. . . T he Rest
Bee Culture
Featur es . . .
JIM FRAZIER RETIRES
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Frazier steps down from Penn State and The National
Honey Bee Advisory Board.
Steve Ellis
37 TH WESTERN APICULTURE
SOCIETY MEETING
It’s in Missoula, MT. Check out the details.
THE SCIENCE OF PATHOGENS
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Tobacco style tactics deflect blame.
Ross Conrad
THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING
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They are coming to Medina, Bee Culture land in
October. Daily program, topics, local info.
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BEES, PESTICIDES AND A GAMECHANGING PRESIDENTIAL INITIATIVE
Will this make a difference?
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Start planning now for a better way to keep bees. Using
nucs.
Mike Palmer
ISLAND OF OPPORTUNITY
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A bee population that’s uncommonly healthy.
Cory Collins
BIGGER PICTURE
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The Parent Pollen Trap.
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THE INNER COVER
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Hive lifting tool; Honey and tissue screening Oxytetracycline; Pull over bee jacket. Books – The New Honey
Revolution; Beekeeping on Two Fronts.
Kim Flottum
HONEY MARKET REPORT
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IT’S SUMMERS TIME!
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Winter, Spring and so far this Summer.
Party on the deck and the County Fair.
Kathy Summers
A CLOSER LOOK – REQUEENING
AND QUEEN ACCEPTANCE
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PREPARING FOR A BEEKEEPING
COURSE, PART I
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One of a beekeeper’s most difficult tasks.
Clarence Collison
Planning, preparation and performance.
Larry Connor
M.E.A. McNeil
A BETTER WAY
NEW PRODUCTS
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Four states collaborate to produce better queens.
Ginger Davidson
FOLLOW THE HONEY:
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Be careful what you wish for.
It has to do with density, virulence and transmission.
Jennifer Berry
QUALITY QUEENS
MAILBOX
Jessica Louque
ASK PHIL
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Epi pens; Making honey; Queenless hives.
Phil Craft
ARE THE BIGGEST COLONIES ALWAYS
THE BEST COLONIES?
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Can beekeepers have too much of a good thing?
J a m e s E . Te w
SEVEN OR MORE TIMES
What price honey?
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Ann Harman
BONESETS AND RELATED
WILDFLOWERS FOR BEES
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At least 20 species are known to be reliable honey plants.
Connie Krochmal
WAKE UP YOUR INNER CHILIHEAD
Make a Capsicumel Mead.
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Jack Blackford
DOWNTOWN
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Vandalism and the urban bee.
To n i B u r n h a m
THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
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GLEANINGS
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CALENDAR
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All the news that fits.
Upcoming events.
BOTTOM BOARD
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September 2014
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Ed Colby
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