Beeline November 2019
November 2019 MSBA Fall 2019 Meeting, Elections and Honey Show MSBA 2019 Board of Directors
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News from the Apiary Inspectors, November 2019
Cybil Preston, State Apiary Inspector, MDA Phone 410-841-5920, Fax 841-5835, Cell 410-562-3464 The Summer/Fall Drought was brutal. Colonies of bees cruised right through their stores or were not able to gather a fall goldenrod or fall aster flow because the plants were struggling in to the extremely dry weather. Fall Crashes I am again seeing a large number of “Fall Crash or “Fall Dwindle:” mostly seeing poor or spotty brood patterns. Pupae are being removed or partial removal in large numbers, Read More …
President’s Message, November 2019
My term as MSBA President will end on December 31, so this is my last message. I have thoroughly enjoyed serving as President and working with the MSBA Board. I especially want to thank those who have done most, if not all, of the hard work, Kim Mehalick (VP) for all of the great speakers, Toni Burnham (Secretary) for keeping me on track, and Allen Hayes for the advice and guidance. All of you have made me look good. I Read More …
2019 Fall Meeting November 02
Honey Show! Elections! PLUS: What every beekeeper needs to know about Bee Sting Allergies! PLUS, Epi-Pen Guidelines, Good Samaritan Laws, & Protecting… Read More …
MSBA Website Adds MORE Services
MSBA now has special web pages to help you connect with other beekeepers and the public. Checkout these great NEW FEATURES…
… “LOCAL HONEY FOR SALE”….
“BUY/SELL BEES”… “MSBA ONLINE DIRECTORY”, and a lot more
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Beekeeping News and Notes
Making the news… HOW HONEY BEE Clumps Withstand the Wind… Common WEED KILLER (Glyphosate) May Impact Honey Bee Mortality… ROYAL JELLY is not just superfood, it’s SUPER GLUE Read More …
Free Bee Art
The Art Institute of Chicago has made public 82,000+ high resolution digital images of paintings, prints and other artifacts. All are completely free to download and reuse. I typed “bee” into the search engine and was delighted to find this gem of a print from hundreds of hits. This is from 1578 by Joannes Stradanus, a Flemish artist who Read More …
Humor
“You’re not going to find anything in your price range that isn’t full of bees.”
Inspector’s Report
What a crazy weather year! I was hearing about swarms all the way into September…WEIRD!!!!
Unfortunately I am again seeing a large number of “Fall Crash or “Fall Dwindle.” Without opening the beehive you’d think it is a fairly strong because robbing bees can make the hive look industrious. Some symptoms are more than a handful of dead bees in front of the hive with normal activity inside: upon inspection no bees at all meaning no brood no nothing. Some of these hives were treated for mites some were not. My diagnosis is that this is mite/viral load-related. Read More …
President’s Message
As I look out the windows of my truck traveling to my bee yards, I know that it is fall based on the calendar; however, the trees aren’t showing many signs of fall and the temperatures aren’t really fall like either. Once again, the weather is not reading the books. Either way, the bees need to be put to bed for winter – feed them so they are heavy, put on mouse guards, and kill the mites. Many beekeepers do more, many do less and we all hope for Read More …