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Leading The Scout

Leading The Scout

Having been a beekeeper for over 20 years and involved with numerous bee clubs, I often get calls from beekeepers who need some advice or help. I recently received an email inquiry from Liz who has a teenage daughter Lindsay and one beehive. Someone from a bee club...

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Numbers Mite-Bee Overwhelming

Years ago, I did some research into varroa mites for the Wannabees which is a group for young beekeepers in the Back Yard Beekeeper’s Association. In doing so I came across a statistic that mites can multiply 12 times in twelve weeks. So, if you start with 12 mites...

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So Many Choices in Our World Today

So many choices in our world today.  I sometimes am thankful for this period of downtime, in Corona Virus time… because there is so much to think about and so many important decisions to make. I like to take the different viewpoints and ponder all of them, take a few...

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Get Notified of Pesticide Application

Get Notified of Pesticide Application

Did you know that you can be notified if a neighbor will be having pesticides applied to their yard? The State DEEP has an annual registration form that can be completed before December 31st of the current year to be included in the next year's registry. The...

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