Monthly Archives: February 2012

New World Carniolan Stock Maintenance Protocol

Posted on February 27, 2012 by ed

In May 2003 Ed completed Sue Cobey’s Queen Rearing course at the University of Ohio. At the time Sue had uploaded her New World Carniolan Stock Maintenance Protocol to her web site. Sue is now at the University of California … Continue reading →

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Beekeeper in NC receives SARE Grant

Posted on February 23, 2012 by ed

  Here is an article which describes the Beekeeper SARE grant Ryan Higgs received  (Blue Ridge Apiaries, Hudson, NC) to evaluate Minnesota Hygienic, New World Carniolan and Russian honeybee stocks. The study is designed to help Southeastern beekeepers make better informed … Continue reading →

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Better Bee Genetics with Local Honey Bee Queens

Posted on February 19, 2012 by ed

Guest Post - Len Klinker:  Past President, Central Jersey Beekeepers Association Before I give a few thoughts on long-term solutions for honeybee problems in NJ, I’d like to introduce myself.  I am Len Klinker and have been a backyard beekeeper since … Continue reading →

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Apiary Record Keeping with FileMaker Pro

Posted on February 10, 2012 by ed

We moved our Apiary field paper records to an iPad 2 FileMaker Go relational database in 2011. We decided to use a relational database record keeping system because of its capability to quickly sort and view many thousand pieces of … Continue reading →

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