Tag: Philadelphia Guild
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Guild Monthly Meeting – Third Thursday
Guild monthly meetings take place on the third Thursday of the month. We meet at 7pm at St. James School. 🐝
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Chestnut Hill Fall For the Arts
Get ready for one of the most beloved events in the region! The Fall for the Arts Festival returns to Chestnut Hill on Sunday, September 27, 2026, transforming Germantown Avenue into a vibrant, outdoor arts and crafts marketplace. The Guild will be on hand! Please join us by attending the festival or volunteering below.
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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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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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Your bees are not that busy. What about you?
It rained! Hal I knew ya, but then ya left. An online bee chat is set for this week, focusing on sharing ideas. The November meeting featured a small crowd enjoying pizza. If you weren’t there you are square. Classes for 2025 are available!Come to the the Awbury Winter Open House on December 8 and…
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Winter is coming again
The post discusses the unusual weather patterns in November, reflecting on changing perceptions of seasons. It notes an absence of pollinators and a missed bee chat. Upcoming events include a monthly meeting with pizza and a Winter Solstice Pot Luck. And finally, 2025 bee classes are now available for purchase, both beginner and advanced.
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Winter is coming
In November, the warm, dry weather affects beekeeping preparations, including treating bees with oxalic acid. Upcoming events include a monthly meeting with Austin Martin at St. James and a Winter Solstice Potluck. Members can order fondant and are encouraged to collect leftover honey stock for spring sales.
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Honey Fest and Chestnut Hill Fall for the Arts Fest – Our best sales days yet!
On Sunday Sept 15th, we put up our yellow tent on Germantown Avenue and spent the day talking about honey bees and showing off the girls in their observation hive. Our volunteers (which could be you next!) had the chance to share tastes of our honey with festival attendees. The variations in honey flavor profiles…
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Honey Fest This Saturday and Bee Chat Tonight
That’s right, the best Saturday of the year is upon us! We’ll be celebrating bees and all things honey, from mead to candles to the raw local good stuff directly from our beekeepers. Join us for Honey Fest – A Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild Tradition at Wyck House on Germantown Avenue from 10 to 4. If…