Bugs, Blooms and Vittles By Chandra Mattingly After a week of rain, we had some sunshine Sunday, July 7, and I was able to check my beehives for the first time since taking honey off June 21. I was glad I did so: while the three hives I checked closely had honey stores, two of…
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From the Forager to the Hive
ISBA SUMMER MEETING AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY BEE LAB by Ginger Davidson www.GeezBeez.us I have returned from a visit to the Purdue University bee lab in West Lafayette, Indiana and, like a forager bee, I wish to pass along information to the hive. The two day queen rearing class and the one day Indiana State Beekeeper Association summer meeting is something every…
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SIBA mans the honey booth at the Indiana State Fair
Bring the spirit of the Indiana Beekeeper to the State Fair by taking part in IBA activities at the Fair! Saturday Aug 3, 2013 Help SIBA help the beekeeping community at large. In return, you also help our bee club. Want to sell your bee products at the State Fair? It could happen. The IBA…
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Honey bees continue to break the rules and re-write the texts
Contributed by J. Morgan The one constant in beekeeping is that it's always changing, and rightly so, I guess. Bees are intelligent, adaptive, and always improving their efficiency. In our bee club, a few of us often comment, "The bees aren't reading the same books I am." Swarm season is in full affect around here up…
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