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Instructional Beekeeping Videos

The Honey Bee Research Center at The University of Guelph located in Ontario, Canada produced 32 How-To Videos during 2016. They are excellent. ENJOY! The Honey Bee Research Center maintains populations of a hybrid strain of honey bees known as Buckfast bees. This is a man-made bee race and is a cross of many strains of bees, developed by Karl Kehrle, …

OSU/Bee Lab Varroa Mite Webinar

The Bee Lab at The Ohio State University has made available a Webinar entitled “Mite Check: Using Beekeeper Citizen Science to Transmit Bee Health Information, Not Varroa destructor” by Becky Masterman, University of Minnesota Bee Lab, Bee Squad Associate Director. A PDF handout is also available. Also check out the University of Minnesota Bee Lab’s:

Historical Bee and Beekeeping Literature

If you have noticed, our newsletter’s editor has an inclination for historical bee and beekeeping literature. If your historic interest parallels that of our editor’s, as it does mine, then I have just the links for you. The last page of January 2017 issue of the Alamance County Beekeepers Newsletter featured a copy of the last page of Volume 1 from …

Recent November Happenings

If you attended our last meeting, we were treated to four different presentations. Our President, Ira Poston, initially introduced Mr. Richard French, the coach for FIRST LEGO League team of four kids from Alamance County. The next three presentations, by 1st-year beekeepers Sally Bryan and Darrell Holt and 2nd-year beekeeper Zivon Price, were both informative and entertaining. During the Burlington …

Gibsonville Elementary School

ACB members Jennifer Welsh, Linda Leister and Geoff Leister participated in Heritage Day activities at Gibsonville Elementary School on Thursday, November 10, 2016. A presentation designed for grades Pre-K&ndash2nd grades covered basic information on honey bees and pollination. A different presentation, for 3rd, 4th & 5th graders, also included images of a natural hive, as well as ancient, traditional and …

North Carolina State Fair 2016

ACB Members Zivon Price and Sheyenne Michelizzi created the following display, delivered to the fair grounds on October 11 with the help of Ira Poston.  Zivon and Sheyenne’s display of Geoff Leister’s (#1-12) nectar and pollen producing plants received a 1st place ribbon. Geoff Leister’s black & white photo (#13) received a 3rd place ribbon. Mike Ross’s chunk honey received …

“Bees at the Brink”

The following links lead to an extremely well written 4-part Star Tribune documentary that includes amazing images and imbedded videos posted on Star Tribune website. Enjoy! Nature’s Dying Migrant Worker (Part 1) Battle for Our Hearts and Minds (Part 2) Fields of Green: A Desert for Bees (Part 3) A Scientist’s Aim: Save the Bees (Part 4) Also, for a …

Neonics Back in the News

This PBS NewsHour report by NPR correspondent Allison Aubrey aired on November 24, 2015. The accompanying NPR article is also interesting. Additionally, on November 4, 2015, Bee Culture reported on Native Bees Foraging in Fields are Exposed to Neonicotinoid Insecticides

Heritage Day at Gibsonville Elementary School

Our club was invited to talk for about 15 minutes about honey bee anatomy; general beekeeping tools and equipment; and the importance of pollination during the newly resurrected Heritage Day Event at Gibsonville Elementary School on November 13, 2015. Our team was composed of Cynthia Pierce, Tony Abbruzzi, and Linda & Geoff Leister. The morning sessions included 10 classes of …

Farm to Table 2015

If you’ve never taken the opportunity to work at the annual Farm to Table event, you should consider doing it. It’s work, but it’s fun, and you’ll learn a thing or two. But mostly, you’ll enjoy sharing your love of beekeeping with young members of our community. This annual event is offered by the Chamber’s Agri-Business Committee and provides about …