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Robin Hooding in the Outback

April 29, 2012
2 Comments
5 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
bee forage • varietal honey

Honey bee forage: black locust

April 28, 2012
16 Comments
3 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
bees in the news

Return of the black honey bee

April 26, 2012
58 Comments
2 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
honey

Heavy metal accumulation in honey

April 25, 2012
16 Comments
2 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
predators

A morning snack of cedar planks

April 23, 2012
6 Comments
2 min read
bee stories

Where, oh where, has your hive tool gone?

April 22, 2012
54 Comments
3 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
extra

On the 50th Anniversary of Silent Spring:

April 21, 2012
4 Comments
1 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
urban beekeeping

How many bees fit in a city?

April 19, 2012
34 Comments
4 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
attracting wild pollinators

Capital Growth yields . . . veggies?

April 17, 2012
5 Comments
2 min read
attracting wild pollinators • how to

How to build a native bee block

April 16, 2012
6 Comments
3 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
wild bees and native bees

Native pollinators: bumble bees

April 15, 2012
5 Comments
3 min read
Feral colonies fall to varroa mites just as easily as managed colonies.
varroa mites

Feral colonies and the quick spread of varroa mites

April 13, 2012
9 Comments
4 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
miscellaneous musings

Beekeeping myths, half-truths, and rumors

April 12, 2012
11 Comments
3 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
honey bee management

Runway lights for honey bees

April 11, 2012
12 Comments
3 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
beekeeping equipment

Through a screen darkly

April 9, 2012
11 Comments
3 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
predators

It’s time to think about wasps

April 7, 2012
6 Comments
2 min read
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