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Some Beekeeping Thoughts and Snapshots
Just a short time ago, as did you, I started another new year. What is it about a new year’s beginning? Maybe it’s just me, but I’m always reflective, optimistic…
UC DAVIS BEE HAVEN COORDINATOR RECEIVES RESEARCH GRANT
Samantha Murray, education and garden coordinator of the UC Davis Bee Haven and a bee specialist, has just received a grant from the El Dorado Beekeepers (EDB) to support her…
NORTH AMERICAN BEE STRATEGY UNVEILED TO PROTECT POLLINATORS AND STRENGTHEN HONEY MARKET
— December 2, 2025 Four major North American beekeeping organizations released the first-ever North American Bee Strategy this week, a coordinated, continent-wide plan to protect honey bees, strengthen the viability…
Lower-energy Beekeeping: Making do with less
A small bee operation A small bee operation is not necessarily a subpar bee operation. Time and again, when I was conversing with beekeepers, they would say something like, “I…
Stem Cells, Weeds, and Honey Bees
“Do weeds have stem cells?” The question coming from my phone was a non sequitur, so unexpected that the only stems I could picture were the sort that support flowers,…
Just Keeping Your Bees Alive?
One December I was having coffee with someone I was mentoring when he asked a question that stopped me mid-conversation. He asked what I was planning to do with my…
“BEE CLUB” NOVEL WINS GOLD MEDAL AT APIMONDIA
“Bee Club,” a novel by bee journalist Mea McNeil, has been awarded a gold medal at the 2025 Apimondia World Beekeeping Awards. The presentation ceremony was a highlight of the…
Contents-December 2025
THE CLASSROOM Jamie Ellis – 1303 BEEKEEPING BASICS Just Keeping Your Bees Alive? Tina Sebestyen – 1309 Apimondia 2025 Kris Fricke – 1315 Organic Colony Management … Managing Non-varroa Pests…
New to beekeeping? A novice guide to starting your first hive
Take the plunge on your beekeeping journey with smart decisions. Read our guide for everything you need to get started with your first hive! The post New to beekeeping? A…
Appalachian beekeeping the Foxfire way: free bees in gums
Appalachian Mountain families found wild honey bees in the rich local forests that were filled with flowering trees. They simply followed foraging bees back to their nests using a technique…