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The Classroom – November 2026
Q: Yellowjackets and Varroa Can yellowjackets get Varroa from honey bees, from when they raid weak honey bee colonies or when they are on the same plants? John Andersen August…
My Home – Just One Big Bee Nest … and not just honey bees
Bees at the county fair” While there is a live honey bee exhibit at the Wayne County Fair, by far, most of “the bees” are yellowjackets buzzing the garbage containers.…
Letters to the Editor – November 2026
Controlled swarm splitting and the old queen In your September 2025 issue (Volume 165, No. 9) you printed an interesting article by Kevin J. Gross, “A Controlled Swarm Splitting Method…
Contents – November 2026
THE CLASSROOM Jamie Ellis – 1167 BEEKEEPING BASICS The Gift of Honey All Over the World Tara Chapman – 1173 THE CURIOUS BEEKEEPER Wet Cappings and Dry: What’s the Difference?…
Beekeeping is a Crime
A Cautionary Tale of Woe and Intrigue By: James Fischer Imagine buying a new home, zoned for mixed residential/agricultural use, and then having the town property board refuse approval for…
Off the Wahl Beekeeping
Creating Beekeepers, Not Just Bee Owners 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…
The Queen, Dr. Tarpy, and Endless Lessons
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 I attended the Eastern…
Microplastics and Honey Bee Health
An Emerging Area of Significant Scientific Investigation Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By:…
The Past One Hundred Years Of Beekeeping
Are We Any Better Off? 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.…
The State of Federal Bee Research is Lost
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…