Beekeeping News
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By: Jerry Hayes On the Bee Culture cover for this month’s July 250th Anniversary of America, we wanted to highlight Brad Root, the President of The A.I. Root Company and 5th generation Root. It all began in 1865 with A.I Root and a swarm of honey bees. We have been here with you for a […]
A Producer-Led Path Forward for U.S. Honey The Challenge: U.S. honey producers face suppressed prices, rising costs, and a marketplace flooded with imported and blended products that undermine consumer confidence in domestic honey. What is the initiative? The American Honey Promotion Initiative is a…
Project Apis m. began funding beekeeper-approved, applied research 20 years ago. Since then, PAm has also spearheaded programs to put bee forage back on the landscape and provide beekeeper-facing resources and training for emerging problems like Tropilaelaps. We are excited to launch a new program, …
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! 175 Years Old This Year By: James E. Tew The birth of the Langstroth HiveI am not an apicultural historian but I am a longtime beekeeper. Compared to beekeeping’s extensive histor…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Military Veteran and Beekeeper, Roger Sorben By: Becky Masterman & Roger Sorben I met Roger Sorben last Summer at a Minnesota Beekeepers Association Field Day and was lucky to…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! The History of the Continuous Spin Wax Separator and Maxant Industries By: Ross Conrad Hang around beekeepers long enough and you’re likely to hear of Charles Mraz (1905-1999) who…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! So You Want More Bees By: Richard Wahl Turning One Hive into ManyOnce you’ve caught the beekeeping bug (pun intended), and most of us do after that first successful overwinter, yo…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: David Burns The United States is celebrating its Semiquincentennial, marking 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. One thing that always makes a grea…
Click Here if you watched/listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! A Historic Account of Apothecary in American Apiculture By: Dr. Tracy Farone I am so excited that BC has decided to celebrate our great country’s 250th Birthday by craftin…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Stephen Bishop In celebration of our 250th anniversary as a nation, let us remember Thomas Jefferson — founding father and author of the Declaration of Independence. By writin…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! USDA Disease Diagnostics By: Jay Evans This month celebrates some great American stories. For me, I am most proud to be part of a longstanding U.S. Department of Agriculture tradi…
Honeyed Frozen Yogurt Pie This recipe was originally is from the National Honey Board: https://honey.com/recipe/honeyed-frozen-yogurt-pie Yield: Makes 8 Servings IngredientsFor the Crust:□ 1½ Cups Graham cracker crumbs□ 6 T Unsalted butter, melted□ ¼ C Honey For the Filling:□ ½ Cup Heavy cream□ ½ Cu…
By: Dr. Gard Otis Professor Emeritus, University of Guelph, Canada and Research Associate,Institute of Bee Health, University of Bern, Switzerland gotis@uoguelph.ca The Yellow-legged Hornet (YLH), frequently referred to as the “Asian hornet” in Europe, is a very serious invasive pest. The first repo…
Celvia CC Announces Accrediation of Innovative MDA Test for Honey Authenticity Verification Celvia CC is pleased to announce that its MDA (Honey Metagenomic DNA Analysis) test has received ISO 17025 accreditation from the Estonian Accreditation Centre (EAK), marking a significant milestone in honey …
[Beltsville Bee Lab to be relocated] Washington, D.C., April 23, 2026, USDA Office of Communications — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Research, Education, and Economics (REE) Mission Area today announced a reorganization and leadership restructuring to better align its work with USDA prioritie…
If you have ever been hangry (a portmanteau for hungry and angry), then you know what it is like to be irritable, bad-tempered, or easily annoyed. While being hangry may seem like an excuse for unpleasant behavior, research shows that hunger can cause shifts in our hormones, brain processes, and ner…
The University of Florida and Enterprise State Community College recently made history by hosting the largest coordinated series of advanced instrumental insemination (II) workshops ever held in the United States. Led by Krispn Given, a global authority in honey bee breeding from Purdue University, …
What’s in a name? By: James E. Tew Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! What follows…What follows are some of my thoughts and interactions I have had through many past years. I struggle to put my accumulated th…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! And the Native Bees We Love By: Nam Chi Anoche My name is Nam Chi Anoche, and I’m on the master beekeeper track at the University of Florida. I reside in Honolulu, Hawai’i, [̷…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! The Art of the Bees Cut-Out By: Joby Carpenter – Arbuckle Mountain Honey, Southern Oklahoma Every beekeeper loves to catch a swarm hanging from a tree branch. But sometimes …
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Theresa J. Martin In this series, we are focusing on practical ways to make solo beekeeping safer, more efficient, and more enjoyable. In past articles, we covered topics such…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: David Burns Have you ever inspected your hive and had to separate two brood boxes only to find a large amount of gross-looking torn open brood in between the top and bottom [&…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Big Aspirations In A Small Industry By: Ross Conrad Who owns the largest commercial beekeeping operation in the USA? For decades it’s been the Adee family, owner of Adee Honey Far…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Inspecting Your Hives By: Richard Wahl Growing up as a kid on the same farm property I now own, I can still picture the half-dozen beehives that once sat quietly down a lane [R…
Click Here if you watched/listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Interview with “Sherlock” Shurmer, a Chemical Detective By: Dr. Tracy Farone Recently I had the privilege of sitting down and learning more about an unsung hero in public …
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Stephen Bishop Richard seemed like a nice enough guy, not real talkative, just your typical poultry farmer slaving away to pay off his new poultry houses, but he held a deep d…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! For the Love of Queen Excluders By: Becky Masterman & Dan Whitney Either loved or hated by beekeepers, the queen excluder might just be the industry’s most controversial piece…
Blueberry Honey PreservesAndrew Morgens This recipe was originally written for the Concord Bee Company, submitted by Jim Watt This recipe was originally published for The Concord Bee Company: https://concordbeecompany.com/honey-recipes Total Time: 40 minutes Ingredients□ 1 ½ Pints of fresh, organic …
Trickling Oxalic Acid in Summer — Implications of a “Failed” Treatment Véto-pharma – This article was originally published by Véto-pharma, 12 January Have you ever used oxalic acid trickling to treat your honey bee colonies against Varroa?Most European beekeepers apply oxalic acid as a Winter …
Launching the New Hogg Halfcomb Frame! Herman Danenhower & Kelsey Yob Herman Danenhower of Danenhower Apiaries, LLC has been engaged in beekeeping since 1972 in Pennsylvania’s historic Pennsylvania Dutch region. Over the course of his career, Danenhower has focused on developing practical system…