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- NEW! Slovenia's Beautiful Beehives, by Rebecca L. Rhoades, in Bee Culture, December 13, 2023
- NEW! New to Beekeeping? A Novice guide to Starting Your First Hive, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, November 28, 2023
- NEW! Urban Beekeeping...The Need for a Measured Approach to Regenerating Biodiversity in Cities, in Bee Cutlure, November 22, 2023
- NEW! Migratory Beekeeping: Six Months on the Road, by Emily Baron Cadloff, in Bee Culture, November 14, 2023
- Queen Banks: a Closer Look, by Clarence Collison, in Bee Culture, November 13, 2023
- Honey Bee Colony Movements, by USDA Economic Research Service, in Bee Culture, November 1, 2023
- Urban Beekeeping, by Kerry Breen, Christina Ruffini, Gillian Morley, in Bee Culture, October 13, 2023
- Why Do Beekeepers Give Up? by Tina Sebestyen, in Bee Culture, September 11, 2023
- The 4 P's, Breeding and Bees, posted by scott Elliott, USDA Science, in Bee Culture, July 28, 2023
- ELAP Payments to Beekeepers, in Bee Culture, July 27, 2023
- Is Liquid Smoke Helpful or Risky for Calming Bees? by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite July 25, 2023
- Successful Re-Queening Strategies, by Tina Sebestyen, in Bee Culture, July 24, 2023
- Beekeeper Magic: How to Become a Hive Tool Magician, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, July 2, 2023
- Natural Engineering in the Lifestyle of Honey Bees, by Eric Hedin, in Bee Culture, June 28, 2023
- Hot Hive Inspections, by David Burns, in Bee Culture, June 12, 2023
- How to Lead Your Honey Bees to the Best Water, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, April 4, 2023
- Refrigerated Queens, by Brandon Hopkins, et. al. in Bee Culture, March 31, 2023
- What's the Best and Highest Use for Dark Beeswax Combs?, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, March 28, 2023
- Scientists Reveal Molecular Mechanism Underlying Mortality of Overwintering Bees, in Bee Culture, March 8, 2023
- What's the Best and Highest Use for Dark Beeswax Combs? by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, March 28, 2023
- Hive Placement: How to Choose the Best Backyard Spot, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, March 4, 2023
- How to Recognize a Queenless Hive: 9 Reliable Ways, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, January 27, 2023
- A-Z Hives in a Slovenian-style Apiary: Awesome Yet Practical, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, January 22, 2023
- When Can I Harvest Honey from a New Hive? by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, December 28, 2022
- How to Increase Hive Ventilation for Whopping Honey Crops, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, January 11, 2023
- Small-Scale Beekeepers Earn More With Best Management Practices, by Andrew Proterfield and Kelly Kulhanek, in Entomology Today, December 20, 2022
- Guide to Honey Bee Queen Banking, pdf, by Ellen Topitzhofer and Ramesh Sagili,Oregon State University, etc. December 2022
- How to Cut & Install Queen Cells Easily Without Harm, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, December 10, 2022
- Smalll Scale Beekeepers, by Andrew Porterfield, from Entomology Today and in Bee Culture, December 13, 2022
- How to Start Beekeeping Even If You're Afraid of Bees, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, December 3, 2022
- How to Smoke Bees: 10 Tips for Best Results, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, November 20, 2022
- What Happens to Bees in the Winter? by Angi Schneider, in Backyard Beekeeping, October 25, 2022
- 17 Costly Beekeeping Mistakes and How to Avoid Them, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, November 2, 2022
- Once Folk Heroes, Beekeepers Are Under Attack, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, October 18, 2022
- Hives for Heroes, by Robyn Ross, in Bee Culture, October 14, 2022
- Backyard Beekeepers = Higher Colony Losses, by Matthew Weaver, in Bee Culture, October 6, 2022
- How Do Bees Survive Winter Without Pollen? by Rusty Burlew, in Backyard Beekeeping, September 9, 2022
- Oxalic Acid Best Practices: Safely Treat for Varroa, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite,
- Preparing Honey Bees for Winter: Best Practices for Winterizing Beehives in the Fall, by Josh Vaisman, in Backyard Beekeeping, September 28, 2021, reposted September 2022
- Winter Patties or Pollen Patties? Which is Best? by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, August 2022
- Dakotas Generate Millions of Dollars for Beekeepers, by Cllint Otto, et.al. in Bee Culture, August 23, 2022
- Using a Beehive Inspection Checklist; What Does a Beehive Look Like if it's Healthy?, by Angi Schneider, in Backyard Beekeeping, July 25, 2022
- North Dakota Beekeeping Industry, by Brandon Rodenberg, in Bee Culture, August 11, 2022
- Prison Beekeeping, by Carlton Fletcher, in Bee Culture, August 8, 2022
- What You Can Learn from the Beehive Entrance; Beehive Monitoring Without Opening the Hive, by Angi Schneider, in Backyard Beekeeping, May 5, 2022
- Will Tanging Bring Your Bees to Ground?, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, July 21, 2022
- Honey Extraction: Electric Honey Extractor vs Manual Honey Extractor, in Bee Culture, July 21, 2022
- Dead in 5 Weeks: Why Honey Bee Lives Are So Short, by Rusty Burlew, in Noney Bee Suite, July 1, 2022
- How Do I Know if My Bees Are Too Hot? by Angi Schneider, in Backyard Beekeeping, Backyard Beekeeping, June 21, 2022
- A Beekeeper's Brush With Disaster, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, June 22, 2022
- Do You Struggle to Find Your Queen? by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, June 7, 2022
- Are You Harassed By a Single Bee? by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, May 31, 2022
- It's Time to Soapbox the New Beekeepers, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, May 2, 2022
- Beekeeping Business is Buzzing, by Nikki Cole, in Bee Culture, February 25, 2022
- Stung One Too Many Times, by Daisy Nguyen, in The Spokesman-Review, February 23, 2022
- Urban Beekeeping...Maybe Not a Great Idea, by Adele Peters, in Bee Culture, February 18, 2022
- Understanding Your Smoker, by Jennifer Sartell, in Keeping Backyard Bees, first posted January 31, 2015, reposted January 2022
- Hive Boxes Drafty and Inefficient, by Paige Embry, in Bee Culture, January 6, 2022
- DIY Providing Water for Bees, by Gene Rene' in Keeping Backyard Bees, first posted June 24, 2020, reposted December 2021
- The Benefits of Joining a Beekeeping Club, by Claire Jones, in Keeping Backyard Bees, first posted March 6, 2019, reposted December 2021
- The Vocabulary of Beekeeping, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, November 19, 2021
- Winter Survival for Bees, by Claire Jones, in Keeping Backyard Bees, first posted January 8, 2018, reposted November 2021
- The Difference Between a Package and a Nuc, by Jennifer Sartell, in Keeping Backyard Bees, first posted March 23, 2027, reposted October 2021
- Getting Started: the Cost of Beekeeping by Rusty Burlew in Honey Bee Suite, September 2021
- Beekeepers and the Dunning-Kruger Effect: Unskilled and Unaware, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, July 2021
- Mine Your Own Beeswax, by Kristi Cook, in Grit, June 16, 2020
- 45.5% Loss of US Honey Bee Colonies, by Bee Informed, in Bee Culture, June 24, 2021
- DIY Providing Water for Bees, by Gene Rene, in Keeping Backyard Bees, first posted June 24, 2020, reposted June 2021
- The Perils of Sugar Syrup: It's Not That Complicated, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, April 2021
- Assessing Hive Temperament, by Nicole Gennetta, Keeping Backyard Bees, first posted November 11, 2019, reposted April 2021
- Swarm Traps Won't Cause Your Bees to Swarm, by Rusty Burlew, in HOney Bee Suite, April 2021
- Should You Feed Pollen Supplement in Spring?, By Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, February 2021
- Bee Theft, Almost the Perfect Crime, by Andrew Zaleski, in Bee Culture, March 4, 2021
- A Beekeeper Asks, "When Do I Quit?" by Rusty Burlew, in HOney Bee Suite, February 3, 2021
- An Indoor Beehive In My Bedroom Wall, by Susan Chernak McElroy, in Keeping Backyard Bees, first posted October 12, 2018, reposted January 2021
- Understanding Your Smoker, by Jennifer Sartell, in Keeping Backyard Bees, first posted January 31, 2015, reposted January 2021
- Methods for Feeding Honeybees in Winter, by KBBEditor, in Keeping Backyard Bees, first posted January 27, 2018, reposted December 2020
- Winter Beekeeping: End of Season Review, by Nicole Gennetta, in Keeping Backyard Bees, November 12, 2018, reposted December 2020
- Turning Your Beekeeping Hobby Into a Business, by Travis Grout, Cornell, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, May 5, 2020
- The Best Beekeeping Advice I Ever Shared, by Rusty Burlew, in HoneyBee Suite, November 11, 2020
- Bees in the Neighborhood: Best Practices for Urban Beekeepers, University of California, May 2018
- Scientist Find Clues to Queen Bee Failure, by University of British Columbia, October 2, 2020
- Is Beekeeping a Competitive Sport?, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, July 25, 2020
- Healthy Summer Bees, in Bee Culture, July 23, 2020
- Beehive Art, by Claire Jones, in Keeping Backyard Bees, first posted March 19, 2018, reposted June 2020
- Urban Beekeeping Is For You!by Ian Nordin, in Bee Culture, July 2, 2020
- Hive Inspections During Dearth + Video Tutorial, by Gene Rene, in Keeping Backyard Bees, June 24, 2020
- Commercial Beekeeping: Multistate beekeeping operations continue through pandemic, in Bee Culture, June 30, 2020
- Honey Bee Cold Storage, by Kim Kaplan, in Bee Culture, June 29, 2020
- The Buzz on Urban Bees, by Carey Smith, in Bee Culture, June 9, 2020
- Protect Your Bees from Hot Weather, by Hilary Kearney, in Keeping Backyard Bees. first posted July 9, 2018, reposted June 2020.
- Honey Bees Have Their Own Agenda, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, May 28, 2020
- Why New Beekeepers Should Start with Two Hives, by Jennifer Sartell, in Keeping Backyard Bees, first published June 28, 2018, reposted May 2020
- Spring Beekeeping: What Are Your Bees up To? by Brad james in Keeping Backyard Bees, March 30, 2020
- Do You Have a Hot Hive? by Jennifer Sartell, in Keeping Backyard Bees, first posted January 30, 2019, reposted April 2020
- What Kind of Sugar Should I Feed My Bees? by Nicole Gennetta, in Keeping Backyard Bees, fist posted on October 12, 2018, reposted April 2020
- Why Did My Bees Die Video, by Michigan State University, first created 2018
- Keeping Honeybees Doesn't Save Bees -- Or The Environment, in The Conversation, September 12, 2018, reposted February 2020
- A Roof Over Their Heads, by Dan Wyns, in Bee Informed, February 5, 2020
- It's a Self-Preservation Thing, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, January 26, 2020
- Assessing Hive Temperament, by Nicole Gennetta, in Keeping Backyard Bees, November 11, 2019, reposted January 2020
- Millennials Are Buzzing About Beekeeping, in Bee Culture, January 29, 2020
- What Robbing Looks Like, by Dan Wyns, in Bee Informed, January 15, 2020
- The Upstairs Downstairs Intrance: Better Hive Access, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, January 7, 2020
- Build the Buzz-Beekeeping Revolution, by Claire Jones, first posted August 2, 2018, reposted December 2019
- Winter Management, by William Hesbach, in Bee Culture, October 21, 2016, reposted December 2019
- Which Beehive Style Is Best for Beginners, by Hilary Kearney, in Keeping Backyard Bees, August 21, 2019, reposted December 2019
- When It's Time to Squish a Queen, by Gene Rene', in Keeping Backyard Bees, November 4, 2015, reposted December 2019
- If the 'Shrinking' City Phenomenon Is a Good Thing, It's Bees, by Robert Smith, in Bee Culture, November 21, 2019
- A Short History of the Valkyrie Long Hive, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, November 14, 2019
- Slatted Racks: Everything You Need to Know, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, October 30, 2019
- How to Feed Stacked Nucs in Winter, by Vince Poulin in Honey Bee Suite, October 11, 2019
- The Beginner's Guide to Urban Beekeeping, by Christine hennessey, in House Method, June 18, 2019
- No Indiana County, City, Town or Township Can Adopt or Continue Any Ordinance, Rule, Regulation or Resolution That Disallows Residents from Keeping Bees on Their Property, by Ben Middelkamp, in Bee Culture, August 8, 2019
- Bearding Bees Are Common in Late Summer, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, August 2, 2019
- How to Clean a Dead Hive, by Hilary Kearney, in Keeping Backyard Bees, February 5, 2019
- Cleaning Up Wet Frames, by Nancy Buffington, in Keeping Backyard Bees, September 29, 2015, republished August 2019
- Assessing a Pile of Dead Bees: What Happened? by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, July 11, 2019
- Reasons for Hive Inspections, by Nancy Buffington, in Keeping Backyard Bees, first published April 27, 2015, reprinted June 2019
- Beekeeping Tips -- From Bees! in Science Friday, May 24, 2019
- Making Queen Bees, in Keeping Backyard Bees, first published October 22, 2014, reprinted May 2019
- Beescape.org Allows Users to Select a Specific Location and Obtain Landscape-Quality Scores for the Surrounding region, up to 5 Kilometers Away, in Bee Culture, May 21, 2019
- Swarm Season, by Claire Jones, in Keeping Backyard Bees, May 7, 2019
- Propolis Power-up: How Beekeepers Can Encourage Resin Deposits for Better Hive Health, by Andrew Porterfieldm, in Bee Culture, April 16, 2019
- How to Autopsy a Honey Bee Colony, by Anita Deeley, in BeverlyBees.com. nd.
- Long-Distance Transportation Causes Temperature Stress in the Honey Bee, by Dacotah Melicher et.al. in Environmental Entomology, March 30, 2019
- Re-queening a "Hot" Hive in 10 Steps, by Jennifer Sartell, in Keeping Backyard Bees, January 30, 2019
- Rearing Honey Bees Responsibly Requires Education and Careful Management to Help Stop the Spread of Disease, by Matt Robinson, in Bee Culture, March 20, 2019
- Best management Practices for Hive Health: A Guide for Beekeepers, by Honey Bee Health Coalition, January 1, 2019.
- How Much Will it Cost to Start Beekeeping? by Rusty Burlew, in HoneyBeeSuite, January 19, 2019
- How to Become an Expert at Finding Your Queen, by Hilary Kearney, in Keeping Backyard Bees, January 16, 2019
- Famed "Bee Man" Urges Limits on Home Hives, by Kathey Keatley Garvey, in Daily Democrat, December 31, 2018
- The Buzz on Beekeeping: A Guide to Bringing Up Bees in Your Own Backyard, by HomeAdvisor,
- 5 Common Beekeeping Mistakes, by Hilary Kearney, in Keeping Backyard Bees, June 14, 2017
- Feeding Your Honey Bees in the Winter with a Candy Board, by Melissa Caughey, in Keeping Backyard Bees, January 18, 2018
- Mann Lake Acquires Kelley Beekeeping, in Bee Culture, November 16, 2018
- Is the Beekeeping Bubble About to Burst? by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, November 12, 2018
- Why All Your Honey Bee Colonies Are Not the Same, by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, October 9, 2018
- What to Burn in Your Smoker, by Jennifer Sartell, in Keeping Backyard Bees, July 30, 2018
- Why New Beekeepers Should Start with Two Hives, by Jennifer Sartell, in Keeping Backyard Bees, June 28, 2018
- Varroa Mites, Pesticides, Viruses, Pollination, Honey - A Beekeeper's Life, by Laura Reiley, in Bee Culture, July 2, 2018
- Bearding Bees, by Claire Jones, in Keeping Backyard Bees, June 21, 2018
- Once Upon a Bottom Board, blog by Rusty Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, June 2018
- Drift, blog by Dan Wyns, in Bee Informed, June 11, 2018
- There Are Queen Cells in My Hive - What Should I Do? by Welch Assembly Government, March 2010
- Why Did My Honey Bees Die? by Meghan Milbrath, Michigan State University Extension, in Bee Informed, March 8, 2016
- How to Paint a Bee Hive -- A beginning beekeeper's guide, by Anita Deeley at BeverleyBees.com
- Persevering Through Hive Losses, by Rachel Cunning, in Keeping Backyard Bees, February 2, 2018
- Bullying in Beekeeping, by Albert Chubak, in Western Apicultural Society blog, February 14, 2018
- Dreaming About Getting Honeybees This Year? by Judson Daffern, in Keeping Backyard Bees, January 30, 2018
- How to Walk Away from a Moody Hive, by Hilary Kearney, in Keeping Backyard Bees, December 19, 201
- More on the ELD Situation, by Ross Courtney, in Bee Culture, December 28, 2017
- Why Are More North American Beekeepers Overwintering Their Bees in Cold Storage? by Phoebe Koenig, in Bee Culture, December 9, 2017
- Winter Management, byWilliam Hesbach, in Bee Culture, October 21, 2017
- How to Overwinter Bees in a Northern Climate, in B&K's Bees, September 17, 2017
- Weatherproofing and Insulating Your Hive, by Rebeka Golden, YouTube videa including Langstroth, Top Bar, and Warre hives.
- Sugar for Bees, by Ann Harman, in Bee Culture, February 17, 2017
- 10 Easy Steps to Becoming an Urban Beekeeper, by Zan Asha, in Keeping Backyard Bees, from Grit Magazine, October 22, 2014
- 11 Considerations Before Becoming a Beekeeper, by Melissa Caughey, in Keeping Backyard Bees, February 9, 2015
- FlowHive, a Method That's Suppose to Make Beekeeping Simpler for Novices, Has Drawn Criticism From Some Experts, by Jeren Kerr, in Bee Culture, August 23, 2017
- When It's Time to Squish a Queen, by Gene Rene, in Keeping Backyard Bees, November 4, 2015
- Understanding Your Smoker, by Jennifer Sartell, in Keeping Backyard Bees, July 6, 2017
- 9 Questions to Ask Before You Start Beekeeping, by Ashley Hetrick, on Homestead Survival Guide
- Treatment-Free Beekeeping Explained, by Scott Offrod, in Keeping Backyard Bees, April 20, 2017
- It Takes a Community to Keep Bees, in Morning Ag Clips, April 18, 2017
- The Difference Between a Package and a NUC, by Jennifer Sartell, in Keeping Backyard Bees, March 2017
- 7 Swarm Prevention Tips, by Melissa Caughey, in Keeping Backyard Bees, June 17, 2015
- Catching Swarms + Video Tutorial, by Gene Rene, in Keeping Backyard Bees, June 3, 2015
- The Importance of Spring Feeding, by Jennifer Sartell, in Keeping Backyard Bees, April 14, 2015
- DIY Bee Yard Feeder, in Keeping Backyard Bees, January 12, 2017
- Top 7 Reasons for Cranky Bees, by Melissa Caughey, in Keeping Backyard Bees, May, 13, 2015
- Propolis in the Hive, by Nancy Buffington, in Keeping Backyard Bees, November 18, 2014
- Feeding Bees - Keeping Your Hives Alive, by Claire Jones, in Keeping Backyard Bees, December 2, 2016
- How Much Space Does a Bee Hive Need? by Hilary Kearney, in Keeping Backyard Bees, November 5, 2016
- Understanding Your Smoker, by Jennifer Sartell, in Keeping Backyard Bees, January 31, 2015
- Keeping Bees in Straw Hives, by Susan Chernak McElroy, in Keeping Backyard Bees, October 23, 2016
- The Flow Hive: Worth the Hype? by Ann Barczewski, in Keeping Backyard Bees, February 23, 2015
- 5 Things to Know Before Getting Bees, by Hilary, in Keeping Backyard Bees, July 30, 2016
- Local Novice Beekeepers Do Their Part to Fight Colony Collapse, by Jonathan Glover in the Spokesman Review, July 25, 2016
- Beekeeping: Building Bees by Dan Nailen, in Inlander, June 16-22, 2016
- Beekeeping 101 by Marcia Froelke Colburn, in Subaru Drive, Summer 2016
- A Growing Buzz by Jill McKenna Reed, in Subaru Drive, Summer 2016