1. What is the best way to introduce a queen into a colony? Updated: May 14, 2012
2. How can I prevent small hive beetles from injuring my honey bee colony? Updated: May 14, 2012
3. What are small hive beetles and where did they come from? Updated: May 14, 2012
4. What kind of damage can the small hive beetle cause in honey bee colonies? Updated: May 14, 2012
5. How can I tell the difference between small hive beetle larvae and wax moth larvae? Updated: May 14, 2012
6. Where would you expect to find the various life stages of the small hive beetle within an apiary? Updated: May 14, 2012
7. What steps can beekeepers take to protect their colonies from pesticide injury? Updated: April 18, 2012
8. How can farmers, gardeners and applicators reduce risks of honey bee injury from pesticide applications? Updated: April 18, 2012
9. Which pesticide formulations are least hazardous to honey bees? Updated: April 18, 2012
10. I have honey bees in a tree. Can I remove them and keep the bees? Updated: July 29, 2011
11. What are some good flowering plants to put near a vegetable garden to attract bees to help with pollination? Updated: May 01, 2011
12. If bees produce a "surplus" of honey that is harvested in the summer or early fall, why do they need to be fed sugar throughout the winter and spring? Wouldn't they ordinarily use the surplus honey? Updated: December 10, 2010
13. Why do newly installed packages of bees seem to abscond more than well-established hives? Updated: November 16, 2010
14. The drone has no father but has a grandfather. How is that? Updated: November 16, 2010
15. What are some suggestions for keeping bears out of active beehives? I live in Colorado. Updated: August 31, 2010
16. Has research been done on honey bees comparing 5.4 mm comb cell size with 4.9 mm? I have heard that small cell (4.9 mm) beekeeping can control varroa mites. Updated: March 22, 2010
17. Can a honey bee be born without the aid of a drone? Updated: December 23, 2009
18. To test the hygienic behavior of honey bee colonies, can I use dry ice (CO2) to fill the tube instead of liquid nitrogen. Updated: November 23, 2009
19. What is causing the decline of honey bee populations? Updated: November 11, 2009
20. Are bumble bees better pollinators than honey bees? Updated: November 11, 2009
21. What is the life cycle of the bumble bee? Updated: November 10, 2009
22. Is there more than one kind of bumble bee? Updated: November 10, 2009
23. How can I help native pollinators in my area? Updated: November 10, 2009
24. How can I improve the chances of honey bees pollinating my crop? Updated: November 10, 2009
25. How close should hives be placed to the crop they are to pollinate? Updated: November 10, 2009
26. What crops do not require honey bee pollination? Updated: November 10, 2009
27. How many bee hives per acre do I need to pollinate a crop? Updated: November 10, 2009
28. What plants in my vegetable garden attract or need bees? Updated: November 10, 2009
29. What nesting substrates can I prepare for blue orchard bees and other cavity-nesting bees? Updated: November 10, 2009
30. What flowers can I plant in my garden to feed native bees? Updated: November 10, 2009

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