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Varroa mites were not something beekeepers had to deal with prior to the early 1990s. It is another pest that humans have bought into our continent that are detrimental to honeybees. In fact, varroa mites

What is BeeFest? It is a weekend of all things beekeeping and other fun things..... Beemaster's International Beekeeping Forums started in 2004 with just a handful of beekeepers discussing their views,

I'm sure many expect this to be a morals rant or a Save the Bees plea, but it is not. I'm not saying there isn't a morals argument, or that we shouldn't do everything possible to save the honeybee, quite

It's time for another "Where the heck is she?", the beekeeping version of Where's Waldo? If you have not played before, please check out the original post that explains the honeybee castes. Where

I'd like to share my son's Eagle Scout project with you. He designed, built, and installed a honeybee observation hive and educational kiosk in our local library to earn his Eagle Scout rank. Background

Let's start a new game of "Where the heck is she?", the beekeeping version of Where's Waldo? When I teach an introduction to beekeeping course I always end the day by letting the students hunt

There are good reasons to have your queens marked, including: Ease in locating the queen during inspections. Confirm the hive hasn't swarmed. Confirm the queen hasn't been superseded. Supersedure is when

A bee beard is something that non-beekeepers have a hard time comprehending. I often get asked: Why???? How did you get them on you? How many times did you get stung? How did you get them to stay? What

I ended up here in a round about way. About 6 months ago I was interested in learning more about blockchain and cryptocurrencies and stumbled across Beyond Bitcoin Community podcast on Podcast Addict.