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bee rescue

The Price trap-out: no bee left behind

August 17, 2019
20 Comments
14 min read
pollinator habitat

It’s time to collect stems for bees

August 11, 2019
19 Comments
3 min read
honey bee behavior

Bearding bees are common in late summer

August 2, 2019
16 Comments
2 min read
bee stories

How sparkling clean are your bait hives?

July 22, 2019
20 Comments
5 min read
wild bees and native bees

Who’s that pollinating my garden?

July 13, 2019
12 Comments
16 min read
pesticides

Assessing a pile of dead bees: what happened?

July 11, 2019
17 Comments
5 min read
pesticides

Mosquito spraying decimates honey bees

July 6, 2019
35 Comments
5 min read
mason bees

Are bamboo tubes causing mason bee Armageddon?

June 30, 2019
72 Comments
7 min read
A robber fly catches a honey bee for dinner. © Erik Luthy.
predators

Robber fly dining on a honey bee

June 25, 2019
10 Comments
3 min read
wild bees and native bees

Stalking Bees in the Oregon High Desert

June 17, 2019
14 Comments
14 min read
bee biology

Molly’s bees: shot brood and laying workers

June 14, 2019
17 Comments
5 min read
What's wrong with this colony? Figure 2. Photo © Molly McMillion.
postmortems & mysteries

What’s wrong with this colony?

June 5, 2019
106 Comments
3 min read
swarming

Although we worry, honey bees are built to last

May 19, 2019
24 Comments
5 min read
The taste and color of pollen are an evolutionary mystery.
pollen

Surprisingly, pollen tastes bitter, so why do bees love it?

May 13, 2019
19 Comments
14 min read
spring management

Are you rotating brood boxes? Is it the best advice?

May 5, 2019
27 Comments
7 min read
English for beekeepers

Does honey flow from flowers? Never.

April 26, 2019
36 Comments
4 min read
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