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Greetings Hello,
The March BeeGroup meeting will take place this Tuesday, March 18, at the Olive Free Library at 6:00 PM. The weather has finally allowed for a few days of good flying for the bees. Please get out there and make sure your bees have plenty of food. They are raising brood now and are using stores at a much higher rate.
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This meeting will be an opportunity to continue our discussion of spring plans, review our winter results, and address any questions from those planning to start beekeeping this season. So come with your questions! :-) It won't be long before swarming is here (started in North Carolina) so get prepared now.
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If the weather is cooperative, next month could be our first bee yard meeting....
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Queen 16 Days, Worker 21 Days, Drone 24 Days...Capped at 9th Day...
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Please check the Resources section below...
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If you have any topics, ideas, selling bee equipment, or questions, feel free to contact us at BeeGroup@HVHiives.com.
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Bees In the News...
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Adirondack beekeepers report surge in hive loss
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Over the last few months, beekeepers in the Adirondacks are seeing an unprecedented number of bee deaths.
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Cindy Elsenbeck, education coordinator with the Southern Adirondack Beekeepers Association — the largest beekeeping club in New York, serving about 400 members spread across nine counties, as well as neighboring states — lost the entirety of her operation in December.
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“We are at what is colony collapse disorder again,” she said. “We’re not (officially) calling it that, but the losses this winter are excessive.”
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Beehive sensors offer hope in saving honeybee colonies
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AUC Riverside computer science team has developed a sensor-based technology that could revolutionize commercial beekeeping by reducing colony losses and lowering labor costs.
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Called the Electronic Bee-Veterinarian, or EBV, the technology uses low-cost heat sensors and forecasting models to predict when hive temperatures may reach dangerous levels. The system provides remote beekeepers with early warnings, allowing them to take preventive action before their colonies collapse during extreme hot or cold weather or when the bees cannot regulate their hive temperature because of disease, pesticide exposure, food shortages, or other stressors.
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Bee Humor...
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Photos of the Month...
We are always looking for photos to share in the newsletter. Please email your photos to beegroup@hvhives.com.
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Things to dream about as we anxiously wait for Spring :-)
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Resources:
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Critical Thinking Beekeeping
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Rob Overton presentation to Wake County Beekeepers
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Commercial Queens-Nosema and Low Sperm Count
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Constructive Beekeeping - Ed Clark, 1918
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SABA (Southern Adirondack Beekeepers)
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Lots of great information from this Club's website, many articles, and many lectures and seminars by various people in the worlds of beekeeping. Lot's of knowledge to be had here and worth your while.
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A SAD DAY IN THE BEE YARD...
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Beltsville Lab: If your bees die, God Forbid!, please send a sample to the Beltsville Lab in Maryland. The analysis is free and they will email you the results. They check for Nosema and Mites. Please share results with Rob, Tom and the BeeGroup so we can help keep tabs on what is happening in the 'hood. Thanks! CLICK HERE for details on how to submit a sample.
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Talks about nutrition for your bees. This will impact how your bees can fight off disease and ultimately survive.
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For Honeybee information, videos, podcasts and workshops please visit the links below. Workshops are being updated as we speak!
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Dave Cushman Beekeeping Website maintained by Roger Patterson.
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NOSEMA: Treatment Procedure. Don't forget to treat for Nosema! Click Here for procedure.
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HONEYBEE LIFE CYCLE - Very Important to know. This is the building block of understanding your hives.
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Queen 16 Days, Worker 21 Days, Drone 24 Days...
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These are a Few Videos that You May Find of Interest (I particularly like the Skep video!
NY Bee Wellness - Diagnostics
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