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HOPEWELL — An estimated 300 to 400 beekeepers are poised to descend on the Finger Lakes Community College campus this Saturday. They'll be attending the largest one-day beekeeping conference in upstate New York, according to Master Beekeeper Ben Carpenter of Hungry Bear Farms in ...

LONGMEADOW - Starting next month, amateur beekeepers in Longmeadow will have to notify neighbors of their hobby, and demonstrate that communication to town officials. The Longmeadow Board of Health approved the regulations at a meeting this month. They go into effect April 15. The move comes ...

Colorado State University is one of 16 grantee organizations who received a total of $7 million in FFAR funding toward research and technology development addressing the social and economic challenges faced by beekeepers, farmers, ranchers, private businesses and others to contribute to a healthy ...

Warchol has held every office you can hold with the Worcester County Beekeepers Association and is now its program director. People can help bees by planting pollinator-friendly plants and letting meadows grow so the milkweed and golden rod mature and bloom, he said. If you find a swarm of bees, ...

A master beekeeper in Albany removed hundreds of honeybees that were swarming on the ground behind a Dougherty County EMS station. (Source: WALB) ...

The 2018 TechOvation Award was presented to Beekeeper by Hospitality Technology Next Generation during the HT-NEXT award ceremony in San Diego last week. The TechOvation Award recognizes companies for innovative products new to the marketplace in 2017 or coming in 2018. Beekeeper ...

When urban beekeeper Susan Rudnicki learned in October she could no longer use a corner of the Manhattan Beach public works yard for her honey bee ... works with a subsidiary called the Bee Emergency Response Team, which has relationships with area beekeepers who receive rescued bee hives.

Some Wisconsin beekeepers are reporting high losses of bees this winter because of a parasite that infests hives and kills developing bees. Kent Pegorsch, president of the Wisconsin Honey Producers Association, told Wisconsin Public Radio that beekeepers had difficulty controlling varroa mites last year.

OTTAWA –The Illinois Valley Beekeepers Association (IVBA) will meet at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 9 in Ottawa. Anyone interested in beekeeping and wishing to learn more is welcome to attend. Meetings are free and open to the public. Discussions this month will include Honey Bee Package installation, ...

Beekeeper Diane Busch will be the speaker at the Ramona Garden Club meeting on Wednesday, March 14. ... A beekeeper for 16 years, Diane Busch will suit up to talk about the benefits of bees in the garden. ... She will suit up in a beekeeper outfit and explain everything that is involved with a hive.

In fact, the association is sponsoring a beginners beekeeper class, which has had about 90 people in attendance so far. The classes are being taught by Joyce Frey from the Tygarts Valley Conservation District, and subject matter covers honey bee biology, beekeeping equipment, how to introduce bees to ...

For years, Wisconsin beekeepers have been fighting the impacts of varroa mites. Liz Meils, state apiarist for the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, said the state doesn't start hive inspections until May. But she said over the last five to 10 years, beekeepers have been dealing ...

The Wyoming County Beekeepers will host a meeting with information on how to get started with beekeeping. ARTICLE OPTIONS. A A. print this article. e-mail this article. The Wyoming County Beekeepers will host a meeting with information on how to get started with beekeeping. The program, “Beehives ...

For experienced beekeepers, bring in anything bee/honey related that you want to sell or trade. Some suggestions are: smokers, inner covers/candy board, covers, bottom boards, extra boxes you may have and don't use. Last year they had an extractor and it went fast. How about a dozen of your favorite ...

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"There's a lot of interest now," beekeeper Rose Leedle said, "People are getting more aware that the bee population is declining." Leedle and her husband Doug run Leedle Houme Bees in Mulkeytown. She said the increasing popularity of beekeeping has given rise to a new problem. People have began ...

Every time I get in a hive, I learn something new,” said Thompson, a beekeeper who has made it her mission to educate the public about the tiny winged wonders. “And as a superorganism ... This requires beekeepers to move hives at night once all the bees have returned to the hive. “So we were moving ...

STOCKTON — Boggs Tract Community Farm beekeeper George Dale has a problem with the 2007 computer-animated comedy film “Bee Movie.” “Pretty much everything in that movie is completely false, except for the fact that bees make honey,” he said. “And it shows the guys doing everything, no. It's all the girls — boys don't do anything.” For 10 years, Dale has been a beekeeper, and while caring for several hives at the urban farm in the Boggs Tract neighborhood ...

The 2018 TechOvation Award was presented yesterday to Beekeeper by Hospitality Technology Next Generation (HTNG) during the HT-NEXT Award Ceremony in San Diego. The TechOvation Award recognizes companies for innovative products new to the marketplace from 2017 or coming in 2018. Beekeeper earned the coveted award for its workplace app that digitizes hospitality workers who don't sit behind a traditional desk and don't have access to work email.

MEPs urge the EU and its member states to invest more in protecting bee health, fighting honey adulteration and supporting beekeepers. The EU ... “The Parliament has today proposed a survival strategy for our bees and beekeepers and a plan to increase transparency for our consumers by replacing the current misleading and therefore unacceptable label "Blend of EU and non-EU honeys" with a clear indication of countries that the honeys come from - including the ...

VAN BUREN, Ark. (KNWA) - Spring officially starts on Tuesday, which means local beekeepers are preparing for their busy season. "It's part art and it is part science," explains Beekeeper Michael Mahar. When Spring has sprung, it's time for Mahar to check on his workers. "Basically now we start managing them," he says. "We add boxes which gives them more space to grow and hoping they put enough food away for when winter comes again." First there was one.

In order to help keep the bee population up more than 300 people from across the state of Texas came out to the Central Texas Beekeeping school in Brenham to learn the in's and outs of beekeeping. "It's very important that we keep the bees, bee population up so our crops are pollinated," said Kelling. "We want to educate hobby bee keepers about how really easy it is to keep bees, you can keep them in your back yard," said Chris Casada, owner of Brenham Bees.

Most beekeepers harvest in fall, after the bees have had all summer to make it. “Bees make honey for themselves. They gather when there is an abundance of nature. … The need honey to survive winter, drought or rain, when nothing is blooming or when they can't get out of the hive,” Tuchman said. The quality of the honey is important to bees, he said, because it allows them to survive the barren winter. That's why a beekeeper should not harvest honey in the fall, ...

Beekeepers ask residents who see honey bee swarms to call. Share. Shares. Copy Link. Copy. {copyShortcut} to ... We're just days away from the first day of Spring and as temperatures start to warm up, local beekeepers are warning folks that you may start to see swarms of honey bees pop up on your property. The swarm may be hanging from a tree or some ... Jim Tedder is a beekeeper who lives in Winston-Salem. He said a swarm can be made up of anywhere ...

Horticulture students at the National Botanic Garden of Wales have been among the first to try out Ian's suit for their beekeeping modules. “It will be of great help to those being introduced to beekeeping who may be worried about being stung,” said NBGW trainer Lynda Christie. Ian next plans to produce children's sized suits. “We need younger people to take up beekeeping and bring it into the 21st century,” he said. “But it is difficult; the average beekeeper seems to ...

By Teruo Miyazawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer A noticeable increase in beekeepers (see below) has been causing a buzz around the country, with the central and local governments providing support for increased production of honeybees essential for growing many fruits and vegetables. The number of hobbyist beekeepers is also increasing. “Being able to raise honeybees in winter is one of Okinawa's strengths. The number of beehive shipments and the ...

"Let them know what's involved, price of equipment, the ups and downs of beekeeping - just get them exposed," said David Buck with the Central Mississippi Beekeepers Association. The downs: It's hot in Mississippi, and the suit doesn't let much of a breeze in, and the equipment can be heavy and ...