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Barnstable County Beekeepers Associat ion
buzzwords http://www.barnstablebeekeepers.org January 2016
JanuaryMeeting
MEETINGDATE:Tuesday,January10th,7:30pmattheWestBarnstableCommunityBuildingonRoute149.
SPEAKER:NoahWilson-Rich,Ph.D.willprovideuswithwhatisinstorewithbeekeepinginthenext10years.NoahisfounderofTheBestBeesCompanyofBostonin2010whichprovidesfullservicebeekeepingforresidentialfolksandbusinessesacrossthecountry.Hisresearchincludesapitherapy,propolis,urbanecologyandanumberofotherpaperscontributingtothehealthofthehoneybee.
Checkouthiswebsiteatbestbees.com.
BeeSchool
ClassesbeginThursday,January5that7:30pmattheWestBarnstableCommunitybuilding.
FIRSTCLASS–Introductiontobeekeepingandapeekattheequipmentneededtogetstartedwillbecovered.SECONDCLASS–Thursday,January19th,sametime,sameplaceEquipmentpresentationcontinuedfollowedbyframebuildingworkshopandaraffle.
FromtheBoard
Beekeeping,AHobbyforAllAges
AftermorethanadecadeofvisitingtheBeeHutattheBarnstableCountyFair,myhusbandandIfinallydecidedtobecomebeekeepers.Wehadtalkedaboutitforyears,butneverseemedtotaketheplungeThen,insummer2014,whileonceagainvisitingtheBeeHut,thetimingjustseemedright.Twoyearsbefore,mymomhadmovedinwithusfollowingastrokeandToddandIbecamehercaretakers.Sheverymuchenjoyedthefair,andsharedourfondnessfortheBeeHut,havingvisiteditwithusseveraltimes.Wewereinsearchofwaystomakesureourworlddidn’tgettoosmall,andso,inwinter2014,Toddtookthebeekeepingclass,andIstudiedthematerialsathome.MomlovedhearingusexchangeinformationandonceBeeSchoolwasover,thethreeofusattendedseveralBCBAmeetingstogether.Shetookgreatprideinhelpingusasweassembledourfirsthiveandframes.Sheaskedquestions,anddespiteherincreasingdementia,nevertiredoflearningaboutournewhobby.Momhadalwaysbeenanaturelover,
andcouldoccupyherselfforhoursinourbackyard,watchingthebirdsandwildlife.Thebeeswerealogicalextensionofthispassion.InApril2015,momproudlyaccompaniedusaswepickedupourfirstpackageofbees.Shesatonthedeckwatchingintentlyasourmentorhelpedusinstallthem,andagainfloodeduswithquestionsandencouragement.Intheweeksthatfollowed,shereveledatourupdatesandcelebratedwithusastheyflourished.Shortlythereafter,mom’s
healthandmentalstatusbegantodeclinefurther,andwewerenolongerabletocareforhersafelyathome,aswefacedthedifficultdecisionoftransitioninghertoanursinghome.Wevisitedherfrequentlyandbroughthervideosofourinspections.Shecouldn’thavebeenmorefascinated.Asmom’slanguagedecreased,shecouldnolongerrecalltheword“bees,”butstillaskedaboutthem,referringtothemnowas“ourhoneys.”Welovedhersubstitutions,andthisbecameoneofourfavorites.Fortunately,theyearwasaverysuccessfulone,andshewasabletotastethefruitsofourlaboroflove,andabsolutelylovedtheflowerygoodnessoffreshhoney.Ourbeesmadeitthroughtheirfirstwinter,andinthespring,wefoundourselvesneeding
tosplitthehivewhenwediscoveredseveralswarmcells.Again,wevisitedmom,showingherphotosandexplainingtheprocesswehadtocompleteandthatwenowhadtwohives.Imagineoursurprisewhenshesaid,“Sothatmeansthatyouwillhavetwoqueens.”Thisobviouslywasnotalongtermmemory,assheknewlittleaboutbeespriortoourundertaking,andwewereparticularlypleasedasshedemonstratedtherecallofthisnewerknowledge.Momturned91inNovember.Ontheshelfinherroomsitsajarofourhoney.Nowandthen,sheenjoysitinacupoftea.Mostlythough,shejustlikestoknowit’sthere.Thoughhermemorycontinuestofadeandherlanguageisbecomingmoreandmoreimpaired,sheconsistentlyasksaboutourbees.TherearecountlessthingsthatIloveaboutbeekeeping,butthereistrulynothingthatIlovemorethanthatmomisapartofit.
MariaCashdollar
DidyougototheBCBA'sannualholidayfestivalonDecember13?Ifnot,hereiswhatyoumissedbut,first,manythankstothenumerousvendorsandpatronswhomadeitafestiveandfunevent.Itisalwaysamazingtome(althoughIsupposeitshouldn'tbe)howcreativeandskillfulourmember/vendorsare.Fromknittingtobeeswaxcandlestolotionstolocalhoneytoclubcalendars,tshirtsandsuncatcherstoSlovenianbeehivestoimportedbasketsfromMadagascarandmuchmore,therewassomethingforeveryone.Notsurprising,thesolidpatronageofourmembersspoketothequalityoftheofferings.Andwhereelsecouldyoubetalkingaboutformicacidwhilesimultaneouslytestingasoothinghandcreamorappreciatingthecolorofalocalhoney?
Thereissomethingtobesaidfor"shoppinglocal."Ourholidayfestivalcertainlyshowcasedwhatisbestaboutthis.Whereelsearevendorsaffordedano-costtabletoshowcasetheirgoodsandwhereelsecanbuyerspurchasequality"stuff"fromourneighborsandfellowbeekeepers?Vendorsandpatrons,markyoucalendarfor12/12/17,whenwe'llbedoingitallagain!
JohnBeach
WANTTOBRUSHUPONNOSEMA?
ThesesiteswereprovidedbyKimSkyrmourChiefApiaryinspectorafterareportofahighsporecount.
http://www.beeccdcap.uga.edu/documents/CAPArticle6.htmlhttp://entomology.ucdavis.edu/files/147621.pdf
TRICKTHEMMICE!!
Drivingthroughthebogstheotherday,Inoticeddebrisbehindthemouseguardonadeadouthive.Huh?Themouseguardwasteleftinforgoodventilationtopreventawaxmothinfestationandmoldlatefall.Well,uponinvestigationbypullingthetwodeepsapart,FIVE,thatis5micejumpedout?Yuck!AndEEK!Nodamagedoneyet,butquiteacollectionofdebrisfortheirnewnestwasremoved.Suchcreativelittlecrittersbutnotthistimeonmydime!Theywereabletosqueezeinoneendofthemouseguard(1/2”hardwarecloth)whichwasabout¾”tooshort.Ok,theseareniceframesforanewpackagetogetstartedwithsoanewapproachwasneeded.Gotit!Storingmyqueenexcludersinallhives,itwasmoveddownBELOWthebottomdeepboxrestingdirectlyonthebottomboard.Theinnercoverwasflippedtothesummerside(flatsidedown)andtheventilationstickwasplacedagainsttheopeningtoblock.Thechallengeison!Butwhydidittakemesolongtofigurethisout?
ClaireDesliets
PayItForward
Doyourecallhowexcitedandnervousyouwerewhenyoufirststartedbeekeeping?Metoo!Itwasn'tsolongagothatwewereanxiouslyawaitingtheemailtotellusthatourbeeshadarrived.Duringthattime,itwassohelpfultohaveourmentortoemailquestionstoor
giveaquickcallforadvice.Weweresogratefultohavehimshowushowtoinstallourbees,despitethecountlessYou-tubevideoswehadwatchedontheprocess!Inthemonthsthatfollowed,hewasalwayswillingtoprovideguidanceandsuggestions,andrespondedquicklytoanyconcernswehad.ThanksStan!
Ifyouareoneofthosepeoplewhobenefitedfromthehelpofamentor,whynotconsiderbeingone?It'sagreatopportunitytohelpencourageandsupportnewbeekeepersandgivesyouachancetoconnectwithnewpeopleintheclub.Ifyouareworriedthatyoumaynotknowenough,don'tbe.Thereareotherpeople
availabletoweighinandprovideinputifasituationyouencounterwithyournewbeeisoutsideoftherealmofyourexperience.Thereisn'talargetimecommitmentinvolved,andoftenquestionscanbeansweredviaemail,text,oraquickphonecall.Youaren'texpectedtohandholdthroughthewholeprocess;rather,youwillservedasaresourceandsomeonetoconnectwithasthenewbeesmaketheirwaythroughthisendeavor!
Won'tyoujoinusinpayingitforward?
MariaCashdollar
CAPEBEE
Bitofhistory–Itseemsfittingaswecloseoneyearandwelcomeanewonetolookbackatoursuccessesandfailures.
Backin2009therewasaninterestamongafewBCBAmemberstoconsideraqueen-rearingproject.PromptingtheinterestwastheavailabilityofaSpecialtyCropFundingthroughtheUSDAandadministeredbytheMassachusettsDepartmentofAgriculturalResources.ThethreeyeargrantwaswrittenandreceivedandthusbegunCapeBeein2010.
Overthenextfewyears,severaldirectionsweretakenlearningfromourfailures.Initially,theapproachwastofindasimplemethodtoteachmemberstoraisetheirownqueensthroughtheMillermethod,afunbutnotpracticalapproach.Thenextstepwasforafewmemberstograftlarva,developqueensthroughthematingprocessandsellthequeensasmated,layingqueens.Again,notapracticalapproachforBCBAmembers,astoomanybeesandbroodwereneededtorealizethefinalproduct.Itshouldbenotedeachseasonweeitherstartedwithpackages,nucleuscoloniesorpurchasedRussian,Carniolanorcostlybreederqueens.Noneprovedtobeexceptionalbutthoseofusacceptingthesevariousbeesintoourapiariesdidbenefitduethegeneticdiversity.
Fouryearsago,theclubwasinvitedtomovethevariousclubhivestothecountyproperty,siteoftheformercountyfarmandaportioncurrentlyfarmedbyTimFriaryoftheCapeCodOrganicFarminBarnstable.Thiswasaperfectmoveandfromhereourgoalschanged.Thereremainedinterestandaneedforlocallyraisedqueensbutmorehands-oneducationwasneededtoinstructmembersonhowtomakesplitsandcreatenucleuscolonies.Thefirstwinterwelostallthehivesbutwithincomeleftfromthegrant,wepurchased12nucleuscoloniesand12packages.Thiswasfoundtobeanoverwhelmingnumbertomanagebyafewvolunteers,butweforgedon.Queenrearingcontinuedwithafewmembersgraftingandthedecisionwasmadetosellqueencellsabouttoemergetomembers,re-queenhivesinourapiaryandaddafewcellsto5framesplitsforsaletomembers.Thedrawbackherewasthefactthatthecellswereveryfragileandtimewascriticalformakingnucleuscoloniesbeforethevirginqueensemerged.Transportingthecellsalsowasachallenge.
Thebasicgoalsoutlinedinthefallof2014wereto1)developamorelocallyadaptedhoneybeeforourrigorousCapeenvironment,2)promotebothbackyardqueenrearingandtheuseofnucleuscoloniesamongtheBCBAmembershipand3)reducethedamageofover-winteredcolonylossbybreedingbetterbeesandover-winteringstrongnucleuscolonies.Becauseofthespecializedequipmentneededforqueenrearingandnumberofhivesneeded,promotingqueenrearingamongmembersisnotfeasible.However,spreadingthelocalgeneticslivesonwithbutafewfolksqueenrearing.
From2014tothepresent,theclubmaintainstheapiaryinBarnstableappreciativeoftheuseoftheacreageandtheuseofthefarm’svacantbuilding.Maintainingtheproperty,thankstotwodedicatedmembers,keepsitasashowplaceandconvenientworkshoplocation.Overthe
lastfewyears,aswarmofmembershavemetonaweeklyscheduletomanagethehives.MonthlyhiveopeningshaveoccurredtohelpeducatenewandveteranbeekeepersonthevariousmanagementtechniquesandwillcontinueMaythroughNovember.Ourgoalistomaintainaminimumnumberofhivesinordertoproperlymanagebutasufficientnumbertomakesplits/nucssellingafewwhileworkingtofindagoodoverwinteringtechniquewiththesesmallclusters.Asofthiswriting,CapeBeehas16standardhivesandfour5framenucleuscoloniesgoingintowinterwithminimaltreatment.
QueenrearingwillcontinuebyfewusinglarvafromhealthyoverwinteredhivesaroundtheCape.Whatismostexcitingistobesellingnewlyhatchedvirginqueens.Itissuchathrilltofollowagraftedlarvatoaformedcappedqueencellandfinallyseeheremergefromthecellrightinthecage.Again,thesevirginsarefragileandprotocolmustbefollowedexactlyuponpurchase!NewequipmentwillbeusedcomeMayof2017inhopestoimproveourqueenrearingandoverwinteringofthenucleuscolonies.Goodreportshavebeenreceivedfromthosememberspurchasingournucleuscoloniesandqueenssostaytunedasweeducateandslowlyspreadsomehealthy,locallyadaptedqueensaroundtheCape.
ClaireDesilets
2ndAnnualBEEBALL:9/30/17
Ifyou’reinterestedinhelpingorganizethe2017Beekeepers’Ball,[email protected]:508-237-6616formoreinfoanddirections.OurfirstcommitteemeetingwillbeJanuary11thinYarmouth.
KimConcra
DomesticallyproducedwaxfoundationavailableforSlovenianBeehives(AŽ) FoundationforSlovenianHivesisnowbeingmanufacturedinAmericawithdomesticwax.WaxfoundationfromEuropehasbeenprohibitedtobebeimportedtotheUSA.Beginningimmediately,foundationfortheSlovenianAŽframescanbeobtainedbycallingSuzanneBrouilette,ownerofSlovenianBeekeeping,Chesham,NHat6034993730.InadditiontowaxfoundationSuzannecarriesacompletelineofallbeekeepingequipmentusefulforSlovenianHives.Neartheshopinher"RedBarn"SuzannehasamediumsizedSlovenianbeehouseinwhichsheentertainstoursandQ&A.SlovenianBeekeepingislocatedinHarrisville,NH(tenmilesfromKeene).HarrisvilleisthebestpreservedsmallmilltowninallofNewEngland.Thewhitetrimredbrickbuildingsalongsidethemillpondanddaminthecenteroftowncreatesoneofthemostbeautifullandscapesandtownsettingsimaginable.TheGeneralStoreonMainStreetprovidescoffeeandsandwichesforwinterday-trippers.
MarkSimonitsch
MotherNatureKilledmyHives
Asbeekeepers,wedoourbesttoensurethatourbeessurvivethewinterandmakeittospring.Asthesnowflakesdrifttotheground,wedream(oratleastIdo),ofsplittingtheoverwinteredhives.Butdidyouknowthatdespiteyourbesteffortssometimesthebeesperishnomatterwhat?Sadlyit'strue.Asbeekeeperswedoourbesttopreventwinterdemisebyfollowinghelpfulchecklistscreatedovertheyearsbyourmembers-WinterChecklist:
• Varroatreatmentpriortowinter?• Winterfeedingofbeesandcheckingonstoresmonthly?Replenishasneeded.• Protectthehivesfromdraftsandstrongwinds?• Clearthesnowfromtheentranceswhencovered?• Wrapthehivesinblackroofingpapertohelpstabilizetemperatureswithinthem?• Makeaquiltingboxorventilatethehivetohelpwithmoisture?
Despitethesemeasures,someofyouwillhavehivesthatdie.Whyyouask?Thisisbecauseoftworeasonsthatyouhaverelativelynocontroloverasbeekeepers.TheyarebothcausesbyMotherNature.Sometimes,whenwehavehugetemperaturesswingsinamatterofhoursonthesameday,thebeesarecaughtoffguard.Whenthetemperaturesfluctuateanddiprapidly,thebeesareunabletore-clusterquicklyenough.Thishappenedlastyear.Wehadoneday,whenweexperiencedtemperaturesabovesixty,thenlaterthateveningdroppedintothelowteensforthenextfewdays.TherewasnothingthatIcoulddo.Idiscoveredtheydiedafewdayslater.Theywerenotoutoncleansingflightsasexpected.Whenthishappens,youmayseeevidence.Beesarescatteredthroughoutthehive,withplentyoffoodstoresandnoothersignsofissues.
Beescanalsoperishiftheyareunabletobreaktheclusterthattheykeepforwarmth.Beesneedwarmerdaysintheupper30stobeabletomoveclosertostoredfoodsourceswithinthehive.Beeswillnotbreaktheclustersonstringsofcolddayseveniftheyarestarvingandfoodiswithinmereinchesoftheirwings.Whenyoudoapost-mortemcheck,youwilldiscoverthebeesstillintheir"ball"compact.Somebeeswillevenbefoundinsidethecells,inanefforttokeepwarm.Foodsuppliesarenotanissue.Sadly,beescanfreezetodeath.Beekeepingisanart.Itisnotaperfectscience.Wecontinuallylearn.Sometimesthingsareourownfaultsandothertimes,wehavenocontrol.AfteryearsofbeekeepingonCapeCod,Ihavelearnedthatthewinterweatherisunpredictable.Ialwaystaketimetoreserveanewbeehiveortwonowfromalocalapiary.It'snotabadidea,andIthinkyouwillfindthatmostclubmemberswillhappilypayyoubackforthebeesyouboughtifyoudon'tneedthem.Iliketothinkofitasabitofinsurance.Ifthereevenissuchathinkinbeekeeping.
MelissaCaughey
2017BarnstableCountyBeekeepersCalendar
Ihopeeveryonehasbeenkeepingtrackoftheirbees’health.Whatbetterwaytotracktheactivityofyourhivethanwithphotographs?It’salsogoodtodocumentthewinterworkyou’re
doingaswell!Ifyou’rebuildingframesororganizingyourwoodenware,sendussomepics!Maybeyou’remakinglipbalmorsoap,meltingdownwaxforcandlesoryou’vemadesome,sendussomepics!
Non-photographiccontributionsarealsogood.Doyouhaveasayingorcatchphraserelatedtobees,beekeeping,honey,wax,etc?I’mnotlookingforpoetry,butthepractical.MygotophrasecametomefromBobbyWaldron,“beesdon’treadthesamebookswedo.”
Whicheveryoucansupply,pleaseemailmailto:[email protected]!
JoeMcClure
ArgentinianWinterColonyLossPreventionthroughQueenReplacement Evenconsideringthatwintercolonylossescanbeexplainedbyacomplexinteractionoffactors,requeeningappearsasoneofthemostimportantmanagementpracticestoreducecolonylossphenomenoninArgentina.ThelinkbelowexplainsarecentstudytodetermineifthepracticebysomeArgentinianbeekeepersofreplacingqueensinthefallcouldbestatisticallyidentifiedasbeneficialtoreducingoverwinteringcolonylosses.Takenintoconsiderationinthediscussionpresentedisanacknowledgementofotherfactorscommontowinterlossessuchaspoormanagementoftheapiarybythebeekeeper.Argentinabeecoloniesexperiencesignificantvarroainfestation. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00218839.2016.1238595?scroll=top&needAccess=true
MarkSimonitsch
TheContinuingBeekeepingAdventuresofPaul’nPatty(part9)
“Iboughtyouagift,”saidPatty.“I’vealreadyworkedonmine.See.”ShehandedPaulasmallloose-leafnotebook.
“What’sthisfor?”heinquired.
PattysquintedhereyesatPaul.“Don’tyourememberfrombeeschool?Itwassuggestedseveraltimes,anditwasevenmentionedatthesessionwhenwelearnedhowtointroducethepackageofbeesintothenewhive.Weshouldkeepdetailedrecordsofourhives.”
PaulputtheirfirstcopyofBeeCulturedownonthemahoganylamptablenexttotheantiquewingbackchair.Hehadbeenreadinganarticleaboutqueenbeerearinginwhichtheyhadstronglystressedtheneedforkeepingrecordsoftheprocess.Itseemedthattimingwasoftheutmostimportancewhenrearingqueens.Waittoolongatanystepandthingscouldgetmessy.
Althoughherememberedthetimestheinstructorsatbeeschoolmentionedtheneedforkeepingajournalaboutone’shive,hedecidedtoteasePattyandpretendtonotunderstand.
“DoyoureallythinkIcan’trememberwhatIdidwhenIwentintothehivelasttime?”
“OK,”saidPatty.“Howmanygallonsofsyrupdidwemakeuptofeedthebees?”
“Four.”
“Mybeeshavealreadytakenaboutoneandahalfgallonsfrommyfeeder.Howmanyhaveyourtaken?”askedPatty.
PaulsmiledbecauseherememberedtheafternoonoftheSyrup-filledShoeIncidentandrespondedwith,“One.Doyoureallythinkthatstuffisimportanttokeeptrackof?”
Pattyjustshookherheadinmilddisappointmentandsaid,“Here’syournotebook.Thefirstpageisacalendar,soataglanceyoucanseethelasttimeyouvisitedyourhive.Ifyouusedifferentcoloredmarkers,youcanscheduledifferentreasonsforgoingtoyourhive.
“I’velaidtherestofthejournaloutsoitisachecklist.ItriedtothinkofasmanythingsasIcould,rememberingtheinformationwegotfrombeeschool,butI’msurewe’llhavetorevisetheformataswematureasbeekeepers.”
“Doyoumean,”askedPaul,asheinvitinglypattedhislap,“thatI’llhavetocarrythisthingtothehiveeachtimeIvisit?Can’tIjustwaittowritethestuffinitwhenIgetconeandbacktothehouse?”
Pattyacceptedhisinvitationandsatdownonhislap.“Paul,weare,asthemoreexperiencedmembersofthebeeclub,callus,‘Newbees’.Ifwestartthisexperiencewithgoodhabits,theywillbecomeoldgoodhabits.Theanswertoyourquestionis:Yes,we’llhavetobringourjournalstothehiveeachandeverytimewevisitthehives,andmakenotedonthespot.”
PaulwrappedhisarmsaroundPattyandsaid,“Iloveitwhenyouareforceful.Whatdoyousaywepracticesomeotheroldgoodhabitsrightnow?”
byAndyMorris
Cansmallersizedcellsreducevarroa? https://resistantbees.com/index_e.html Thisbloghasanenergeticdiscussionaboutreducingvarroabymanipulatingcellsize.Canthisbecorrect?SomeEuropeanbeekeepersbelievecellsizeisacontributortotheproliferationofthevarroamite.Withoutproofthescientificcommunityisresistanttosuchideas-butreadforyourselfinthisblog.
SlovenianProfessorJankoBožičisskeptical.Oneofhisstudentschosetodoaresearchprojecttomeasurecellsizesbyfreebuildingbees-(withoutfoundation).Thestudentfoundthatbeeswillnaturallybuildacellthatcanvaryfrom4.7to5.8mm.ReadthePDFbelowforfurtherinformation-perhapsyouwilldecideotherwise:)
MarkSimonitsch
Honey-RoastedCarrots
Substituteapplejuiceforbourbon,ifyouprefer.Lookforbunchesofcarrotsthatareallaboutthesamesizesothey'llcookevenly.Ifsomearetoobig--orifyoucan'tfindreal(sometimeslabeledFrench)babycarrots--justpeelthebiggeronesandhalvethemlengthwisebeforeroasting.
Yield: Makes4to6servings
Ingredients
• 2poundsbabycarrotswithtops• 2teaspoonsoliveoil• 3tablespoonsbutter,divided• 1/2teaspoonkoshersalt• 1/4teaspoonfreshlygroundblackpepper• 1shallot,finelychopped• 2tablespoonsbourbon• 2tablespoonshoney• 1tablespoonchickenbrothorwater• 1/2teaspoonchoppedfreshthyme
Preparation
1.Placeasmallroastingpaninoven.Preheatovenandpanto500°.
2.Cuttopsfromcarrots,leaving1inchofgreeneryoneachcarrot.
3.Stirtogetheroliveoiland1Tbsp.butterinpreheatedpan.Addcarrots,salt,andpepper;tosstocoat.Bake10minutes.
4.Meanwhile,meltremaining2Tbsp.butterinasmallsaucepanovermedium-highheat.Addshallot;sauté1minute.Removefromheat,andstirinbourbonandnext2ingredients.Returntoheat,andbringtoaboil,stirringoccasionally.Reduceheattomedium,andcook5minutesoruntilmixtureissyrupy.
5.Drizzlesyrupovercarrots;tosstocoat.Bake5to7moreminutesoruntilcarrotsarecrisp-tender.Transfertoaservingdish,andsprinklewiththyme.
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/honey-roasted-carrots
Checkoutourclub’sFacebookpage
https://www.facebook.com/groups/BarnstableCountyBeeA/
DIDYOUKNOW?
Ahiveofhoneybeeswillfly90,000miles,theequivalentofthreeorbitsaroundearth,tocollect2.2poundsofnectartoproducehoney.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimbeam/things-you-should-know-about-honey-bees-right-now?utm_term=.wb7RGn8ZM#.tk8B3jG5d
CONSIDERJOININGTHEMASSACHUSETTSBEEKEEPINGASSOCIATION
Formoreinformationontheeventandotherstate-widehappenings,youcandownloadtheMassachusettsBeekeepersAssociationbrochurehere.
RESOURCES(accurateasof1/17)
Thefollowingofficersanddirectorsareagreatresourcetoanswerquestionsandrequestsforassistance.
Officers
President KalliopeEgloff [email protected]
VicePresident MichaelD.Smith [email protected]
Secretary ClaireDesilets [email protected]
Treasurer LynnHeslinga [email protected]
Directors
Marthe Ayers [email protected] MaryAnne Mann [email protected]
John Beach [email protected] Rebecca Matarazzi [email protected]
Maria Cashdollar [email protected] Joseph McClure [email protected]
Melissa Caughey [email protected] Andy Morris [email protected]
Kimberly Concra [email protected] Brian O'Donnell [email protected]
PeterB Cooper [email protected] Melissa Sanderson [email protected]
Claire Desilets [email protected] Lisa Sheehy [email protected]
Kalliope Egloff [email protected] Mark Simonitsch [email protected]
Lynn Heslinga [email protected] Michael Smith [email protected]
Paul Lefebvre [email protected] Miguel Zamora [email protected]
Julie Lipkin [email protected]