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	<description>Beekeeping Through a Biologist’s Eyes</description>
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		<title>Announcements</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>randyoliver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Field sessions I will be offering the last formal field session this coming Saturday April 28&#8211;from 10 am &#8217;til noon.  Location&#8211;at my home at 14744 Meadow Dr., GV. Please bring a veil, smoker, and hive tool if you have them.  I strongly encourage everyone to work without gloves.  You are welcome to wear coveralls and... <span class="readmore"><a href="http://scientificbeekeeping.com/announcements/">Read More &#187;</a> </span>]]></description>
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		<title>Miticides 2011</title>
		<link>http://scientificbeekeeping.com/miticides-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 01:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>randyoliver</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Treatments For Varroa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Varroa Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Colony health and production these days is largely a function of varroa levels in the hives—the more mites, the more problems. It is no longer a matter of simply knocking the mites back once a year with a &#8220;silver bullet&#8221;—it is becoming increasingly clear that mite levels must be kept low all season. Here is... <span class="readmore"><a href="http://scientificbeekeeping.com/miticides-2011/">Read More &#187;</a> </span>]]></description>
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		<title>Trial of HoneySuperCell® Small Cell Combs</title>
		<link>http://scientificbeekeeping.com/trial-of-honeysupercell-small-cell-combs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>randyoliver</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biotechnical Methods]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Randy Oliver Introduction There has been considerable discussion as to whether “small cell” foundation (4.9mm diameter vs. the industry “standard” of approximately 5.4mm) has potential as a means of controlling varroa reproduction.  Research on Africanized bees in South America indicates that small cell size may reduce mite reproduction, yet data from South Africa and Europe... <span class="readmore"><a href="http://scientificbeekeeping.com/trial-of-honeysupercell-small-cell-combs/">Read More &#187;</a> </span>]]></description>
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		<title>Powdered sugar dusting &#8211; sweet and safe, but does it really work? Part 1</title>
		<link>http://scientificbeekeeping.com/powdered-sugar-dusting-sweet-and-safe-but-does-it-really-work-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://scientificbeekeeping.com/powdered-sugar-dusting-sweet-and-safe-but-does-it-really-work-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>randyoliver</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biotechnical Methods]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Randy Oliver The dusting of colonies with powdered sugar as a means of varroa control has become quite popular with hobbyists. Unfortunately, there is precious little published data in support of its actual efficacy in the field. So we here at Still-on-the-Learning-Curve Apiaries decided to put it to the test. Author’s note: My readers... <span class="readmore"><a href="http://scientificbeekeeping.com/powdered-sugar-dusting-sweet-and-safe-but-does-it-really-work-part-1/">Read More &#187;</a> </span>]]></description>
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		<title>The Learning Curve &#8211; Part 3: The Natural Miticides</title>
		<link>http://scientificbeekeeping.com/the-learning-curve-part-3-the-natural-miticides/</link>
		<comments>http://scientificbeekeeping.com/the-learning-curve-part-3-the-natural-miticides/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>randyoliver</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Treatments For Varroa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Randy Oliver “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change”—Charles Darwin. And changes have been the name of the game lately. The varroa mite has clearly demonstrated its adaptability to change—now it’s time for beekeepers to... <span class="readmore"><a href="http://scientificbeekeeping.com/the-learning-curve-part-3-the-natural-miticides/">Read More &#187;</a> </span>]]></description>
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		<title>Powdered sugar dusting &#8211; sweet and safe, but does it really work? Part 2</title>
		<link>http://scientificbeekeeping.com/powdered-sugar-dusting-sweet-and-safe-but-does-it-really-work-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://scientificbeekeeping.com/powdered-sugar-dusting-sweet-and-safe-but-does-it-really-work-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>randyoliver</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biotechnical Methods]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Randy Oliver One beauty of science is that it is anti-authoritarian. Physicist Lawrence Krauss put it well: “There are no scientific authorities. There are scientific experts, but there should be no authority figures whose statements are not subject to question by anyone….One of the greatest experiences scientists, indeed anyone, can have is to have... <span class="readmore"><a href="http://scientificbeekeeping.com/powdered-sugar-dusting-sweet-and-safe-but-does-it-really-work-part-2/">Read More &#187;</a> </span>]]></description>
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		<title>The Learning Curve &#8211; Part 4:  The Synthetic Miticides</title>
		<link>http://scientificbeekeeping.com/the-learning-curve-part-4-the-synthetic-miticides/</link>
		<comments>http://scientificbeekeeping.com/the-learning-curve-part-4-the-synthetic-miticides/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>randyoliver</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Treatments For Varroa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Randy Oliver Paradise Lost The overall impact of the varroa mite upon beekeeping was recently brought home when I spent time with beekeepers on the Big Island of Hawai’i. Until recently, these lucky beekeepers enjoyed a true beekeeping paradise—abundant nectar and pollen flows, minimal agricultural pesticides, and best of all, no loathsome varroa or tracheal... <span class="readmore"><a href="http://scientificbeekeeping.com/the-learning-curve-part-4-the-synthetic-miticides/">Read More &#187;</a> </span>]]></description>
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		<title>The Learning Curve &#8211; Part 5:  The Future</title>
		<link>http://scientificbeekeeping.com/the-learning-curve-part-5-the-future/</link>
		<comments>http://scientificbeekeeping.com/the-learning-curve-part-5-the-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 01:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>randyoliver</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Treatments For Varroa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Randy Oliver &#8220;I look to the future because that&#8217;s where I&#8217;m going to spend the rest of my life.&#8221; – George Burns Miticides in Development There are a number of new varroacides currently in development by various parties—some fairly close to release. Some are synthetics; some are naturally derived, such as propolis or plant extracts,... <span class="readmore"><a href="http://scientificbeekeeping.com/the-learning-curve-part-5-the-future/">Read More &#187;</a> </span>]]></description>
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		<title>Powdered sugar dusting &#8211; sweet and safe, but does it really work? Part 3</title>
		<link>http://scientificbeekeeping.com/powdered-sugar-dusting-sweet-and-safe-but-does-it-really-work-part-3/</link>
		<comments>http://scientificbeekeeping.com/powdered-sugar-dusting-sweet-and-safe-but-does-it-really-work-part-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 01:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>randyoliver</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biotechnical Methods]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Randy Oliver Scientific inquiry can be exciting yet exasperating, satisfying yet frustrating! On these pages I share my own voyage of discovery, and enjoy the liberty of avoiding scientific formality. If one were to only read published papers, one might think that every experiment worked the first try, successfully answered a question, or made... <span class="readmore"><a href="http://scientificbeekeeping.com/powdered-sugar-dusting-sweet-and-safe-but-does-it-really-work-part-3/">Read More &#187;</a> </span>]]></description>
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		<title>The Learning Curve &#8211; Part 1: 2009 Progress Report</title>
		<link>http://scientificbeekeeping.com/the-learning-curve-part-1-2009-progress-report/</link>
		<comments>http://scientificbeekeeping.com/the-learning-curve-part-1-2009-progress-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>randyoliver</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Treatments For Varroa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Randy Oliver Physicist Neils Bohr once quipped, “An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.” This definition clearly excludes me from being any sort of expert, since I exuberantly continue to make new mistakes in my own beekeeping adventures. It appears unlikely that,... <span class="readmore"><a href="http://scientificbeekeeping.com/the-learning-curve-part-1-2009-progress-report/">Read More &#187;</a> </span>]]></description>
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