Posts By: Peter Brezny

There were many good speakers at the summer state beekeeper’s meeting here in North Carolina.  Here are a few links I became aware of as a result of the conference.   Jon Zawislak’s performance in this video isn’t nearly as good as his presentation in person, but this is a very good talk on bee genetics…. Read more »

A common mantra of many amateur bee clubs is, “Treat and feed.” I hear this all the time, and I think that new research is showing that the ‘you must treat your bee’s’ camp, is out of touch with modern beekeeping, evolution, and nature in general (see previous posts for references).  Here’s a new paper… Read more »

This was a reply to a question that came across our local club’s mailing list (wncbees.org) but seemed worth putting here for future reference:   Heidi and Amanda, Jennifer gave a great rundown of things for you, Thanks Jennifer! Like Robin, I have also had good success performing queenless splits, where the queenless bees create… Read more »