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February 2012 Cover
With almond pollination season in California coming on, Jennifer L. Smith of Bangor, Mich., said she thought this beautiful photo of a honey bee on an almond blossom would be very appropriate for our February cover picture.
January 2012 Cover
This beautiful winter apiary scene was taken by photographer Klaus Nowottnick near Kleinschmalkalden, Germany.
December Cover 2011
Klaus Nowottnick of Kleinschmalkalden, Germany took this elegant photo of a beeswax foundation hand-rolled candle. These candles are easy to make and are great for gifts or to spice up your holiday atmosphere. Read T'Lee Sollenberger's article this month starting on page 1141, "Quick Beeswax Gifts for Holiday Giving".
November Cover 2011
Reece Chandler checks one of his bee yards near a large canola field that is located less than a couple of miles from his headquarters in Scandia, Alberta. Read Cecil Hicks’ article this month on Scandia Honey
Company located in Alberta’s Wild Rose Country.
October Cover 2011
Greg Fullerton of Glacier County Honey Company stands in his super storage warehouse located near Babb, Montana. Read Cecil Hicks' article about Greg and Courtney's beekeeping operation beginning on page 951 of this issue.
September Cover 2011
Dr. Zachary Huang of the Michigan State Department of Entomology took this wonderful photo of a honey bee on a New England Aster.
August Cover 2011
Connie Collins Molloy tells the story of her Daddy's (Eddie Collins) multi-colored beehives-a tradition started by Connie and her sister and carried on by the Whitehouse, Texas high school art class students. See her story on pages 721-722.
July Cover 2011
The stunning photo of a honey bee on a sunflower was taken by Paul Kozak in front of Dyce Laboratory for honey bee studies, Ithaca, New York. Paul is the Provincial Apiarist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, in Guelph, Ontario.
June Cover 2011
Tibor I. Szabo from Puslinch, Ontario took this beautiful photo of a honey bee on a purple coneflower.
May Cover 2011
Beekeeper Fred Rossman examines five frame nucs in a pine forest near Moultrie, GA. Read Larry Connor's article on Rossman Apiaries beginning on page 493.
April Cover 2011
Alfred Edmund Brehm, 1829-1884, a German Zoologist, natural history illustrator and writer, did this beautiful swarm illustration. We thank Peter Borst for sending the illustration to accompany his interesting article on swarming in this issue.
March Cover 2011
Kodua Galieti of Kodua Photography took these beautiful pollen photos. See her press release on page 223 of this issue. Web:
www.Koduaphotography.com
February Cover 2011
Paul Kozak, provincial apiarist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Guelph, Ontario, took this beautiful winter apiary scene photo. Paul says the location is the home yard of the Dyce Lab for Honey Bee Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
January Cover 2011
The brilliant redbud blooms abundantly in season with fruit trees, providing nectar and pollen for the bees. This beautiful photo was taken by Tibor Szabo, 309 Hume Rd., RR 1, Puslinch, Ontario N0B 2J0 Canada.
December Cover 2010
Hives overwintering in Ontario, Canada. Photo by Tibor Szabo, 309 Hume Rd., RR I, Puslinch, Ontario, Canada.
November Cover 2010
A honey bee and a yellow-faced bumble bee share a purple coneflower. This beautiful photo was taken by Kathy Keatley Garvey at the newly opened Honey Bee Haven garden on the UC-Davis Campus. See story and more photos in this issue.
October Cover 2010
Honey bee foraging on Comfrey flowers (Symphytum spp.). Tibor Szabo, RR I, Puslinch, Ontario, Canada N0B 2J0 took this excellent photo.
September Cover 2010
Honey bee collecting pollen and nectar from a white aster. This beautiful photo was taken by Tibor Szabo, RR I, Puslinch, Ontario, Canada.
August Cover 2010
Kathy Keatley Garvey, communications specialist, UC-Davis Dept. of Entomology, took this beautiful photo of a honey bee on seaside daisies at the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on campus. The grand opening for the Haagen-Dazs bee garden is scheduled for Sept. 11, 2010. Read more on page 721 of this issue.
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