My articles constitute a journal of my own learning experience in the science of beekeeping, and should be considered in that context. I make an effort to add important updates to articles on this site, but it may help the reader to see the chronology of publication, so that one can read the most up to date articles first.
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Publication Date
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California Dreaming vs. Calif Reality: Part 1
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October 1, 2006
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California Dreaming vs. Calif Reality: Part 2
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November 1, 2006
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2007 Almond Pollination Season
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December 1, 2006
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Fighting Varroa – The Silver Bullet or Brass Knuckles?
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Oxalic Acid: Part 1
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Fighting Varroa – Choosing Your Troops
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January 1, 2007
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Oxalic Acid: Part 2 – Heat Vaporization
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Fighting Varroa – Strategy and Tactics
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February 1, 2007
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Fighting Varroa – Reconnaissance
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March 1, 2007
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Fighting Varroa – Biotechnical 1
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April 1, 2007
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Fighting Varroa – Biotechnical 2
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May 1, 2007
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Fighting Varroa – The Arsenal Chemical Weapons: Part 1
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June 1, 2007
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Fighting Varroa – The Arsenal Chemical Weapons: Part 2
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July 1, 2007
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Fighting Varroa – The Arsenal Natural Treatments: Part 1
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August 1, 2007
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Fat Bees: Part 1
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Fighting Varroa – The Arsenal Natural Treatments: Part 2
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September 1, 2007
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Fat Bees: Part 2
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Almond Pollination 2008
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October 1, 2007
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Fat Bees: Part 3
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November 1, 2007
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Fat Bees: Part 4
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December 1, 2007
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The Nosema Twins: Part 1
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The Nosema Twins: Part 2 – Detection & Microscopy
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January 1, 2008
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The Nosema Twins: Part 3 – Detection
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February 1, 2008
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The Nosema Twins: Part 4 – Treatment
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March 1, 2008
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The Nosema Twins: Part 5 – Alternative Treatments
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April 1, 2008
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A Trial of Honey Super Cell Small Cell Combs
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May 1, 2008
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Old Bees, Cold Bees, No Bees?: Part 1
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June 1, 2008
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Old Bees, Cold Bees, No Bees?: Part 2
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July 1, 2008
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The Suckabee
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August 1, 2008
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A California Beekeeper Reports from Down Under
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September 1, 2008
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A Test of the Drench Method for Nosema
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October 1, 2008
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Additional Reports and Ramblings
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Field of View Count Correlation
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Field Trial of Several Nosema Treatments
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2009 Almond Pollination Outlook
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November 1, 2008
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Powdered Sugar Dusting: Part 1
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December 1, 2008
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Powdered Sugar Dusting: Part 2
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January 1, 2009
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Nosema cerenae – not your father’s nosema!
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Powdered Sugar Dusting: Part 3
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February 1, 2009
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The Bee Convention Circuit 2009
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March 1, 2009
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The Learning Curve 2009: Part 1
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April 1, 2009
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Protocol for Rapid Preparation of Nosema Spore Samples
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The Learning Curve 2009: Part 2
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May 1, 2009
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June 1, 2009
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The Learning Curve 2009: Part 3
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July 1, 2009
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Nosema ceranae – Kiss of Death or Much Ado About Nothing?
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August 1, 2009
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The Learning Curve 2009: Part 4 – Synthetic Miticides
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September 1, 2009
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A California Beekeeper Returns from Down Under
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October 1, 2009
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The Learning Curve – The Future
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November 1, 2009
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The Future – Pesticides and Fungicides
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December 1, 2009
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The Economy of the Hive: Part 1
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January 1, 2010
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The Economy of the Hive: Part 2
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February 1, 2010
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An Adaptable Workforce
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March 1, 2010
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The Primer Pheromones, Managing Labor Pool: 1
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April 1, 2010
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The Primer Pheromones, Managing Labor Pool: 2
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May 1, 2010
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The Primer Pheromones, Managing Labor Pool: 3
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June 1, 2010
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A Test of Using Synthetic Pheromones
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July 1, 2010
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Pollen Supplement Formula
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Sick Bees: Part 1
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August 1, 2010
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Sick Bees: Part 2 – A Model of Colony Collapse
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September 1, 2010
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Sick Bees: Part 3 – The Bee Immune System
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October 1, 2010
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Sick Bees: Part 4 – Immune Response to Viruses
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November 1, 2010
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Sick Bees: Bromenshank
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December 1, 2010
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Sick Bees: Part 5 – Multiple Infections
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January 1, 2011
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Sick Bees: Part 6 – Infection by Multiple Viruses
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February 1, 2011
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Miticides 2011
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Sick Bees: Part 7 – Transgenerational Immune Priming
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March 1, 2011
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Sick Bees: Part 8 – Time for a Paradigm Shift
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April 1, 2011
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Sick Bees: Part 9 – Pathogens and Plagues
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May 1, 2011
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| Sick Bees: Part 10 – Pathogens and Plagues |
June 1, 2011 |
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The Rules for Successful Beekeeping
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July 1, 2011
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Sick Bees: Part 11 – Parasite Monitoring
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August 1, 2011
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Sick Bees: Part 12 – Getting Down to the Brass Tacks
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September 1, 2011
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An Early Summer Test of Mite-Away Quick Strips™
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The Rules Redux
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October 1, 2011
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Sick Bees: Part 13 – Simple Microscopy of Nosema for Beekeepers
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November 1, 2011
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| Sick Bees: Part 14 – An Update on the "Nosema Cousins" |
December 1, 2011 |
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| Sick Bees: Part 15 – An Improved Method for Nosema Sampling |
January 1, 2012 |
| Sick Bees: Part 16 – The "Quick Squash" Method |
February 1, 2012 |
| Sick Bees: Part 17 – Nosema ceranae: A Smoldering Epidemic |
March 1, 2012 |
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