Nosema in Honey Bees:  Nosema disease is caused by a microorganism, Nosema apis.  This organism was classified as a protozoan for many years but is now regarded as a fungus.  This...

A monthly offering of useful hints for Pacific Northwest beekeepers This March came in like a lion, roaring with ferocious winds along the coasts and new snow on the mountains. Nonetheless, the...

The second session of the 2022 Beginning Beekeeping Course (Class 3 and Class 4) was held on Saturday, February 26 at the Chimacum Grange. Mike Duncan, a trustee on our EJBees Board and starting his...

While it’s true that no two beekeepers can seem to agree on anything, something we all seem to share is BRICKS. But then, don’t ask which end is up! Not only do bricks hold your top covers...

I don’t know about you, but as a kid, I always associated that lovely word, proboscis, with elephants…well, maybe later on with tapirs, aardvarks, echidnas, and other such exotic creatures I read...

WHY FEED — In NEW hives, the role of feeding is to help bees build new comb. It is not to fill up the hive with sugar syrup.* In OLDER hives, the role of feeding is to make sure that the bees...