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TRUST THE BEES!

Schietwetter!

We are meeting, in person at the Olive Free Library! Tuesday March 21st, 5:45 pm. (The Library closes at 7).

Where: Olive Free Library :-)

Cold, dark, wintry, damp. Brrrr! But your bees are up to something. Come talk about what is going on in your hives. Ask some questions. ;-) Bzzzzz

REFERENCES

Just added a link to SABA, Southern Adirondack Beekeepers. WOnderful events, lectures, presentations, articles from movers and shakers in teh beekeeping world. Worth a look. Links at end of newsletter in the Resources section.



Queen 16 Days, Worker 21 Days, Drone 24 Days...Capped at 9th Day...



Pls check the Resources section below...


For more information:
www.beeimprovement.com
914.213.2303

If you have any topics, ideas, selling bee equipment, or questions, feel free to contact us at BeeGroup@HVHiives.com.

Keep on BZZZzzz'n...

Photos VIDEO of the Month...

CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO VIDEO OF BEES ON POLLEN FEEDER.

Bees in the News...

GET TO KNOW TROPILAELAPS MITES, ANOTHER SERIOUS PARASITE

In a new review article published in the Journal of Economic Entomology, a group of entomologists profile Tropilaelaps, a genus of mites found in Asia that parasitizes honey bees and could pose a threat to global European honey bee populations if it is introduced into new areas.. Click Here to read more.

LOW GENETIC DIVERSITY IN BEES

DNA Research Finds Low Genetic Diversity Among U.S. Honey Bees


CLICK HERE for more.

EVENT: Dr. Medhat Nasr, "Bee Queens: a Peach vs a Lemon"


Recent surveys of winter losses in Canada showed one of the top three causes of high colony mortality is poor queen quality.To address this problem, many Canadian beekeepers rely on importing queens for making new colonies. Although this is a common practice; Saskatchewan beekeepers have been active in raising their own queens.


CLICK HERE for more...

EAST PALESTINE, OHIO BEEKEEPER TOXIN CONCERNS

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — The owner of Hilltop Honey Farm in East Palestine said that since the train derailment three weeks ago, he’s worried that the label on his product will deter people from buying from him.

CLICK HERE for more.

Honeybee Breeds

    Honeybees are usually selected for their positive traits which are passed down from the queen and the drones she mated with. There are pros and cons for each breeds’ traits. This is a fair, very generalized representation of their trait potentials. These are just trait tendencies. Not all bee breeds/colonies always behave in these manners...

    CLICK HERE to read on...

    Resources:

    SABA (Southern Adirondack Beekeepers)
    SABA
    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.

    A SAD DAY IN THE BEE YARD...
    Very good Case Study on the Collapse of a Hive and what the signs are. You need to see this. Very good photos. Opens a PDF in a new window .... https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NvP-olm7vwMxPVH-Oi1CNHH70Wq913ym/view

    Bee Biology
    Basic Bee Biology from the University of Georgia
    Pictures of Bee Anatomy
    Honey Bees Identification, Biology, and Lifecycle
    Honey Bee Biology, Part 1: The Digestive System

    NY Bee Wellness: https://nybeewellness.org/

    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. I sent a sample down a month ago and my hive was loaded with mites -- in December! 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.

    Fat Bees Skinny Bees
    Talks about nutrition for your bees. This will impact how your bees can fight off disease and ultimately survive.
    Click Here for the Powerpoint.
    Click Here for the Manual.



    For Honeybee information, videos, podcasts and workshops please visit the links below. Workshops are being updated as we speak!
    HVHIVES.com
    BeeImprovement.com

    Dave Cushman Beekeeping Website maintained by Roger Patterson.
    Go to Dave-Cushman.net

    With Special Thanks for providing the Venue: Olive Free Library

    A Quick Reference Guide to Honey Bee Parasites, Pests, Predators, and Diseases https://extension.psu.edu/a-quick-reference-guide-to-honey-bee-parasites-pests-predators-and-diseases

    Welsh Beekeepers Association Bee Disease Guide: It is important for all beekeepers to be familiar with the appearance of healthy worker brood, in order to recognise abnormalities which may indicate the presence of disease.

    Honey Bee Healthy Recipe

    NOSEMA: Treatment Procedure. Don't forget to treat for Nosema! Click Here for procedure.

    HONEYBEE LIFE CYCLE - Very Important to know. This is the building block of understanding your hives.
    Click Here for video...
    Click here for chart and discussion.

    Queen 16 Days, Worker 21 Days, Drone 24 Days...

    These are a Few Videos that You May Find of Interest (I particularly like the Skep video!

    Tony Jefferson – “Never Waste a Queen Cell”

    Small Scale Queen Rearing - Roger Patterson

    Well-mated Queens Produce the Busiest Bees by Heather Mattila

    Reading a Hive - Kirsten Traynor

    Skep Beekeeping in the Heathland - 1978

    Biology of the Honey Bee

    NY Bee Wellness - Diagnostics (Repeated Again from the Last Two Months)

    Hive Inspection Protocol


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