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Learn about the PA bee law from the experts at Penn State
VIRTUAL LIVE WEBINAR The Pennsylvania Bee Law June 3, 2025 Explore Pennsylvania’s bee law—past, present, and future—and discover how upcoming changes may impact beekeeping across the Commonwealth. Learn about the
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March Monthly Meeting – Phil Lester and DSRNA for Varroa Mites
We were fortunate enough to get Dr. Phil Lester from New Zealand for our March Meeting speaker. A next-generation biopesticide for Varroa management: gene silencing and the use of dsRNA
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February Monthly Meeting featuring Ty Kelius of Bee Rescue Company
In February local removal expert Ty Kelius shared his business and current work with us. It was an impressive show and well worth your time. Removals need to be done carefully and with a detailed understanding of the structure you’re removing from. Ty combines a love of beekeeping with a family legacy of contracting to…
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Update from Project Apis m.
We’ve gotten a note from Tessa Dingman at Project Apis m. about a webinar on what they’ve found out so far about the big bee die off this spring. From
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Beekeepers Experiencing Heavy Losses Across the Country
Boxes where the bees were found dead in California this month. Beekeepers across the country are experiencing heavy overwintering losses this year. Attached you will find the best information we have
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A Flood of Extension Links
Everybody loves Robyn Underwood. This is a beekeeping fact as well known as the proper term for a laying worker. It’s gospel. Well Robyn has been up to it again
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A Beekeepers Co-op?
Yes! The Guild has been awarded a Farm Vitality Grant from the PA Dept. of Agriculture for assistance in setting up a Beekeepers Co-op. The Grant is for $7,500 towards
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Mobile Extraction Grant
The Guild has been awarded a PA Dept. of Agriculture grant to build a mobile honey extraction trailer. The proposal is to put a complete extraction line including uncapper, wax
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USDA Announces New Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crop Producers
The USDA’s Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program supports specialty crop producers, including honey sellers, with cash payments based on prior sales. Applications are open from Dec. 10, 2024, to Jan. 8, 2025. Eligible producers must be active and share the risks associated with specialty crop production.
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Please Help Us Sell Ice Cream
We have received an urgent plea for help from the Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association for help with the honey ice cream stand that they present every year at the Farm