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varroa mites

Are we obsessed with Varroa mites?

January 20, 2016
69 Comments
4 min read
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varroa mites

Absconding bees or death by Varroa?

January 15, 2016
134 Comments
9 min read
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bee forage

Cosmos seeds for all kinds of bees

January 13, 2016
14 Comments
3 min read
honey bee behavior

Open-air colonies from coast to coast

January 10, 2016
24 Comments
3 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
pollination

The secret of extrafloral nectaries

January 6, 2016
3 Comments
3 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
English for beekeepers • writing and blogging

Why we fear scientific names

January 1, 2016
6 Comments
6 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
bee biology

Honey bee genetics: where’s the miracle?

December 27, 2015
21 Comments
8 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
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Honey Bee Suite is six!

December 22, 2015
47 Comments
4 min read
A quick winter hive check can be as simple as just walking by and looking for anything unusual.
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Winter hive check: how to help your bees thrive

December 20, 2015
77 Comments
6 min read
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feeding bees

Hydroxymethylfurfural in sugar syrup

December 17, 2015
40 Comments
4 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
wild bees and native bees

Blue-banded bees: the buzz from Australia

December 15, 2015
6 Comments
2 min read
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how to

How to plug the holes in your beehives

December 11, 2015
26 Comments
2 min read
stings

Stings of winter bees

December 7, 2015
52 Comments
4 min read
BroodMinder
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BroodMinder reminder

December 5, 2015
14 Comments
2 min read
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An upper entrance in winter

December 3, 2015
35 Comments
3 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
predators

You’ve never seen yellowjackets like this

December 1, 2015
10 Comments
2 min read
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