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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 current Pennsylvania Bee Law, enacted in 1994, and how it shapes beekeeping practices across the Commonwealth. This presentation will provide a detailed overview of 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 with Dr. Phil Lester. Varroa destructor is a global pest that has developed resistance to synthetic pesticides. In this talk, I’ll discuss a novel, next-generation…
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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 all reports it’s much bigger than the 40% annual losses that seem to be reported every year. Those reports also usually say that commercial beekeepers…
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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 about this situation. It also explains what is being done to understand the cause of the losses. Please share this widely. – Robyn Underwood. Original…
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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 and has flooded my inbox with incredibly helpful information and asked that we pass it on. Since it’s too cold outside to do anything, even…
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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 the $10,000 contract that the the Guild is entering with the Keystone Development Center. KDC is a non-profit that specializes in developing cooperatives. The Guild…
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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 recovery, holding tank for uncapped frames, extractor, clarifier, honey pump, filters, holding tanks, bottling tanks, bottling machine, air conditioner, generator, etc. The idea of this…
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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 Show. The Farm Show is not a major destination for us in the Philly area but if you’re interested in agriculture and seeing what’s going…