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Greetings Hello,
We are meeting, in person at the Olive Free Library! Tuesday March 21st, 5:45 pm. (The Library closes at 7).
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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
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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.
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Queen 16 Days, Worker 21 Days, Drone 24 Days...Capped at 9th Day...
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Pls 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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Photos VIDEO of the Month...
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Bees in the News...
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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.
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LOW GENETIC DIVERSITY IN BEES
DNA Research Finds Low Genetic Diversity Among U.S. Honey Bees
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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.
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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.
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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...
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Resources:
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. 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.
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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 (Repeated Again from the Last Two Months)
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