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Geek Beekeeping 8.2 – System Debugging

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Honeybee colonies are constantly under attack. Whether it’s the varroa mite, small hive beetle, wax moth, or tracheal mites. So what do you do? Well, you do the best you can to help them survive by using a combination of … Continue reading →

Geek Beekeeping: Part 6 – Managing Networks

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Commercial beekeepers perform a vital role in our food supply chain. Each year they manage and move a network involving millions of honeybee colonies between farms and fields to pollinate crops to increase yields. In 2008, the worldwide value of … Continue reading →

Bees in Music – Side B: “Bee” Bands

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The music groups that have taken on a bee-themed name cover the musical spectrum from playing “olde tyme” Polka music to the Glam metal of the Sleeze Beez. As a musician whose played in more than a few bands, let … Continue reading →

Bees in Music – Side A: “Bee” Songs

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It all started with Beethoven. I could only jot down handful of ideas when I began my Beethoven-inspired mission of researching bees in music for this article. So I dug around a bit and came across a cluster of music … Continue reading →

The Bee Beard Experience

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Wearing a beard of bees or “bee bearding” is a beekeeping amusement that goes back at least a couple hundred of years. Even non-beekeepers test their nerves and give it a try – just for the buzz.

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Geek Beekeeping 2.1 – Swapping Out Cards

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Managing a complex system, comprised of thousands of integrated components designed to operate as a functional unit, is a challenge. Both beekeepers & geeks know that the viability of the entire system relies on a critical component – the “motherboard“.

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Geek Beekeeping: Part 1.1 – Hardware Components

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If you’re a computer geek, you know what every piece of hardware is for, where it goes, and when it needs to be replaced. If you’re a beekeeper, you know what every piece of hardware is for, where it goes, … Continue reading →

The 50-Hour Beehive Candle

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Candles are always handy to have on hand – whether it’s to shed some light during a blackout or set the mood for a cozy evening with friends and family. The 50-Hour Beehive Candle – by Candle by the Hour … Continue reading →

Beekeepers do it with their Honey

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Honey is the golden payoff for months of hard work – by both the honeybees and the beekeeper. Once the bees have capped off the combs, it’s time for the beekeeper to get to the task of extracting the honey … Continue reading →

The Unbearable Likeness of Beekeeping

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There’s tons of beekeeping information on the intertubes these days, but there’s no better way for new beekeepers to learn about bees than to attend field days. What’s a field day?

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When Drones Get Lucky

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They can’t sting… they don’t gather nectar… they don’t make wax… So what EXACTLY is it that honeybee drones do?

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Geek Beekeeping: Part 1 – System Overview

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I have to fess up – keeping bees was not my idea. The “queen bee” of our house floated the idea that she’d like to get a nuc back in 1999. I knew absolutely nothing about honeybees but agreed to … Continue reading →

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