
The Editor’s Hive
The Hardest Season. Winter. Winter is the hardest season, except in the very, very southern part of the U.S. where there are plants blooming…
Read MoreThe Hardest Season. Winter. Winter is the hardest season, except in the very, very southern part of the U.S. where there are plants blooming…
Read MoreBy: Ann Harman • August is important for Varroa control! • Harvest honey by early August, depending on climate, nectar flow and mite treatments….
Read MoreBy: Chappie McChesney A Look At Mentors and Mentoring When you ask most beekeepers this questions they have their smoker come to mind. Most…
Read MoreBy: Larry Connor What Have You Learned? Quite frankly, if not done during the first season of keeping bees, the second and third year…
Read MoreBy: Phil Craft With all the challenges facing honey bees and beekeepers today, Varroa mites are still the greatest threat. In a past Ask…
Read MoreBy: Sharla Riddle It’s Almost Magic! Honey bees are chemists. Using enzymes and dehydration, these scientists of the natural world are able to change…
Read MoreBy: Jennifer Berry What to look for and why. So far, 2018 has been a fairly decent year for most of us southern beekeepers….
Read MoreBy: Ann Harman Not enough snow, too much rain, high winds, drought, too cold, too hot. Have you paid attention to the weather? Your…
Read MoreBy: Ross Conrad When is the best time to harvest honey from the hive? . . . It’s a question that crosses the mind…
Read MoreBy: Phil Craft Q: A beekeeper in Washington state writes: I live in Carlton, WA. We just had a devastating wildfire that burned nearly 400…
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