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Bee Season is Here!! I hope this finds you well! :-)
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The next BeeGroup Meeting is upon us!
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The next meeting is Monday, FEBRUARY 17th, 6.30pm, the third Monday of the month at the Olive Free Library. It is President's Day, but the Library is open. We all look forward to seeing you all, and hopefully you all look forward to seeing all the other beekeepers...
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As always, something to listen to whilst your read on... Opens a new window.
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In light of the Beekeeping classes listed below with Roger Patterson's visit and as a guest lecturer in some of these courses, the May BeeGroup Meeting will be moved to the second Monday in May so that Roger can attend and speak. Not bad, eh? To that end, the May BeeGroup Meeting will be Monday, May 11th. How can you miss this?
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Available this spring are the following beekeeping classes for all levels of beekeeper. Tom Sotiridy, Rob Overton and special guest professor, Roger Patterson, Master Beekeeper in the UK, will be visiting in May. It is advised you sign up quickly as space is limited and should fill up fairly quickly.
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Please click on the linked headlines for more info and to sign up.
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MAY 19 9 AM-3 PM
MAY 20. 9 AM-3 PM
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Locally bred and locally acclimatized. No Florida package sh#$ here!
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A new beekeeping blog from Tom Sotiridy.
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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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If you have any topics, ideas, selling bee equipment, or questions, feel free to contact us at BeeGroup@HVHiives.com.
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Please whitelist beegroup@hvhives.com to ensure proper mail delivery from Hudson Valley Hives.
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Honey Bees in the Wild - PART 1 - What can we learn from them? by Roger Patterson
A lecture given at the 2017 National Honey Show
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Rewilding the honeybee with log hives
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VERY INTERESTING... Short film about "Rewilding the honeybee with log hives". Making Log Hives for wild bees with Matt Somerville. The course took place over a weekend at Tangley in Hampshire in March 2017. CLICK HERE to view video...
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The Artwork Of Bees Can Be Absolutely Stunning
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It's what happens if you leave it to the bees and do not put frames in the box. CLICK HERE to read on...
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Mite-destroying gut bacterium might help save vulnerable honey bees
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The world’s honey bees are facing an unprecedented crisis. Since the 1940s, the number of honey bee hives in the United States has dropped from 6 million to 2.5 million. A combination of colony-killing mites, viral pathogens, and possibly pesticides is largely to blame. Now, researchers are tapping an unusual ally in the fight to bring the bees back: a bacterium that lives solely in their guts. CLICK HERE to read on...
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BEEKEEPING 101: MANY LEARN HOW TO RELIEVE STRESS AND SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT
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Relieving stress and saving the environment. Those are just two reasons established beekeepers are encouraging others to take up what they say is a community service. CLICK HERE to read on...
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THE NEWEST STRATEGY FOR SAVING BEES IS REALLY, REALLY OLD
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In northwestern India, the Himalaya Mountains rise sharply out of pine and cedar forests. The foothills of the Kullu Valley are blanketed with apple trees beginning to bloom. It’s a cool spring morning, and Lihat Ram, a farmer in Nashala village, shows me a small opening in a log hive propped against his house. Stout black-and-yellow native honeybees — Apis cerana — fly in and out. CLICK HERE to view video...
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Resources:
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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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Where: Olive Free Library, West Shokan
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When: 3rd Monday of the Month - 6:30PM
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Hudson Valley Hives is a beekeeping group that meets at the Olive Free Library on a monthly basis and discuss all things beekeeping. The meeting is driven by members questions and sharing experiences with the goal of spreading timely knowledge among fellow beekeepers. It is very informal and we welcome anyone interested to participate. If you are just thinking about getting started in beekeeping, a new beekeeper, or a seasoned beekeeper, you will benefit from the group discussions. There is no membership fee. The Olive Free Library graciously provides a meeting place for our group and we encourage you to make a donation to the library if you find the BeeGroup helpful.
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