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Summer Fling for 2010 Palm Beach County Beekeepers Association has invited our association to their "Summer Fling for 2010" which will take place on Saturday, June 19, 2010 at the Pine Jog Environmental Center. The event will include classes, speakers, dinner, board meeting. They are looking for donations and sponsors. If interested in participating or having a table at this event, then READ INVITATION LETTER for more information and to view the actual letter of invitation from their president, Brendhan Horne.
2nd Urban Farm Bus Tour
BRING ON THE BEES
New York Times announced March 16,
2010: "New York City's board of health voted Tuesday to lift a
ban against beekeeping, legalizing the hives of hundreds of
residents who have tended bees in defiance of the law.
West Virginia just became the first state in the nation to pass a Beekeeper's Immunity Law which limits the liability of apiary owners and operators. West Virginia's HB4527 Per Dan O'Hanlon (Legislative Chair of West Virginia Beekeepers Association): "It passed our House 94-2 and our Senate 34-0. The final version of the bill is attached. Many thanks to the bill's sponsors and the many others in both chambers who helped out. The bill was made effective on passage. I will be explaining it at the WV Beekeeper's Spring Meeting in Huntington April 10th. HOORAY!!!! "
PEST ALERT: Argentine Ant Problem To our knowledge (based on some quick preliminary research) currently concludes that the Argentine ant has not yet been yet reported in LEE OR CHARLOTTE COUNTIES. CLICK HERE to see a map of where the Argentine Ants may be a problem. Should they make it to Lee County the Argentine ants can overwhelm new colonies overnight, ultimately causing the loss of an entire bee yard. Since the Argentine ant has not officially made its way to Lee County, if you believe that you have lost a hive to these ants, and believe they are indeed the Argentine ant, then per the request of Agricultural Agent, Roy Beckford, please collect the ants in plastic zip bag and take them to Roy for positive identification. HOW TO IDENTIFY ARGENTINE ANT Note: there are ants very similar to the Argentine ant (i.e., Darwin ant). The Argentine ant has been reported from the following counties: Alachua, Bay, Broward, Duval, Escambia, Gulf, Highlands, Hillsborough, Okaloosa, Orange, Palm Beach, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Seminole, Walton and Washington. SEE MAP Often beekeepers will falsely conclude that ants caused the demise of their colony when the ants are only there naturally cleaning up the remains of the colony which died by other means. Please don't jump to any conclusions and help Roy to determine if Argentine Ants are here in Lee County and not just a case of mistaken identity. Identification is difficult and there are other ants very similar. A microscope is required for many of the I.D. steps. Argentine Ant Information and Photos are available at Florida Department of Agriculture, Div. of Plant Industry.
SPECIAL "HANDS-ON" FIELD MEETING
Florida State Beekeepers Association - ANNUAL MEETING & 89th
CONVENTION
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The 89th Convention of the Florida State Beekeepers Association will be held in Monticello, Florida near Tallahassee in the Panhandle November 5-7, 2009. The Apalachee Beekeepers association will be hosting the FSBA annual meeting. In addition to the FSBA meeting they have scheduled a Welsh Honey Show at the North Florida Fair. for Sunday, November 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Bldg. 1 [ North Florida Fair Welsh Honey Show ] | [ Honey Show Entry Form ]
See picture of this GIANT yellow jacket nest that Dennis took during the interview with Keith. Also a picture that he took of yellow jacket queen, worker, etc. READ THE STORY at Wink News.
The Beekeepers Association of Southwest Florida (BASF) joined the national effort to bring AWARENESS to the plight and challenges which face our gentle honey bees and the beekeeping industry by holding a National Honey Bee Awareness Day seminar and exhibition.
Saturday, August 22, 2009 The National Honey Bee Awareness Day (a.k.a. National Honey Bee Day), is the first ever day completely dedicated to Honey Bee Awareness from a national effort. This event will be tailored to educating and connecting with the community with the goal of harnessing and multiplying the efforts which our local bee associations already make in their communities through this national combined effort culminating on this single day. Considering all the important work performed by the honey bee, it is long overdue to have a day which is dedicated solely to the Honey Bee. Gulf Coast Palm & Tree graciously allowed us to host this seminar and exhibition at their location in their facilities... and provided hot dogs, sodas, nice door prizes, etc. [ National Honey Bee Awareness Day PHOTOS ]
Cost: One can of food or $1.00
This is an event you simply cannot afford to miss, nor an opportunity to miss
out on.
Powdered Sugar Dusting of Colonies found ineffective per study authored by Amanda Ellis, James Ellis, and Jerry Hayes (January 2009), "we did not find that dusting colonies with powdered sugar afforded significant varroa mite control"
IMPORTANT "CANCELLATION" NOTICE Regarding FSBA Mid-Year (June) Meeting in Bartow: Per Dr. Malcolm T. Sanford, Executive Secretary, Florida State Beekeepers Association's FSBA Template: After a good deal of deliberation, President Reno Plenge has decided to cancel the mid year beekeeping meeting of The Florida State Beekeepers Association http://floridabeekeepers.org , scheduled for June 13 in Bartow. Several developments put the program’s effectiveness and potential audience participation in doubt.
Bayer Pesticide 'Poncho' Causes Bee Deaths in 11,500 Colonies in Germany
As part of the "Haagen-Dazs Loves Honey Bees" campaign, they created a new flavor of ice-cream, Vanilla HoneyBee. They are also donating $250,000 (for bee research) to UC Davis & Pennsylvania State University, formed a 7-member scientific advisory board, and has a great, informative/fun website, http://helpthehoneybees.com
BEE DAY at Manatee Park Kids get First Hand Look at a Honey of a Career
PAST EVENT: Saturday, September 20, 2008 "IN THE FIELD" at Keith's, 1:00 PM. MORE DETAILS including map, directions, agenda, etc. March 5, 2008 - GENERAL MEETING: Membership fees were collected at the meeting and officers were elected. It was a very important meeting. Betterbee shipped us 20 of their new 2008 catalogs which were available at the meeting. There are only 2 or 3 left! Also, Old Man Riggs brought his single-frame observation hive with a frame of LIVE BEES for viewing at this meeting. The same one used on Fox 4 Morning Blend show with Roy and Dennis.
February 7, 2008 - GENERAL MEETING: We voted Beekeepers Association of Southwest Florida as our official name. We accepted both the proposed Constitution and Bylaws amended to include our new official name. We set membership fee at $10.00 (annually) for our organization with the prerequisite that you must also be a member of the Florida State Beekeepers Association (FSBA). Steering committee is remaining in leadership/organization mode until elected by the membership (next meeting). Next meeting was set for Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 6:30 PM, at Lee County Extension Service. Main entrance will be closed and entry will be around back (South side of building). Meeting was adjourned and refreshments provided by Keith Councell were enjoyed after the meeting. January 22, 2008, Tuesday, 5:00 PM, Lee County Extension Service (Terry Park): Second Meeting of the steering committee. General meeting date was set for Thursday, February 7, 2008, 6:30 PM at Lee County Extension Service (Terry Park Complex), four choices for names will be presented (Beekeepers Association of Southwest Florida, Beekeeping Association of Southwest Florida, Southwest Florida Beekeepers Association, and Southwest Florida Beekeepers Association), officers will be elected at general meeting, constitution and bylaws will be presented for acceptance. December 13, 2007, Thursday, 4:00 PM, Lee County Extension Service (Terry Park): First Meeting of the steering committee. Draft versions of Constitution and Bylaws were presented, discussed, and modified. November 28, 2007, Wednesday, 6:45 PM, Lee County Extension Service (Terry Park): First Meeting of those interested. See Minutes for more information. Steering committee was selected for working on the details (membership, constitution, bylaws, name for organization, etc.).
Beekeepers Association of Southwest Florida can use
your help. Please DONATE to support our group's efforts. Notice: You do NOT have to be a member of PayPal (or sign up) to use your credit card to donate, simply look during the donation process for the section "Don't have a PayPal account? and click continue.
How do I join Beekeepers Association of Southwest Florida (BASF)? Attend one of our meetings and pay applicable dues to our Treasurer, or you can DOWNLOAD an application for membership, and mail it to our treasurer along with applicable dues. Currently $10 for current year if you are already a member of the Florida State Beekeepers Association (FSBA). If you are not a member of FSBA then we can collect membership dues for FSBA as well, in which case the total amount would be $25 ($10 BASF + $15 FSBA).
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