Our Objectives: The advancement and improvement of the beekeeping industry and the state inspection. The eradication of diseases in all apiaries. The disbursement of knowledge regarding the value of the honeybee as a pollinating agent and the value of the honey as a food.
Announcements | |
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September 12th, 2010 |
September Meeting of 2 Cs and a Bee will be held at the Village at Morrisons Cove (Martinsburg, Pa) at 2pm.
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August 17, 2010 |
Obituary: Merle P. Fisher, 92, of Granville, Pa. died Tuesday, August 17th. |
August 2, 2010 |
Bedford County Fair pictures, courtesy of Joe and Karyn Duvall, have been added to our Photo Gallery. |
Protecting Honey Bees from Chemical PesticidesIf you are a grower, farmer, have honeybees pollinating your crops, or are a beekeeper, here is an article on protecting your bees
from chemical pesticides. | |
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Colony Collapse DisorderColony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is the name that has been given to the
latest, and what seems to be the most serious, die-off of honey bee
colonies across the country. It is characterized by, sudden colony death
with a lack of adult bees in/in front of the dead-outs. Honey and bee
bread are usually present and there is often evidence of recent brood
rearing. In some cases, the queen and a small number of survivor bees may
be present in the brood nest. It is also characterized by delayed robbing
and slower than normal invasion by common pests such as wax moth and small
hive beetles.
(From the Mid-Atlantic Apiculture site) | |