Central Beekeepers Alliance

When the Snow is Over the Bee Hives

While a good blanket of snow around a bee hive is good for insulation, we know, I have to confess that I get worried when my hives disappear completely underneath the white stuff.

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Wanted: 4-Frame Stainless Steel Extractor

Sterling Clark (Minto area of NB) asks: Anyone got a stainless steel 4 frame extractor to sell ( or even better – give) Does not need a motor, I can rig that up. Please feel free to drop a note in the comments here, if you don’t know Sterling and have a way to contact [...]

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Inside an Observation Hive

A glass-fronted indoor hive, located at Gilbey's Gallery in Keswick Ridge, New Brunswick, allows even the most nervous visitor to get up-close-and personal with an active colony of honey bees.

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Nova Scotia Beekeepers’ Association AGM 2009

Wondering what to do on these cold winter days? Make plans to attend the 51st Annual General Meeting of the Nova Scotia Beekeepers’ Association! Dates: Friday, 6 March – Saturday, 7 March 2009 Location: Debert Hospitality Centre, Debert, Nova Scotia Guest speaker:Dr. Medhat Nasr Registration: $20.00

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Map: Forage Plants for Honey Bees

HoneyBeeNet is one of the more surprising finds on the NASA website. There you’ll find a Honey Bee Forage Map showing the 14 regions of the Ayers and Harman honey bee forage map, “based on natural patterns of land use and flora.” Click on the map to see a list of honey bee forage species [...]

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