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Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
photographs

Lucky on guard

July 28, 2014
9 Comments
1 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
pests

Can I use mothballs in my hives?

July 28, 2014
33 Comments
2 min read
Wool carder bee examining a lemon balm flower. © Rusty Burlew.
wild bees and native bees

European woolcarders: bees that attack honey bees

July 24, 2014
22 Comments
4 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
bee rescue

Her bees are so refined

July 23, 2014
7 Comments
1 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
bee forage • photographs

A honey of a bee

July 22, 2014
8 Comments
1 min read
Just before a nectar dearth, foragers may be extra busy like this honey bee on a blackberry bloom.
bee forage • honey bee behavior • how to

How to recognize a nectar dearth & safeguard your bees

July 21, 2014
43 Comments
6 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
wild bees and native bees

Dropping in for a visit

July 20, 2014
8 Comments
1 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
bee forage

Bees on Eryngium

July 17, 2014
10 Comments
1 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
pollination

Canola pollination

July 16, 2014
11 Comments
1 min read
honey bee behavior

Abuzz about you: do bees get angry?

July 15, 2014
18 Comments
4 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
apiary creatures

The purrfect guard

July 14, 2014
8 Comments
1 min read
A metallic green bee, Agapostemon
wild bees and native bees

Metallic green sweat bees add sparkle to your garden

July 9, 2014
70 Comments
2 min read
Multiple eggs require laying-worker remediation.from laying workers.
bee biology • how to

How to fix a laying worker hive

July 7, 2014
141 Comments
7 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
photographs • swarming

A summer swarm

July 2, 2014
17 Comments
1 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
wild bees and native bees

A tiny pole dancer

June 28, 2014
5 Comments
2 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
pesticides • queen rearing • stings

When the weak become strong

June 27, 2014
34 Comments
6 min read
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