Givin' a durn about bees since 2009
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The Bee Law in PA
The 1994 bee law allows unlimited apiary registration for $10 every 2 years. The proposed SB1198 law would significantly increase fees for beekeepers. Despite uncertainties, the investment in plant and pollinator monitoring is seen as crucial for the industry’s sustainability.
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Pennsylvania Beekeepers Arise and Unite!
The 2023-2024 US Beekeeping Survey is Live! Go to: https://aub.ie/colonysurvey Apparently a courageous three dozen or so beekeepers from PA have stepped up to their duty to provide DATA. We must
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Please Lobby for Reality Based Beekeeping Miticide Regulation
The Guild is sharing this request from Charles Lindner, Randy Oliver, and others for a change to the Federal legislation that regulates what we can use as miticides in our
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Got Mead? – Enter the Mead Contest at Honey Festival 2017!
The Mead Tent at Wyck House and Garden will be buzzin’ with experts and all things fermented on Saturday, September 9th during the 8th Annual Honey Festival. (photo by Sarah
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Queen Games
It’s spring and that means the queen games have begun. Every healthy hive is rushing to make as many new queens as it possibly can so they can send the
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Spring is here, dandelions are blooming, time to volunteer!
Hey folks! It’s finally swarm season! We hope you’re dealing with it well. Here’s a nice fat one spotted in Germantown a few days ago But enough of the bees!
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TR7 – Guggenheim Fellow
The Bee Guild does have a favorite artist in Philadelphia and that artist is Taji Ra’oof Nahl. Taji discovered us at the Wyck Rose Festival some years back and we’ve
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Notes from Annual Conference of the American Beekeeping Federation
An update on Tropilaelaps and synthetic honey from the American Beekeeping Federation Meeting, Jan 10-13, 2024. Reported by Ellen Codd.
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Long Course Extended Enrollment
We’ve gotten several folks asking if they can still sign up for The Long Course even though registration is closed and we’ve already had the first lecture class. We’ve decided
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Don’t Miss the 2024 CCBA Conference – Saturday, March 9th
The 2024 Chester County Beekeepers Association (CCBA) Annual Virtual Conference is set for Saturday, March 9th, from 8am to 5pm. The Chester County Beekeepers Association has lined up more than