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Published by Bill Polacheck at May 6, 2020

HiveSpy: Bringing Automation to Beekeeping

Professor Navid Shaghaghi, a lecturer and researcher at Santa Clara University in California, is known as a STEM rock star on YouTube. Talk to him for any length of time and you’ll see why. His knowledge is expansive and his enthusiasm is contagious. Currently, he is working with a group […]

Published by Mathew Brandfass at May 15, 2020

Burr Comb: How To Manage It Simply and Easily

After my last post about managing your hive’s comb, I got a lot of questions about the section where I talked about burr comb. People wanted me to do some more in-depth coverage of it, so today I’m going to go over why your bees make burr comb and what […]

Published by Mathew Brandfass at June 5, 2020

How Bees Use Comb

I find how bees use comb to be one of the most interesting things about beekeeping. The fact that people outside the industry often call all comb “honeycomb” makes sense; after all, honey is the most recognizable bee product that people are familiar with. To me, the truth about how […]

Published by Brad James at June 17, 2020

Bee Community First With Beepods

It’s True - You Can Bee the Change With Bee Community First!Sign Up, Bee In the Know, and Join Countless Other Schools Equalizing Their OpportunitiesStudents Rise When They Have Access to the Right Opportunities At Beepods, we believe every student should have access to high-quality educational resources. As a company, […]

Published by Bill Polacheck at June 24, 2020

Naturalize Your Yard Without Offending Your Neighbors

Let’s face it, lawns are not bee-friendly. The herbicides used on them poison bees. The lack of flowering plants provides little by way of forage. It may seem that the simple solution is to have less lawn and more garden areas but that can be difficult for some people […]