Tag: 2025
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Honey Extraction at Philly Foodworks
Sign up for extraction on Saturday October 25. This will be a full service and/or self-service extraction event . This will probably be the last extraction event this year. Sign up by purchasing a ticket below. Indicate any time constraints you have when you sign up. Ticket sales end one week prior to the event.…
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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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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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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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Finding Drone Congregation Areas: A Field Workshop – Advanced Beekeeping 2025
Unlock the mysteries of honey bee mating behavior in this immersive workshop focused on locating and understanding drone congregation air spaces (DCAs). These unique zones, where male drones gather in anticipation of mating with a queen, are a fascinating part of bee biology and critical to successful queen rearing and hive health. In this field-based…