in Kentucky writes: I am a new beekeeper with two new hives started in late April this Spring. One hive is (was) doing very...
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October In The Southeast
by Jennifer Berry October in Georgia is lovely. It’s the month we cherish the most at the bee lab. The sun has mellowed, the air is consistently cool, and the evenings are crisp. Landscapes are turning...
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