Category: Public
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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 all join these few, proud, committed bee heroes and provide our DATA as well! Onward to the pure land where even more than one third…
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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 hives. The regulations are far behind and sometimes contradict current approaches and need to be updated to accommodate current and future practices. Please read and…
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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 Plonski)
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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 old queen and half their comrades to a probable death by swarm. Yes, only 20% of swarms survive to establish a new colony. And while…
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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! We need people! People like you to volunteer for our many events starting NEXT weekend. Go to the Events Page find one you like, click…
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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 been collaborating ever since. WELL! Taji has been named a Guggenheim Fellow for 2024 along with a constellation of other bright stars. Here’s a bit…
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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 to open enrollment for the class again. From now until March 30 the day of the first Apiary class you will be able to purchase…
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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 20 distinguished speakers, including Tom Seeley, Randy Oliver, and Dewey Caron, to present on topics including honey bee biology, apiary management, and honey production. Top…