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Current Issue – 147, March 2022.
Edited by John Phipps, since 1984.
Published 4 times a year.
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The Beekeepers Quarterly is an international English language beekeeping journal published by Northern Bee Books since 1984. Edited by John Phipps this full colour A4 magazine has over 60 pages stuffed with the latest beekeeping news, views & research.
A strong team of correspondents from all over the world report regularly on beekeeping topics of local and global importance. Whilst its contents are directed mainly to beekeeping, the magazine also looks at the wider issues which have an impact on the craft especially as regards to the environment, farming, conservation and global warming.
Our contributors have specialised knowledge on particular aspects of beekeeping, drawn largely from their own experiences, and include both amateur and commercial beekeepers, scientists, and representatives of organisations that have an interest in beekeeping as a craft or industry.
Inside This Issue:
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EDITORIAL
Trees; Providing water for bees; Pandemics and the threat of war; & Ann Harman – a Celebration of her life and work
John Phipps, Greece -
OBITUARIES
Andrew Scobie; Alexander (Sandy) J Davidson; & Dawn Yates -
BEYOND THE VEIL
Honey bees, “wild bees”, competition and viruses . . .
Norman Carreck NDB UK -
A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE
Jeremy Barnes, USA -
FORAGING LINES
The Managed European Bees that aren’t Honey Bees: Alfalfa Leaf Cutting Bees (Megachile rotunda)
Chad D. Campbell and Margaret J. Couvillon, USA -
HONEY BEE PESTS
Braula coeca – an update
Peter Sunderland, UK -
BEESWAX
Beeswax today – for foundation?
Ann Harman, USA (2011) -
HONEY BEES AND BEEKEEPING
A Portfolio
Peter Eastland, Greece -
LOOKING BACK
Reminiscences
Nigel Hurst, Scotland -
CLIMATE CHANGE
From Different Perspectives
Kim Flottum, USA -
TREES, TREES, TREES!
Arbor-Bee-tum, Stuart Roberts, UK
The Chinese Bee Tree, Evodia daniellii, Geoff Hopkinson, NDB
Trees in my Landscape, Willie Robson, UK -
COUNTRYSIDE TALES
A Change of Attitude
Bill Clark, UK -
FREE LIVING BEES
Bees Don’t Make Honey – Teams Do
Jonathan Powell, UK -
BOOKSHELF
Bee tiger: The Death’s Head Hawk Moth through the looking glass, by Philip Howse – reviewed by Norman L Carreck NDB • An Illustrated Glossary of Honey Bee and Beekeeping Terminology Sue Remenyl • Swarming and its Control L. E. Snelgrove • Swarming Biology and Control Wally Shaw - OUR CORRESPONDENTS:
Australia – Geoff Manning
France – Job Pichon
Canada – Daryl Wright
Germany – Klaus Nowottnik & Jörg Ruther
Cyprus – Roger White
Czech Republic – Dr Vita Vydra
England – John Owen
Italy – Ilaria Baldi
Lithuania – Rimantas Zujus
Poland – Maciej Winiarski
Portugal – Antonio Pouseiro
Serbia – Predrag Cvetkovik
Russia – Vitaliy Petrovsky
Ukraine – Dr Alexander Komissar
Sweeden – Marcus Nillson
Ireland – Dara Scott
USA – Kim Flottum
Belgium – Daniel de RyckerAnd from
THE BEE FARMERS ASSOCIATION
Margaret Ginman