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Honey bees and canola. Steve Roth Angela Dansby OUT OF THE PAST 30 THE FUTURE OF BEEKEEPER The representa on and symbolic meaning of the honey bee through MEETINGS 65 me. Reprinted with permission from The Beekeepers Quarterly. What needs to happen? Isabella Hopkinson John Miller DELICIOUS HORNET 35 FUNGICIDES AND BEE DECLINE 68 Taste like French fries. Do fungicides have an ac ve role in Winter decline. Kathy Keatley Garvey Etienne Bruneau SPLIT MY COLONY? 40 HONEY BEES POLLINATE Five easy steps. TRADE OPPORTUNITIES 71 Katy Evans It’s not honey! Andrea Durkin BEE VET 43 Emerging disease in the shadows, Tropilaelosis. ASSESSING PESTICIDE EXPOSURE Dr. Tracy Farone RISK TO MASON BEES 74 This group of pollinators has been somewhat overlooked in this area. BEFORE VARROA THE DEADLY Christine Fortuin THREAT WAS TRACHEAL MITES 51 They came, they conquered, and then what? DR. TOM SEELEY’S EVOLUTIONARY M.E.A. McNeil ADAPTEDNESS 77 Is there progress? THE “PROVENTRICULUS” 56 David MacFawn Honey bee stomach fi ltering valve. Graham Kingham ALICE’S HEALING HERBAL SALVE 86 An easy and excellent way to use beeswax. BEEMAIL 59 Alice Eckles Inbox answers. Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Executive Publisher – Brad Root Associate Publisher, Senior Editor – Jerry Hayes, [email protected], Ext. 3214 Assistant Editor, Design – Kathy Summers, [email protected], Ext. 3215 Social Media, Event Specialist & Subscription Coordinator – Amanda DeSimone, [email protected], Ext. 3255 Advertising – Jean Newcombe, [email protected], Ext. 3216 Contributors Clarence Collison • James E. Tew • Kim Lehman • Jay Evans Connie Krochmal • Jessica Louque • Toni Burnham • Ross Conrad • Jennifer Berry • Ed Colby POSTMASTER: Send address changes to BEE CULTURE, The A.I. Root Co., 623 W. Liberty St., Medina, OH 44256 Subscription Information U.S., one year, $25; two years, $48. Newsstand price: $4.99. All other countries, (U.S. Currency only), $20.00 per year additional for postage. Digital Edition $15. Send remittance by money order, bank draft, express money order, or check or credit card. Bee Culture (ISSN 1071-3190), September 2020, Volume 148, Issue 9, is published monthly by The A.I. Root Co., 623 W. Liberty Street, Medina, OH 44256. Periodicals Postage Paid at Medina, OH and additional mailing offi ces. Subscriptions, Book Orders – www.BeeCulture.com • [email protected] – Advertising 800.289.7668, Ext. 3216; [email protected] Honey bee on Canola. See story on pg. Published by The A.I. Root Co. Copyright© 2020. All rights reserved. 62. Photo by Karen Sowers. 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Connie Krochmal FOUND IN TRANSLATION 36 Parasites with minds of their own. Jay Evans BIGGER PICTURE 84 Keeping honey on hand. A CLOSER LOOK – FAT BODY Jessica Louque FUNCTIONS 47 The fat body is found mainly in the abdominal cavity of the MY ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM 89 individuals – larvae, pupae and imago. The backyard. Clarence Collison James E. Tew SYNTHETIC WAX 66 BOTTOM BOARD 96 BetterComb and the demise of 100% beeswax. Message to the faithful. Ross Conrad Ed Colby Page 89 In Every Month – Honeycomb Hannah 9 What’s going on in the hive. Mailbox 10 From The Editor