Dear Fellow Beekeepers:
December 12th SCBA meeting location: Agri-Civic Center, 26032 Newt Rd. Albemarle, NC 28001.
6:00 pm – Dinner is being catered by Joe Smith. serving beef brisket @$13 per person. Christmas exchange for those who want to participate. Bring a $10 gift for exchange.
RSVP to Joe Smith 704 961 8417
It is our end of the year Christmas Celebration Please bring your Christmas Spirit and join us..
7:00 pm – Our SCBA December business meeting discussions will include announcement of Scholarship Program, 2020 Bee School, and Beekeeper of the Year Ballots.
Hope to see everyone Thursday night.
Hello Fellow Beeks:
This email arrived in my inbox this morning. It contains critical information on how to protect your hives during storms.
Good Luck Everyone,
|Sep 12, 2018, 11:48 AM (19 hours ago)|
I wanted to reach out to all of the beekeepers that have registered with the Driftwatch (Beecheck Program), to remind you to prepare your hives for the approaching hurricane. I have linked two articles below that will aid in this. The first is written by Dr. David Tarpy, and is titled Protective Measures of Beehives During Hurricanes. The second is from Dr. Michael Waldvogel and is titled “Bee” Kind If You Spray for Mosquitos. Both of these articles are good resources for both beekeepers and mosquito applicators.
In the event that Hurricane Florence causes massive rainfall and flooding, a State of Emergency could be declared by the Commisioner of Agriculture. If this occurs, the State would authorize exemptions from certain restrictions of aerial applications of pesticides to control the mosquito population. If plans are made for wide-area mosquito applications, I will send out further updates on this matter.
Thanks and Happy Beekeeping
Pesticide Operations Specialist
NCDA&CS – SPCAP
1090 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
Have you seen this? Thanks Ron&Nancy I am forwarding it to everyone.
Protective Measures of Beehives During Hurricanes
With track of hurricane Florence poised to make a significant impact on North Carolina, there are some important considerations for beekeepers who may be affected by the heavy rain and winds. Please further disseminate to your local network of beekeepers.
Third, beware of falling trees and tree limbs. These can be particularly problematic for beehives since they can completely crush all equipment and kill the entire colony. It is also hard to prevent with some sort of barrier or cover because of the sheer weight of many trees, so if you apiary is in a wooded location you may need to move the hives temporarily.
Finally, following heavy rains like hurricanes, various local and state agencies have traditionally sprayed regions with stagnant water to control mosquito outbreaks. While important for public health, such insecticides can be extremely problematic for honey bees. If you are registered through the NCDA&CS through the volunteer program DriftWatch, you will be contacted directly if your beehives are in an area schedule to be sprayed. If you are not registered, however, the state has no means to notify you and your bees may be at risk to insecticide exposure. Please consult the Agricultural Chemical manual for information and advice about how to mitigate exposure to pesticides.
Dr. David TarpyProfessor and Extension Specialist (Apiculture)Entomology & Plant Pathology – NC State University
Hello Fellow Beeks:
Team McCarter (Mark and Ellen) sent this to me to post. Thanks Team!!!
I’ve attended Debbie’s conferences before and look forward to learning from her again and again.
Debbie is truly knowledgeable on all things pollinator including garden plants as well as the pollinators themselves. If you can possibly attend the events below, you will learn something new that will help you become a better beekeeper.
Debbie’s web pages are packed with helpful information and she updates them frequently. Check it out!!!
Pat Allen, Webmaster
Debbie Roos <firstname.lastname@example.org
The Piedmont Research Station will host a “Bee Pollinator Friendly” Field Day on Saturday September 8 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. in Salisbury, NC.
Attendees will rotate through several stations to learn about habitat for farms, roadsides or constructed pollinator meadows; native plants that make for good pollinator habitat; native bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects; honey bees and beekeeping; pesticide application techniques to protect pollinators; and how to use available technology to map honey bee and specialty crop locations. The Field Day will start promptly at 1 p.m.
Target Audience: Farmers, Beekeepers, Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisors and Staff, Extension Agents, Urban Planners, Landscapers and Landscape Architects, Master Gardeners, Nurserymen/Greenhouse Growers
Hannah Levenson (NCSU Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology), Jonathan Giacomini (NCSU Department of Applied Ecology), Sara Giacomini (NCSU Department of Applied Ecology), and Elsa Youngsteadt (NCSU Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology)
Hunter Barrier (NCDA&CS) and John Isenhour (NC Wildlife Resources Commission)
Native Plants for Pollinator Habitat:
Debbie Roos (NC Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center)
Jason Williams (NCDA&CS)
Steve Gatton (NCDA&CS)
Participants will also be able to visit educational displays from several different organizations.
The Pollinator Field Day is sponsored by the following organizations:
North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
North Carolina State University
North Carolina A&T State University
North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
NC State Extension North Carolina Pollinator Conservation Alliance
Rowan County Beekeepers
The event is free and offers three hours of pesticide credits for attendees (for N=Demo and Research, O= Ag pest plant, D=dealer, X=private).
To register, go to http://go.ncsu.edu/pollinator-field-day
Field Day Location:
Piedmont Research Station 8350 Sherrills Ford Road
Salisbury, NC 28147-7579
For more information, contact:
NCDA&CS Research Stations
N.C. Farm Bureau
Agricultural Extension Agent
Chatham County Center
North Carolina Cooperative Extension