HeyJaredWes Bommer Columnist
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 2
- Latest publication
- Aug 25, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Postandcourier
- Top 50K sites
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 28, 2026
Latest articles
BOMMER'S BEES: Bees begin preparing for winter, sample fall pollens (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Why are we talking about winter bees in August? The eggs that the queen will lay — the eggs she is laying now — will carry us through the winter. Bees that were born earlier in the year will only live 45 days or so. The overall health of these bees must be held to a hard standard. Pest levels must be kept at a minimum. Supplemental feeding may be necessary to support the health of the hive. Our winters are tough on the bees, as our weather may be in the 30s one day and in the 60s the next day. B
BOMMER'S BEES: Bees find alternate nectar sources during the dearth (opens the original)
Read excerpt
What is a dearth? It is a time in the summer when pollen and nectar are almost nonexistent. What can the beekeeper do during this time? Beekeepers have a number of ways to supply pollen substitute through various feeding types. Good management means there should still be some honey left on the hive from the spring honey flow; however, when in doubt feeding with sugar water or high fructose corn syrup may be needed as a supplement. Mite sampling should be accomplished and treated if needed. Next
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Not enough subject data for this period yet.
Audience
Top 50K sites
For Postandcourier, the outlet · Measured Aug 1, 2026
Website popularity band, not a count of readers or article views.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.