Below are example spreads from various 2023 issues. The caption indicates which one.
Note: All tables are done by hand. Some diagrams and images need to be recreated by hand. Anything recreated is indicated in the caption.
October 2023 / Yellow-legged Hornet in North America - What Does This Mean for Beekeepers? / Gard Otis
June 2023 / U.S. Honey Industry Report - 2022 / USDA Reports with Supplemental by Kim Flottum
Note about Otis Article (Above)
This article was given to us, formatted, and designed on the print due date after proofs had already been created by the printer. There are times when I need to quickly change articles at the last minute for multiple reasons. In this case, it was a very important breaking story.
Note about Industry Report (Above)
This is a yearly article that we provide that takes USDA government reports and makes them more digestible for the average person. I had to take multiple reports with various information and find the data to update these tables. The previous designer created tables using tabs only so I had to completely remake every single table.
May 2023 / How to Inspect & Evaluate Your Hive / David Burns
October 2023 / Empowering Beekeepers - The Eastern Apicultural Society's Annual Conference / David Burns
December 2023 / Study Hall - An Interview with Keith Delaplane / Jerry Hayes with Transcription from Barb Bloetscher (Special Interview Issue)
October 2023 / Bee Good to your Berries / Ross Courtney
June 2023 / Selecting Land for Your Bee Colonies / Ettamarie Peterson
May 2023 / VSH Traits in Honey Bees - It Mite be a Solution / Jeff Kennedy
December 2023 / What's All the Buzz About Buckeye Poisoning? / Kathy Keatley Garvey
August 2023 / Ahh! To Have the Right Equipment / James Masucci
August 2023 / The Tremble Dance - A Call for Help! / Thomas Seeley
August 2023 / Image Gallery
Note about Image Gallery (Above)
I had an idea to start an image contest in 2022. This idea came from multiple months when we were struggling to find an image for the cover. So, for this contest, subscribers could send in any images that pertain to the theme and we would consider them as cover options (when large enough at 300dpi) and the image gallery. The individuals whose images we used would get some free issues of the magazine added to their subscription.
December 2023 / Building My 2023 Layens Hive / Tony Seitz
May 2023 / Soils are Important to Honey Plants and Bee Locations - Part 1 / Michael Johnston (pH chart recreated)
pH Tolerances graph recreated
December 2023 / Minding Your Bees and Cues: an Interview with Anne Turnham / Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel (Special Interview Issue)
November 2023 / Method to Evaluate the Parameter Phenotype of the Queens / Pablo Montesinos Arraiz
November 2023 / Getting By with a Little Help from My Friends - A Pollinator Restoration Journey Part 1 / Jeff Kennedy
February 2023 / Study Hall / Jerry Hayes
August 2023 / Beekeepers as Citizen Scientists / David Burns
January 2023 / Reckless Courage - Birds and Bees / Jeff Kennedy
April 2023 / Honey Recipe - Dark Chocolate Mousse / Shana Archibald