ABJ Cover
July Cover 2010
Dr. Zachary Huang of Michigan State University took these beautiful photos of beehives in a Michigan buckwheat field and a close-up of a honey bee working buckwheat. Read more and see more photos on page 625 of our Letters section.
June Cover 2010
Honey bee collecting nectar from a black locust flower (Robinia pseudoacacia). Black locust can provide a nice honey crop if spring weather conditions cooperate. Photo by Tibor I. Szabo, RR 1, Puslinch, Ontario, Canada N0B 2J0.
May Cover 2010
This beautiful photo of a honey bee foraging on an apple blossom was taken by Tibor I. Szabo, RR 1, Puslinch, Ontario, Canada N0B 2J0. Honey bees provide a vital source of pollination to both commercial and family orchards around the country.
April Cover 2010
Honey bee foraging on willow catkin (Salix spp.). Willows are one of the first major spring nectar and pollen sources over much of North America. Tibor I. Szabo (RR 1, Puslinch, Ontario, Canada N0B 2J0) took this excellent photo.
March Cover 2010
Dan Eudy of Bullard, Texas captured this unusual photo of a honey bee taking water at a birdbath in February of 2009. Dan said that his son was the one who suggested the idea of combining photography with his beekeeping.
February Cover 2010
Rebecca Eldridge of Orleans, IN took this beautiful photo of a honey bee on a chicory blossom. She says, "I am 14 years old and a beginning beekeeper. I completed a 4-H project entitled Safe Handling of Bees this year that received a grand champion award at the county fair and a blue ribbon at the Indiana State Fair. My dad kept bees when he was younger and now the entire family enjoys it."
January 2010 Cover
2010 marks are sesquicentennial (150 years) for publishing the American Bee Journal. We plan to feature articles about our past editors, as well as the history of beekeeping during 2010. In honor of the event we have reprinted the entire Vol. 1, Issue 1, January 1861 as a pull-out souvenir in this issue. Enjoy!
December 2009 Cover
A light snowfall dusts our apiary in Maryland last winter. Although winter is upon us, spring will be here soon. See Kirsten Traynor's article on 1139. (Photo by Michael Traynor)
November 2009 Cover
Honey bee on Brassica napus; common name rape or canola. Dr. George Ayers took this beautiful photo at the Michigan State University Agronomy Farm on June 19, 2009.
October 2009 Cover
A honey bee collecting nectar and pollen from a New England aster (Aster novae-angliae). Photo courtesy of Tibor Szabo, R. R. 1, Puslinch, Ontario, Canada N0B 2J0