I was reading an old bee magazine which discussed Chickens and Bees. Both were kept in the barn yard to the advantage of both the chickens and the bees. Unless a chicken is range free to roam, it has little to do with honey bees…
Dana Stahlman was kind enough to make this presentation at the Cherokee County Beekeepers Club on May 18th, 2017. He is also kind enough to allow us to publish the contents of his presentation here for you. Enjoy. Click here to open the presentation: Cherokee…
The University of Michigan students who conducted the study suspect that the large amount of vacant or idle land in Detroit may boost the bumblebee population by providing nesting sites and flowers for food. There is certainly a correlation between Bumblebees and other native bees,…
I learned beekeeping working for my dad and uncle. I don’t know how many times I was called a “dumb ass”. My dad especially got on my case even though I was still too young to pick up a heavy deep full of honey. I…
Entomologists call it the windshield phenomenon. “If you talk to people, they have a gut feeling. They remember how insects used to smash on your windscreen,” says Wolfgang Wägele … Today, drivers spend less time scraping and scrubbing. “I used to have to wash my…
A young beekeeper not long ago asked me to write something about keeping bees in the past. At 78, I really don’t consider myself old and the thought struck me that many of my very good friends have already past to the other side. I…
According to a bee supplier out of Washington, two boxes of bees broke while in transit on Alaska Airlines and the company was told the airline would not be shipping any more bees this year. It’s a shame. A package of bee must have broken…
This is an interesting study from the UK about the pesticide Thiamethoxam. More study is needed but this is very concerning. Pesticide affects for bumblebees may have similar affects on honeybees as well. “We consistently found that neonicotinoid exposure, at levels mimicking exposure that queens…
