Beekeeping News
A curated selection of worldwide feeds related around the topic of beekeeping and honeybees.
What Winter Feeding Can Do For Your Bottom Line By: Anne Marie Fauvel, Honey Bee Vitality, LLC & Dr. Brandon Hopkins, Washington State University Key TakeawayA newly published scientific study — the largest and longest of its kind — demonstrates that feeding honey bee colonies a nutritionally co…
Honey Ginger & Green Tea Stir Fry Sauce By: Danielle DeLuca – Owner of Your Culinary Experience Ingredients□ ¼ Cup White Balsamic Vinegar□ 1 Cup Strong Brewed Ginger Green Tea, roomtemperature (Bigelow brand is preferred)□ 1 tbsp Fresh Ginger, grated□ 2 Cloves of Garlic, grated□ Zest and j…
Lost as Interpreted By the Closure of BeltsvilleAgricultural Research Center (BARC) in Maryland By: John Miller Is this closure of a specific facility – charged with fulfilling a broad mandate actually a tragedy? No doubt for the nine full time positions, nine families face relocation to other Feder…
By: Charlotte Hubbard & Bob Candido Method OverviewsThirteen colonies, randomly divided into three groups, were employed in the experiment. All colonies had screened bottom boards with slider boards inserted, and a mouse-guard entrance reducer. We also installed feeding shims to allow for the ad…
Funding will support PHIRA-Science research on an emerging threat to honey bee colonies   OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. — HONEES, the honey-filled drop brand, has announced a $10,000 grant to support research focused on protecting honey bees from Tropilaelaps, an emerging parasitic mite that is raising c…
Professor Neal Williams of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, a pollinator ecologist internationally recognized for his research on bee and pollination biology, is a newly elected Fellow of the Entomological Society of America (ESA). The ESA Governing Board elected Williams and ei…
New Section 301 tariffs and a shifting import map are colliding with a tight domestic crop, setting up a volatile marketing season for U.S. beekeepers. August 11, 2026 — Steven Coy, President, American Honey Producers Association As the 2026 summer honey crop extraction gets underway, the U.S. honey…
This is Not a Titling Error, But it is an Unusual Article Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: James E. Tew A unique article in a unique formatBC readers, I have never before written an article like this. [……
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 Every year, it seems like I stumble upon a yellow jacket nest. This year it was in a storage room in the barn, in a paper box on a shelf. […]
Sacred Bee Space Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Ross Conrad Today’s beekeepers are very familiar with bee space. It lies at the heart of the removable frame hive design, and led to the development of an ent…
The Fast Track to Beekeeping Experience 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 You cannot become a good beekeeper simply by reading books, attending conferences or classes or by watching YouTube. Good b…
More Than Just Honey Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Richard Wahl Beyond the Honey JarMost people who decide to keep honey bees do so for one reason, the honey. They picture amber jars lined up on a [……
It’s What’s for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner 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 Over 250 years ago, George Washington was a forward-thinking beekeeper at his Mount Vernon estate. He…
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Can You Eat Your Way Out of a Pickle? By: Jay Evans Like us bony creatures, insects need balanced nutrition to function, and honey bees are no exception. On top of sugar from […
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Kara Brook Brown In May I sat in my truck at the edge of a forty acre field and did arithmetic I did not want to do. The clover was gone. Not […]
AI Chatbots – You Get What You Ask For Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Becky Masterman If you don’t care about AI chatbots, I understand. But maybe you should reconsider your position. The increasing n…
Does it make a difference in overwintering success? Xianzhong Wang Overwintering honey bee colonies is a challenge wherever bees are kept, particularly in northern climates. Colonies can perish in Winter for a myriad of reasons, including condensed water dribbling down on the Winter cluster. As a re…
Perfect Fruit Salad Dressing By: Barbara Bloetscher The perfect complement for a fresh bowl of fruit, no matter what may be in season! It is a favorite for potlucks or a family treat. Ingredients□ 1½ Cups of fresh honey□ 1 Tbsp freshly grated ginger□ 1 Lemon – juiced DirectionsStep 1Warm honey enoug…
Local COLOSS North American 2026 Fosters Collaboration Across The International Beekeeping Community Priyadarshini Chakrabarti Basu1 and Alessandra Giacomelli21Washington State University2UNAAPI-Italian National Union Beekeeper Association The first-ever Local COLOSS North America Conference, Nutrit…
by Kathy Keatley Garvey, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology When honey bees become trapped in a milkweed’s elaborate pollination system and die, what are the ecological consequences? Is the presence of dead bees a deterrent to future visitors, such as honey bees (Apis mellifera) and no…
May 7, 2026, OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Governor Kevin Stitt has signed the Lucile Morehouse Pollinator Act into law, establishing four official Oklahoma insect designations that recognize the essential role insects play in agriculture, conservation, biodiversity, and healthy ecosystems. The Act creates…
NEW YORK, June 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — In 2023, KIND took a significant step toward future proofing its hero ingredient, almonds, by launching the KIND Almond Acres Initiative, a three-year regenerative agriculture pilot in partnership with ofi, a global leader in food and beverage ingredients and s…
Interview With A Chatbot Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Becky Masterman and ChatGPT I have been thinking a lot about artificial intelligence (AI) and beekeeping over the past few months. Curious about both …
Part 2 Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Ross Conrad Last month we looked at some of the recent research focused on the ability of the mite Tropilaelaps mercedesae to survive a migration from its current distr…
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 Honey bees are nature’s model insect. They pollinate our trees and plants, make us delicious honey and work in harmony as a single organism. Honey bees, flowers an…
The Importance of Good Notes Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Richard Wahl Beekeepers come in all shapes and sizes, but most seem to fit into one of two categories. The dedicated beekeeper who reads, studies,…
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 Biship Secretly, I have always envied people who have 26.2 bumper stickers on the back of their vehicles. I assume they have actually suffered the grueling process tha…
Collaborations Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Dr. Tracy Farone AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies are a major topic of conversation these days. “Are you an AI optimist or pessimist?” is a question no…
Roman Bondarenko, Beekeeper and Apitherapy Specialist Varroa destructor is an external parasitic mite that feeds on both brood and adult honey bees and is one of the most destructive pests of U.S. bee colonies. Infestations weaken colony viability, reduce worker lifespan, and promote the spread of v…
Burnt Honey Gelato This recipe is originally from the National Honey Board https://honey.com/recipe/burnt-honey-gelato Yield: Makes 4-6 Servings IngredientsFor Caramelized Honey:□ ⅔ C Honey□ ½ tsp. Lemon Juice□ 1 T Water For Custard:□ 2 Egg Yolks□ 1½ Cups Whole Milk□ 3 Sprigs of Fresh Basil□ ½ Koshe…