Central Beekeepers Alliance

Bee Socks Knitting Pattern

To Bee or not to Bee Sox, honeycomb-pattern socks designed by Lynn DT Hershberger, would make a great gift for a beekeeper! The free knitting pattern was created using slipped stitches, rather than the fair-isle knitting style, so a capable knitter should be able to complete a pair of these socks in two days.

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Eastern Apiculture Conference

The Eastern Apicultural Society of North America will host its annual Eastern States and Provinces apicultural symposium from 6-10 August, 2007 at the University of Delaware Clayton Hall Conference Center, Newark, Delaware, USA. This annual conference consists of lectures, workshops, vendor displays, short courses for beginning and advanced beekeepers. Contact chairman@easternapiculture.org or visit [...]

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Wandering Beekeepers of Ancient Egypt

Did you know that the ancient Egyptians used to put their hives on boats and float them down the Nile to new forage grounds, when nectar grew scarce? Other cultures copied the practice, from the ancient Romans right down to the Mississippi Valley beekeepers of the early 1800s, and the transportation of English bees to forage [...]

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Are Cell Phones to Blame for CCD?

The latest theory about Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), as reported in The Independent (UK) and other media, is based a German study that shows the normal behaviour of bees is severely affected when hives are located within the radio frequency and electro-magnetic fields produced by powerlines. This has led researchers at Landau University, Koblenz, to [...]

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CBA Meeting 8 May 2007

Tuesday, 8 May 2007 Central Beekeepers Alliance Meeting Agricultural Research Centre, Fredericton, NB 7:30 p.m. Want to learn more about Beekeeping? Visitors and new beekeepers are always welcome! Most meetings include an educational session, group discussion, or hands-on demonstration for the benefit of beginning beekeepers in central New Brunswick. The Agricultural Research Centre (”Experimental Farm”) is on the Lincoln [...]

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