Links

Equipment & Suppliers

Belleville Honey Company  (LOCAL in Burlington):   email  belleville@wavecable.com  or call:  360-757-1073
Dadant & Sons Inc.: www.dadant.com
Mann Lake Ltd.: www.mannlakeltd.com

Associations & Societies

Mt. Baker Beekeepers Association:  http://www.mtbakerbeekeepersassn.org

Washington State Beekeepers Association: www.wasba.org

Beekeeping  “How To”

Mite Control-Powder Sugar Sampling-Power Point Presentation Link: maarec.psu.edu/powerpoints/PSsampling.pdf

Beesource.com  is one of the best online collections of beekeeping information.  Check out the “Forums” to see what beekeepers around the nation are thinking about right now.  Also includes plans for equipment, newbie information, “Point of View” pages for wisdom from the masters.  An excellent resource.

BEE-L is an email newsgroup that features posts from researchers, commercial beekeepers, and thoughtful hobbyists from around the English speaking world.  If you want to know what truly dedicated bee folks are thinking, with an international flavor, check out BEE-L.  It’s not a very sophisticated format, so you set up your subscription using commands to the server sent via email.  Send an email to:  LISTSERV@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM   In the body of the email write:  SUBSCRIBE BEE-L YOUR NAME DIGEST    You can substitute ANONYMOUS for your name if you’re shy.    The digest arrives more or less daily in your email.  If you want to post to the list, after subscribing, send your comment to:  BEE-L@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM    Obviously, this is more complicated than joining a Yahoo! newsgroup, but it is well worth it.  This group is way ahead of the curve.  You will discover bee news as it happens and get in on ”hot-topic” debates.  If you’re a wonk and want all the  commands for this group, send an email to:  LISTSERV@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM  with GET LISTSERV REFCARD in the body of the email.  If you have problems, contact me:  michaeljaross@gmail.com

Brushy Mountain Video and Webinar Library

Brushy Mountain Bee Farm has recorded a number of instructional bee videos and offers them here online.  They have also recorded (audio) their online “Webinars” which cover dozens of bee topics.  Very hands-on, how-to information.  Maybe you’ll find a project that’s just what you and your bees need this season!

Bee Labs:  Best to Test!

Whether or not your bees show signs of disease/parasites, it’s a good idea to send samples in for testing.  Here’s a couple links for labs that will do this for free.  Bee sure to follow all directions carefully, it’s different for each lab. 

WSU Bee Diagnostic Service
This link takes you to a form and directions for preparing your bee sample.  Also, a mailing address. 

USDA Bee Lab - Beltsville, MD
MBBA members have used this service and report excellent, quick reports along with suggestions for how to treat if you do have disease/parasites.

Honey Bees and Winterkill

Written by Medhat Nasr, the Provincial Apiculturist for Alberta, Canada.  This article covers many hazards that bees face over the winter, how to prevent disease and deadouts, sanitizing hives after Nosema using acetic acid, and many other winter bee problems.  He describes exact techniques fort treatments, so it’s definitely worthwhile reading.  Lose bees this winter?  Click here and get a handle on things.

Varroa Detection and Treatment

Here are links to two factsheets fromthe British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Lands.  Excellent information on how to diagnose your Varroa Mite population and the various choices for treatment.  With exact directions.

http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/apiculture/factsheets/221_varroa.htm

http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/apiculture/factsheets/222_vardetect.htm

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