Central Beekeepers Alliance

Maine State Beekeepers to Meet

The Maine State Beekeepers Association will hold their Annual Meeting on Saturday, 12 April 2008 at the Calumet Club, I-95 Exit 113, Augusta Maine. The Tri-County Beekeepers Association will present this year’s meeting. The program fee is $30 and includes a buffet luncheon and morning refreshments. Dr Thomas Seeley, Professor of Biology and Chairman, Department [...]

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Nova Scotia Beekeepers 50th AGM 2008

The Nova Scotia Beekeepers Association (NSBA) 50th Annual General Meeting will be held on the weekend of 22 – 23 February 2008, in the Cornwallis Room of the Agricultural Centre, Kentville, Nova Scotia. Guest speakers will be Kirk Webster, from Champlain Valley Bees & Queens in Middlebury, Vermont, and Doug McRory, Provincial Apiculturist for Ontario.

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Research into Fungus as a Control for Varroa Mites in Honey Bees

Dr. David Boyle of Maritime MicroBiologicals Inc. reports on his research, on behalf of the New Brunswick Beekeepers Association, into the possibilities of using a beneficial fungus as a biological method of controlling Varroa mites in honey bee colonies: Biological Control of Varroa Mite of Honey Bee NBBA and Maritime MicroBiologicals Inc. As we know [...]

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Observation Hive Wanted

One of our New Brunswick readers is looking for an observation hive. If you have an observation hive that you’d like to sell, please give him a call at (506) 756-2796, email gsdluv@netzero.com or just leave a message in the comments section below.

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Update on Buying Queen Bees

Queen bee supplier Peter Mewett, Ontario, sends word that all of the Carniolan queens that he has coming in April and May from Chile have been spoken for. Australian suppliers Taylor and Dewar will have both Italian and Carniolan stock available, however, and Taylor will include an earlier shipping date, 15 April. Also, a new [...]

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