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Lies, damned lies, and beekeeping statistics: Paul Honigmann

February 13, 2026 Ann Chilcott 11 Comments

Introduction Firstly I want to thank everyone for supporting this website. It’s fun to be number one for a week…

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Posted in: Bee Watching, Beekeeping Education, Busting beekeeping myths, Swarm behaviour, Thoughtful Beekeeping Filed under: beekeeping statistics, challenging beekeeping beliefs, Challenging beekeeping tradition, local beekeeping, nature-based beekeeping, Parondo's paradox

The Biggest Beekeeping Myth Busted by Bailey.

June 21, 2024 Ann Chilcott 8 Comments

I’m writing on the summer Solstice, June 20th. I thought it was always the 21st, but Susan Jardine is a…

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Posted in: Busting beekeeping myths, Chronic Bee Paralysis Virus., diseases Filed under: Bee paralysis, Dr Leslie Bailey myth buster, Isle of Wight Disease revealed, tracheal mites

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