Articles By Publication Date
My articles constitute a journal of my own learning experience in the application of the understanding of bee biology to the practice 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 to read the most up to date articles first.
Article Title
Publication Date
February
November
October
The Status of Our Industry Regarding Varroa Management and What Can We Do About It? Part 1
A Study on Bee Drift and Mite Immigration: Part 6
July
January
September
A Comparative Trial of the Pollen Subs: Part 4–Why Did Some of the Subs Outperform Others
Observations on Pollen Sub: Part 3–Placement of the Pollen Patty
October
A Comparative Trial of the Pollen Subs 2020: Part 3
Observations on Pollen Subs: Part 2– Why Didn’t My Test Hives Grow?
September
No Article Published this Month
June
An Experiment to Improve Pollen Sub: Part 2
Re-Evaluating Varroa Monitoring: Part 3- How Does Mite Distribution Vary Frame-to-Frame in a Hive?
May
September
May
February
October
The Varroa Problem: Part 3 – A Creation of Our Own Doing
The Varroa Problem: Part 2 – The Coevolution of the Bee, Varroa, and DWV
December
November
Light or Heavy Syrup For Drawing Foundation?
Understanding Colony Buildup and Decline: Part 13c – The Winter, and Hive Design
September
Is There A Multiplier Effect From The Feeding Of Sugar Syrup?
Understanding Colony Buildup and Decline: Part 13b – The Winter Continued
August
A Test of Late-Summer Varroa Treatments
Understanding Colony Buildup and Decline: Part 12 – Late Summer Through Autumn
June
Too overwhelmed running my operation to write an article!
May
Reevaluating Beebread: Part 1 – The “Story”
Understanding Colony Buildup and Decline: Part 8 – The Main Honey Flow [*October + November]
October
No Negative Effect From Extended Exposure To Amitraz
Understanding Colony Buildup and Decline: Part 6- Hiccups In Colony Linear Buildup
July
January
November
A Comparative Test Of The Pollen Subs (Part 1 & 2)
What’s Happening To The Bees? Part 6- Mitotypes, Genotypes, And Tradeoffs In Fitness
September
June
February
Does Oxalic Acid Treatment of Nucs Affect Honey Production?
Sick Bees: Part 18F8 Colony Collapse Revisited – Beekeeping Economics
December
Sick Bees: Part 18F7 Colony Collapse Revisited – Pesticide Exposure [*October + November]
November
A New Large-Scale Trial of Clothianidin
Neonicotinoids: Trying To Make Sense of the Science – Part 2
September
October
An Early Summer Test of Mite-Away Quick Strips™
Sick Bees: Part 12 Varroa Management- Getting Down to the Brass Tacks
September
Sick Bees: Part 9- Pathogens and Plagues [*May + June]
June
December
August
The Primer Pheromones: Part 4- Reproduction and Survival
A Test of Synthetic Pheromones to Initiate Midwinter Broodrearing
July
March
February
January
Too overwhelmed running my operation to write an article!
June
November
Field Trial of Several Nosema Treatments
Field of View Count Correlation
October
August
February
November
September
August
June
March
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REGULAR SERIOUS DONORS
Tracy Fasanella
Brandon Hertel
* Homestead in the Hood, Colorado
DaleLesser, Michigan
Conway Veterinary Hospital
Matthew McLean, Colorado
Jim & Paulette Lynn, Iowa
Karen Barnhart, Iowa
Jean Knudsen
Yumei Xiong
Thomas Kirwan
Andrew Dewey, Maine
Madeline Mead
Jill Lambie-ponce
RECENT MAJOR SUPPORTERS
John Gaut
James Jakim, Pennsylvania
Los Angeles County Beekeepers
Justin Ray
Alameda County Beekeepers Association, CA
Santa Clara Valley Beekeepers Guild, CA
Ihor Skrypka
Mike Tooley
Chatham County Beekeepers Association
Darren Tressider
Charles Clark
Victorian Apiarists’ Association
Peter Krey
Chrisensen Family Apiaries, Michigan
Nebraska Beekeepers Assoc.
Hiatt Honey LLC
Miller Honey Farms, California
Paul Hosticka, Washington
Tualatin Valley Beekeepers Association, Oregon
Merrimack Valley Beekeepers, NH
Colorado State Beekeepers Assoc.
Alameda County Beekeepers Assoc, Calif
New Mexico Beekeepers Assoc
Colonial Beekeepers Assoc, Virginia
Help Save the Bees Foundation, Nevada
James Jakim, Pennsylvania
RECENT $100+ SERIOUS SUPPORTERS
Rick Hyde
Mohawk Valley Trading Company
Ron Morrison
Susan Ament
Richard Reid
San Mateo Bee Guild, California
Zach Suddaby
Cara Ching, California
Vincent Aloyo, Pennsylvania
Rick Anderson, Kansas
Perry County Beekeepers Club
Lawrence Huba
Charles Reichert
Charles Clark
Charlean Andes
Always Summer Herbs, Florida
Bill Hall
David George
Dean Christie
Roy Manicke
Jersey Cape Beekeepers Association
Kansas Honey Producers Association
New Hampshire Beekeepers Association
Chester County Beekeepers Assoc, Pennsylvania
Debbie Hewitt, Maryland
Mile Hive Bee Club, Colorado
Dale Lesser, Minnesota
Santa Clara Valley Beekeepers Guild, California
Stevan Huffman, Alaska
Flower Street Farm
Cara Ching, California
Terry Barrett
Robert M Simonson
Vincent Aloyo, Pennsyvania
Byron Godard
Southern Oregon Beekeepers Association
Lawrence Chismar
Middlesex Beekeepers Association, Massachusetts
Montgomery County Beekeepers, Maryland
Charles Clarke, California
Andrew Dewey
Ralph Carter, California
Barnstable County Beekeepers Association
Mary Aho
Sonja Percival
New York Bee Wellness
Liz and Terry Huxter
David Ball
Paul W. Garges
Andrew Levi
Jim Veitch, California
Mark Simonitsch, Massachusetts
Kenneth Sallitt
Kelle Frymire
Tamiko Panzella, California
Rodd Hall, Wisconsin
James Baerwald
Jean Knudsen
Yosef Shochat, Israel
Nicolas Geant
Charles Clark
Merrimack Valley Beekeepers
Michael Cummings
Bryce Lord
Jersey Cape Beekeepers
Busy Bee Honey, Vermont
Rick Anderson
Steve Sweet, Idaho
Ulster County Beekeepers Association
Jan Lawson
Honey Bee Club of Stillwater, Minnesota
Black Hills Area Beekeeping Club, South Dakota
Richard Ozero, Alberta
Paul Yanus, Vermont
Suddabees Honey LLC
Dean Christie
New Hampshire Beekeepers Association
Jane Sebring
Vincent Aloyo
Connecticut Beekeepers Association
Jim Lyssy
Wyoming Beekeepers Association
Tualatin Valley Beekeepers, Oregon
Yosef Shochat
Dale Lesser
Jill Lambie-ponce
Deborah Corcoran
Justin Ray
Idaho Honey Producers Association
Capital Area Beekeepers Association, PA
Mark Simonitsch, MA
Central Maryland Beekeepers Association
Roy Manicke
Kansas Honey Producers Association
Charles Bailey Jr
Richard Reed
Gregory Quinn
John Allison
Joshua Sewell
Chris Abbot, Virginia
Owyhee Honey Company
Idaho Honey Ranch
Mount Diablo Beekeepers Association, California
Charles Bailey Jr
Raritan Valley Beekeepers Association
Mike Tooley
Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association
Santa Clara Valley Beekeepers Guild
Pamela Stegemerten
Vermont Beekeepers Association
Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association
Michael Kurtz
Dan Geer
Ross Honey Company
Steven Greenwood
Julie Spezia
Stephen Lamb, California
Pam Rogers, Indiana
El Dorado Beekeepers, California
Bill Mares, Vermont
Mike Stoops
Adam Bagerski, Oregon
Dorothy Hammett
Janine Cohen, California
Neil Nordquist, California
Richard Hyde, California
Bonnie Bee & Co., California
Merrimack Valley Beekeepers Association, New Hampshire
Laura Risk, Colorado
Capital Area Beekeepers Association, Pennsylvania
West Sound Beekeepers Association, Washington
Beekeepers’ Guild San Mateo, California
Omaha Bee Club, Nebraska
Joplin Area Beekeepers Association
Steve Sweet, Idaho
Bill’s Bees
Rich Blohm, New York
James Baerwald
Kip Glass, Missouri
Charles Vorisek
Carlos Perez, California
Debra Morey
Margaret Varney
Chester County Beekeepers Association, Pennsylvania
Thomas Dahl
Vince Aloyo, Pennsylvania
Charles Bureau
Help Save the Bees Foundation, Nevada
Aaron Bergman, Florida
Alan Herzfeld, Idaho
Eli’s Bees, California
Ghislain De Roeck, Belgium
Buncombe County Beekeepers, North Carolina
Robert Holcombe, Rhode Island
Alex Naumenko, Florida
Honey Bee Club of Stillwater, Minnesota
New Hampshire Beekeepers Association
Merrimack Valley Beekeepers, New Hampshire
Blossomwood Honey, Al
Bee Thankful Raw Honey
Skip Smith
Jean Knudsen
Jason Hough, Maryland
Tualatin Valley Beekeepers, Oregon
Craig Falls, New York
Michael Aaby, Maryland
Keith Scott
Randall Carter, Alabama
Thomas Kirwan
Nicolas Geant, California
Lee Bussy
Jean Knudsen
Andrew Dewey, Maine
Jason Wester, Michigan



