This Issue
Contents July 2010
- American Bee Journal Editor C.P. Dadant
M.G. Dadant and Roy A. Grout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .637 - Migratory Beekeeping
Frank C. Pellett . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 647 - Swimming Pools-How Do We Keep the Bees Away?
Thomas C. Webster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655 - The Mystery of the Hive-Part Three of Three Parts
Peter Loring Borst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .657 - Honeystix-An American Dream Is Still Alive
Dewey M. Caron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665 - Managed Pollinator CAP Coordinated Agricultural Project-
Breeding Bees for Resistance to Parasites and Diseases
Greg J. Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .667 - The Primer Pheromones-Reproduction and Survival-Part IV
Randy Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .671 - A Test of Using Synthetic Pheromones to Initiate Midwinter
Broodrearing
Randy Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677 - A Legacy Blossoms in Vacaville
Thomas M. Stockwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .679 - Beekeeping Along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos
Stephen Petersen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .685
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June 2010
- American Bee Journal Editor-Dr. C. C. Miller
M.G. Dadant and Roy A. Grout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .551 - Rise of Commercial Queen Rearing
Frank C. Pellett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555 - My Recipe for Successful Beekeeping
Jerry Freeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .563 - The Mystery of the Hive-The Scent of the Lady-Part Two of Three Parts
Peter Loring Borst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .571 - The Primer Pheromones and Managing the Labor Pool-Part III
Randy Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575 - Managed Pollinator Coordinated Agricultural Project-The Stationary
Apiary Coodinated Agricultural Project: A View from the Front Lines
Kerry Lynott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .585 - Sticky Situations
Howard Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587 - Bee Beards by John
Dewey M. Caron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .589 - Wiregrass County Bees in Sweet Home Alabama
Cecil Hicks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .591 - Beekeeping in Rwanda - Apis in the Mist
Stephen Petersen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595
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May 2010
American Bee Journal Editor-George W. York
M.G. Dadant and Roy A. Grout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439Importation of New Races of Bees
Frank C. Pellett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443Growing Into Commercial Beekeeping
Blake Shook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455The Primer Pheromones and Managing The Labor Pool-Part II
Randy Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463The Mystery of the Hive-Whispers in the Dark-Part One of Three Parts
Peter Loring Borst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .467How to "TALK BEE" with Children-The Honey Bee Project
Debra Roberts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471Beekeeping in Southeast Georgia Where Comb Honey Reigns
Cecil Hicks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475Rafter Beekeeping in Borneo
Stephen Petersen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479Managed Pollinator Coordinated Agricultural Project-Pesticides
Applied to Crops and Honey Bee Toxicity
M. D. Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485Apicultural Research-Mite-Away Quick Strips Mid Honey Flow
Efficacy Trial
Dwayne Mitchell and David VanderDussen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487Proceedings of the American Bee Research Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497
Contents
April 2010
- Invention of the Honey Extractor
Frank C. Pellett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227 - Record Poor 2009 U.S. Honey Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
- International Honey Market
Ron Phipps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327 - What Transshipped Honey is Doing to the U.S. Honey Market and
What You Can Do About It!
Richard Pasco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 - American Bee Journal Editor-Thomas G. Newman
M.G. Dadant and Roy A. Grout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333 - The Development of Wax Foundation
Frank C. Pellett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341 - What's Wrong With My Brood?
Dewey M. Caron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .349 - Early Spring Flowers in Northwest Arkansas: The Excellent,
the Good, and the Poor
Dr. Donald C. Steinkraus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351 - The Primer Pheromones and Managing The Labor Pool-Part 1
Randy Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 - Proteins, Honey Bee Nutrition and Amino-B BoosterTM
James W. Amrine, Jr, and Robert C. Noel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 - Managed Pollinator Coordinated Agricultural Project-
Nosema ceranae-The Inside Story
Tom Webster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367 - Simple Small Hive Beetle Diagnosis
Marc. O. Schäfer, Jeff S. Pettis, Wolfgang Ritter and Peter Neumann . . . . . 371 - Nature Has All the Answers, So What's Your Question?
Kirk Webster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .373 - Florida's Laurence Cutts Recalls His First 55 Years of Beekeeping
Cecil Hicks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 - Trouble in Paradise: Varroa Spreads Across Hawaii
Dr. Stephen J. Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 - Does Breeding in the Honey Bee Result in Higher Winter Losses?
Prof. Dr. Kasper Bienefeld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .385 - A Network for Monitoring Honey Bee Mortality and Colony Losses
in Italy as a Part of the APENET Research Project
Franco Mutinelli, Fabio Sgolastra, Albino Gallina, Piotr Medrzycki
Laura Bortolotti, Marco Lodesani and Claudio Porrini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .389 - Stalking the Giant Asian Honey Bee in Cambodia
Thomas M. Stockwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 - Fireweed-A Premier (but fickle) Honey Plant
Stephen Petersen and Dr. Vaughn M. Bryant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395
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March 2010
- American Bee Journal Editors W.F. Clarke and Ellen S. Tupper
M.G. Dadant and Roy A. Grout 223 - Invention of the Honey Extractor
Frank C. Pellett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227 - International Honey Market
Ron Phipps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241 - Custom Labels for the Hobby Beekeeper
Dewey Hassig. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 - Illinois Beekeepers Share Their Honey Show Secrets
Charles and Karen Lorence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 - An Adaptable Workforce
Randy Oliver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255 - Beeologics and RNAi-The Future or a Dead End?
Jerry Hayes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 - Honey Bee Colony Mortality in the Pacific Northwest:
Winter 2008/2009
Dewey Caron, Michael Burgett, Randal Rucker
and Walter Thurman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 - Managed Pollinator Coordinated Agricultural Project-Honey Bee
"Medical Records"; The Stationary Apiary Monitoring Project
Marla Spivak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271 - A Scientific Note on the Occurrence of the Small Hive Beetle
(Aethina tumida Murray) in Southern Quebec
Pierre Giovenazzo and Claude Boucher. . . . . . . . . . . . . .275 - The History of Beekeeping in Alaska-Part 2 of 2
Stephen Petersen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277
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February 2010
- Samuel Wagner - The First Editor of the American Bee Journal
Kent L. Pellett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127 - The Home of the Honey Bee Has Changed Over Time
G.H. Cale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 - The Savvy Sideliner's Guide to Selling Honey
Kirsten Traynor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 - Strategies to Lower Your Tax Liability
Howard Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147 - Managed Pollinator CAP Coordinated Agricultural Project:
Sustainable Beekeeping
Nancy Ostiguy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149 - Survivor Drone Project-Dispersing Honey Bee Genetic Diversity
Joseph S. Latshaw, PhD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157 - The Economy of the Hive, Part II
Randy Oliver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161 - Mortality in Tracheal-mite-infested Colonies and the Role
of Thermoregulation
John McMullan, PhD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165 - The History of Beekeeping in Alaska
Stephen Petersen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 - Honey Production in Guinea - Part II - Bee Product Production,
Processing and Marketing in Guinea
Conrad Bérubé. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
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January 2010
- The Story of the American Bee Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
- Early American Beekeeping Literature
M.G. Dadant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 - International Honey Market
Ron Phipps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 - U.S. Pollination Markets: Recent Changes and Historical Perspective
Michael Burgett, Stan Daberkow,
Randal Rucker and Walter Thurman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 - Smart Marketing on a Shoestring: The Small-scale Beekeeper's
Guide to Selling Honey
Kirsten Traynor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 - The Beekeeper's Wood Shop: Empowering Women
T'Lee Sollenberger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 - John Kefuss: Keeping Bees That Keep Themselves
M.E.A. McNeil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 - Managed Pollinator CAP Coordinated Agricultural
Project: Detect Nosema Parasite in Time to Save Bee Colonies
Katherine Aronstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 - The Economy of the Hive
Randy Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 - Moriha Yetter- Idaho Commercial Beekeeper
Cecil Hicks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Honey Production in Guinea - Part I -Learning about Guinea Its
People and Teaching Beekeeping
Conrad Bérubé . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
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December 2009
- U.S. Honey Markets: Recent Changes and Historical Perspective
Stan Daberkow, Randal Rucker, Walter Thurman
and Michael Burgett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...1125 - Holiday Heritage - Fare with Birds & Bees
T'Lee Sollenberger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1131 - Beekeeping for Beginners: Surprises of Spring
Kirsten Traynor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1139 - Planting for the Honey Bees
Craig Cella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .1145 - Managed Pollinator CAP-Coordinated Agricultural Project:
When Varroacides Interact - Reed M. Johnson .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .1157
- The Future: Pesticides and Fungicides
Randy Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1161 - Beekeeping in Michigan's Yooper County
Cecil Hicks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1165 - Swedish Scientists Have Solved Honey's Enigma
Alejandra Vásquez, Tobias Olofsson and Diana Sammataro . . . . . . .. .1169 - Reports from Apimondia 2009 - The Biennial International Bee
Conference at Montpellier, France
Diana Cohn and M.E.A. McNeil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .1173
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November 2009
- International Honey Market-Challenges and Opportunities
Ron Phipps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .1035 - Beekeeping for Beginners: Winter Work
Kirsten Traynor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1045 - The Learning Curve-The Future
Randy Oliver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1049 - Apicultural Research-"Nozevit patties" Treatment of Honey Bees
(Apis mellifera) for the Control of Nosema ceranae Disease
Ivana Tlak Gajger, Oliver Vugrek,
Ljiljana Pinter and Zdravko Petrinec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1053 - Managed Pollinator CAP-Coordinated Agricultural Project
Keith S. Delaplane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1057 - Family Reunion, How Old World Carniolan Stock May
Enrich New World Descendants-Part 2 of Two Parts
M.E.A. McNeil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1067 - Creating A Bee Club Brochure
Howard Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1073 - Managing an Observation Hive
Jeff Murray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1075 - A Dream Realized
Karen and Chuck Lorence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1081
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October 2009
- Florida's Honey Standard: The Gold Standard
for the Nation
Nancy Gentry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 935 - Beekeeping for Beginners: Ready for Winter
Kirsten Traynor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 941 - Things We Need to Know About Small Hive Beetles
Jerry Freeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 947 - Feral Bees, The Call of the Wild
Robert D. Weast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 955 - A Summer Tanger Eats My Honey Bees
Dr. Donald C. Steinkraus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 957 - The Future of the MN Hygienic Stock of Bees Is in Good Hands!
Marla Spivak, Gary S. Reuter,
Katie Lee, and Betsy Ranum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 965 - Family Reunion, How Old World Carniolan Stock May Enrich
New World Descendants
M.E.A. McNeil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 969 - Wyoming Honey Seasons Are Hot, Windy and Short
Cecil Hicks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 975 - A California Beekeeper Returns Down Under
Randy Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 984 - My Trip to New Zealand-A Nation of Friendly and
Innovative Beekeepers
Jerry Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 991