Advertising Manager -Marta Menn Publishing Department -Dianne Behnke & Susan Nichols Editor -Eugene Makovec info@americanbeejournal.com www.americanbeejournal.com subscriptions@americanbeejournal.com DEPARTMENTS From the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1063 Letters to the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . 1065 News and Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1069 Classified Advertising . . . . . . . . . . 1163 Advertising Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1166 Volume 160 No. 10 CONTENTS ARTICLES October 2020 • Autumn Reads: Book reviews Carol Hrusovszky and Eugene Makovec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1085 • The Gold Rush and the Honey Bee Peter L Borst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1097 • Darwin, Design, and the Honey Bee, Part 2: The morality of the hive Piers J. Hale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1103 • Questing for the Wonder Bee, Part 2: The Hilo bee project M.E.A. McNeil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1120 • Refining the Mite Wash, Part 4: Comparing the release agents Randy Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1127 • The Small Hive Beetle in North Florida Lee Bushong and Worrel Diedrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1139 • Historical Beekeeping Photos Peter L Borst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1145 • Do You Smoke? How to keep that smoker going Tina Sebestyen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1149 • Monitoring Honey Bee Colony Activities with a Temperature Sensor Grid, Part 1 Frank Linton, Anna Stumme, Brett Padula, Gail Ifshin, Gregory Behrmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1151 • Honey Bee Commemorative Envelope: 40-year anniversary Karen Nielsen Lorence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1159 • Should I Turn My Hobby into a Business? Some pros and cons to consider David E. MacFawn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1161 David Thomas pauses with his hives in the Hawaiian coffee in Ka’u. Although coffee benefits from pollination with earlier, larger crops, bees aren’t typically rented — possibly because of the abundance of natural pollinators and managed bees. For Thomas, the richness of tropical forage on the island makes up for it. Read about David’s part in the Hilo VSH bee project on page 1120. Credit: Danielle Downey/Project Apis m The Classroom Jamie Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1079 Beekeeping Basics: Biosecurity in the bee yard Meghan Milbrath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1093 The Curious Beekeeper: A sinister tale of cemetery honey Rusty Burlew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1109 Beekeeping, Past and Present: Queen Introduction, Part 5: The effects of a second queen Wyatt A. Mangum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1115 Notes from the Lab: Pollination shortfalls Scott McArt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1135 The American Bee Journal ISSN 0002-7626 COLUMNS THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL (ISSN 002-7626) is published monthly at American Bee Journal, 51 S. 2nd Street, Hamilton, IL 62341. Periodicals Postage Paid at Hamilton, IL and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to American Bee Journal, 51 S. 2nd Street, Hamilton, IL 62341. In the United States , $29.00 a year; two years, $55.00 and three years, $78.00. Canada $47.00 a year; two years $90.00. Foreign $54.00 a year; two years $99.00. Subscriptions stop at expiration date printed on label. Available in microfilm form at moderate prices by writing to National Archive Publishing Co., 300 N. Zeeb Road, P.O. Box 998, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106. ©Copyright Dadant & Sons, Inc., 2019. All rights reserved, printed in USA. The Publishers cannot guarantee advertisements in this magazine, but we ask that any advertising complaints be made known to us, so we can further check the company’s reliability. Opinions expressed in articles are not necessarily those of the publisher. American Bee Journal, 51 S. 2nd St., Hamilton, IL 62341. (888) 922-1293. Fax (217) 847-3660. ON THE COVER October 2020 1059
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