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Table burned with smoker.
how to • smoke for bees

How to light a smoker so it stays lit

July 25, 2016
41 Comments
5 min read
Smoker alight and ready. Pixabay photo.
smoke for bees

How often do you smoke your bees?

July 22, 2016
40 Comments
6 min read
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pollination

Who pollinates wild black raspberries?

July 19, 2016
53 Comments
3 min read
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honey bee behavior

An open-air colony in Oklahoma

July 17, 2016
11 Comments
3 min read
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bees in the news

A bee hotel like you’ve never seen before

July 14, 2016
7 Comments
9 min read
English for beekeepers

Bee words having Latin plurals

July 11, 2016
22 Comments
3 min read
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hive products

Beekeeping: a hobby brimming with possibility

July 7, 2016
18 Comments
5 min read
writing and blogging

On becoming a master beekeeper

July 1, 2016
57 Comments
6 min read
Hylaeus female
wild bees and native bees

Hylaeus bees are easily confused with wasps

June 28, 2016
13 Comments
3 min read
Done-drone
bee biology

All buzz, no bite: the fascinating truth about male bees

June 24, 2016
15 Comments
5 min read
Bees after the summer solstice have one goal: to get ready for winter as quickly as possible.
honey bee management

After the summer solstice, your bees think of winter survival

June 21, 2016
17 Comments
4 min read
Queen-return-4
queen bees

A queen returning from a mating flight

June 13, 2016
48 Comments
2 min read
Eucera-from-rear
wild bees and native bees

A Eucera bee visits my garden

June 9, 2016
14 Comments
3 min read
Leafcutter-she-bee
English for beekeepers

Is she a queen or just a female bee?

June 7, 2016
11 Comments
3 min read
Queen-bee-on-comb
queen bees

Why clip the wings of your queen?

June 2, 2016
49 Comments
4 min read
Bee-on-squash-leaf
bee biology

Counting the dead bees

May 24, 2016
29 Comments
4 min read
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