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It's amazing how one bee can seem

to change one's fortunes in thebeeyard. My experience coming outof last Winter was dismal withgreater than 50% losses. I had thefewest surviving hives since mysecond year of beekeeping. Granted,I'm only in my fourth year and neveranticipated having more than a couplecolonies, but you know how thispassion goes. Bees are good, morebees are better, how about doublingmy apiary each year, imagine the

honey to be harvested, the nucs I cansell, the pollination my girls willprovide, and so on and so on!From what I've read and heard,

severe setbacks in beekeeping arecommon nowadays. I'm learning thatfrom my own experience, as well.But, maybe, if the stars are aligned...ormore properly, if the entrances are

properly oriented...one can bounce

back.That's my experience so far this

Spring, and 90% of that success is dueto one queen. Sure, I've bought andinstalled queens and one of them(yep, just one) returned from hermating flight and seems to be doingwell. Certainly I've managed to makea nuc or two to sell to students. Butwhen it comes down to it, one queenhas provided all but one or twoframes of brood and of nectar/honey/

pollen for my increase. And, thatincrease has pushed my colony countahead of where I was last year when Ithought I was in the clover!She's an overwintered queen from

local stock, a granddaughter ofmy original Carniolan monarch.

The Presidents Hive Stand

BANV BUZZMAY-JUNE 2013

Want to contribute to the BANV

newsletter?

Write to:

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We prefer concisely written material,

rather than suggestions & hints.

Inclusion depends upon space

available, timeliness, and/or

relevance. Thanks

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

This Month inthe Beeyard

VSBAMasterBeekeeperInfo

BEES-Online Education

USDA/EPAHoneybee Health

Hive Inspections-

Clarification

Arlington County Fair-

Honey Sales

Winter Loss SurveyResults

Fairfax CityCouncil

Beekeeping Vote

HOW DO I BECOME

AN EAS MASTER

BEEKEEPER THIS

YEAR?

The Master Beekeeper CertificationCommittee invites qualified EASmembers to apply for this yearscertification exam. Those interestedshould have a minimum of five yearsas a serious beekeeper in some aspectof apiary management, such as a verydedicated hobbyist, a commercialbeekeeper, working for a commercialbeekeeper, or as an apiary inspector.Anyone wishing to take the MasterBeekeeper Certification Exam mustsubmit an application andrecommendation by mail to: SusanFariss, EAS Secretary, 142CemeteryRoad, Mocksville, NC 27028, or [email protected]. The application andrecommendation forms can bedownloaded from the EAS website orrequested from the Secretary. Thedeadline for application is July1, 2013. More information aboutthe Master Beekeeper Certificationapplication process and the exam canbe found on the Master Beekeeperwebpage athttp://easternapiculture.org/conferences/eas-2013/2013-mastr-beekeepers.html.

Pennsylvania Beekeepers will welcomeyou warmly! See you in August!

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NEWSLETTER |May-June 2013 2

When should I add supers? When does the honey flow end?How much should I feed in the fall? Have the beesswarmed? When should I re-queen? When should I createnucs? Those and many other questions can be answeredthrough an understanding of how the net weight of a hivechanges as the season progresses.Net weight is the weight of the bees, the wax and the stores

within a hive. It excludes the weight of the woodenware.Tracking the gross weight would not be very instructivebecause that changes significantly as the configuration of thehive is changed.This chart demonstrates how the net weight of a hivechanges as the seasons change. The weight declines as

winter stores are consumed. It then increases dramaticallywith the advent of the honey flow. This colony, typical ofItalian bees, ends the nectar flow with a huge population thatconsumes nearly all of its stores by late summer. Thatnecessitates feeding of significant amounts of syrup in orderto build up their winter stores. This is true even when theamount of honey harvested in minimized. The cycle then

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Hive Stand (cont.)Her choice of mates was not perfect, for if the personality ofa colony descends from the male genes, she let some bad boysamong the DCA catch her. This colony is a bit more fractiousthan all the others, though nothing close to overly defensiveor hot. But I'm willing to overlook her attitude due to thegenerous contribution she's made to all the other hives thatnow populate the bee yard.What's the lesson? Well, this affirms my faith in Summer

requeening to mitigate varroa mite problems and have a

strong queen going into Fall and the succeeding year. I havelearned to love overwintering in nucs. I believe using a localqueen for sustainability reasons is the way to go. And I can't

ignore that this all may simply be blind luck and happenstance.Hey, I'll take some luck!I've been lucky with all the help I've gotten from my Mentor

and other BANV'ers, that's for sure. And that goes for doublewhen it comes to how your club is performing. I think we'veput together some good programs for you, I know we'vedelivered great education to newbees and experienced beeks,and I'm certain we've added some features and initiatives tothe club I hope you've found valuable. I hope they continue.They will, as long as one of you steps up when the need is

there...that's been BANV's recipe for success long before Icame along...and I'm sure it will keep happening. I just feellucky about that, you know?
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Winter Loss Survey 2012 2013: Preliminary Results

Preliminary Results: Honey Bee ColonyLosses in the United States, Winter

2012-2013

May 1, 2013Dennis van Engelsdorp and the other

researches in the Bee InformedPartnership have published preliminary

results of their Winter Loss Survey forthe 2012-2013 winter. The BeeInformed Partnership, in collaborationwith the Apiary Inspectors of America(AIA) and the United StatesDepartment of Agriculture (USDA),released preliminary results for theseventh annual national survey ofhoney bee colony losses. For the2012/2013 winter season, a total of6,287 U.S. beekeepers provided

validated responses. Collectively,responding beekeepers managed

599,610 colonies in October 2012,representing about 22.9%1 of the

countrys estimated 2.62 millioncolonies.

Preliminary survey results indicate that31.1% of managed honey bee coloniesin the United States were lost during

the 2012/2013 winter. This representsan increase in loss of 9.2 points or 42%over the previous 2011/2012 winters

total losses that were estimated at21.9%. This level of loss is on par with

the 6 year average total loss of 30.5%.On average, U.S. beekeepers lost 45.1%of the colonies in their operationduring the winter of 2012/2013. This isa 19.8 point or 78.2% increase in theaverage operational loss compared to

the previous winter (2011/2012), whichwas estimated at 25.3%. The differencebetween average loss and total loss is

explained by the respondent pool:while a majority of the respondents(95%) were backyard beekeepers, theymanaged a small fraction of the

colonies represented in the survey(6%). For this reason total loss (whichis more heavily influenced bycommercial beekeeper losses) is more

representative of national losses.Survey participants indicated that they

considered a loss rate of 15% asacceptable, but 70% of them sufferedlosses greater than this.

Previous survey results found a total

colony loss in the winters of 21.9% inthe winter of 2011/2012, 30% in

2010/2011, 34% in 2009/2010, 29% in2008/2009, 36% in 2007/2008, and 32%

in 2006/2007. The Bee InformedPartnership is funded by the NationalInstitute of Food and Agriculture,USDA. Results posted online herehttp://beeinformed.org/2013/05/winter-loss-survey-2012-2013/

[The above preliminary summary hasbeen edited and all footnotes andcitations have been removed. For thefull report, please go to the onlineposting. BANV Editors]


VSBA SPRING 2013 MEETING LOCATION

and SCHEDULE

Greenbrier Elementary School, Virginia Beach, VirginiaVSBA MEETING -JUNE 21 & 22, 2013PRELIMINARY AGENDAFriday, June 21

registration - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

meeting 1:00pm - 5:00pmOpening RemarksDennis Van Engelsdorp (topic TBA)Wyatt Mangum Colony UsurpationDennis Van Engelsdorp (topic TBA)Dr Troy Anderson The Decline of Honey Bees inVirginia:

Saturday, June 22

registration - 8:00am - 8:45am

meeting 8:45am - 5:15pmOpening RemarksBuddy Marterre "Bee Stings: Immunology, Allergy, andTreatment"Keith Tignor State Apiarist ReportBuddy Marterre "Why Treat for Varroa?"Business MeetingLunch on own

Master Beekeeping UpdateBreakout sessionsWyatt Mangum Top Bar Beekeeping: Financiallysustainable)Beekeepers Guild Meadmaking workshopNorfolk Beekeepers Bee Vac building workshopsFor more information, the VSBA Website is at http://

www.virginiabeekeepers.org/content/vsba-2013-spring-meeting-agenda

The Latest Buzz on Pollinator

Week Events!Did you RSVP for the FreeFilm Screening of Vanishing of theBees?Pollinator Week begins on June 17,2013! What better way to start off theweek celebrating pollinators than by

joining us for a free screening of theacclaimed film, Vanishing of the Bees?The screening will take place onMonday, June 17 at 7pm at the historicHill Center, Capitol Hill, Washington,DC. After the film, there will be an

exclusive director discussion with

Maryam Henein!

Come by and join the pollinator party!To help you BEE protective and keepthe buzz going in your neighborhoodthere will be:

Free packets of organicpollinator friendly seeds

The newly published BEEProtective Habitat Guide

Additional educationalmaterials on the importance

of pollinators and the plight

of the honeybeeFor more information about ourPollinator Campaign, visit BeyondPesticides BEE Protective webpage.Location:Abraham Lincoln HallHill Center at the Old Naval Hospital921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SEWashington, DC 20003When: Monday, June 17, 2013 -7:00pm to 9:00pmCost: Free!RSVP Today!
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Beekeeper Education andEngagement System (BEES)Online Courses From NCSUContinue learning with an onlinecourse!

http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/entomology/apiculture/BEES.html#CurrentCoursesThe Beekeeper Education andEngagement System (BEES) is a new

online resource for beekeepers at alllevels. The system is entirely internet-based and open to the public. Thestructure of the BEES network is brokeninto three ascending levels of difficulty(Beginner, Advanced, and Ambassador)and three general areas of content(honey bee biology, honey beemanagement, and the honey beeindustry).This is the online course offering thatDr. Tarpy spoke about in a BANV Springmeeting.

ThisMonthintheBeeyardStrong Hives Need Honey Supers

The strongest hives in your beeyard

should require honey supers.

Blackberry brambles are blooming in

wild profusion all over Northern

Virginia as I write, and many other

nectar sources will come into bloom

in the next 3-4 weeks. The nectar

flows will dry up after July 4, so make

honey now.

Waxmoths

It is early June, so the wax moths that

survived the winter are flying and are

attacking any brood combs that are

not protected by active honeybees.If you have brood combs from last

year without bees, wax moths will

find them and will lay eggs, which will

produce a mess. There are manyways to moth-proof stored combs.Check your textbooks and the

internet.

Queen Supersedure Rates Always

Check for a Queen or Signs of

Queen Activity

As you know, there are least 4 majorsuppliers of packages that have

customers in this region, so this note

is not aimed at any one supplier. I

am hearing from beekeepers around

the region that more than 50% of the

queens from packages delivered

ear l ier th is year have been

superseded, and that more than half

of hives established with packages

(and many purchased nucs), have

gone queenless for reasons otherthan bad management. If you areworking with marked queens, you

will be able to tell when a new queen

appears. If not, then now is a goodtime to learn how to mark queens.Of course, if a package-started hive

has had a tremendous spring, it may

have swarmed and the original queen

may have flown off with the prime

swarm. Mark that off to bad

management and look for the swarm

cells that should have been left

behind. If you got a great package

and it swarmed within two months,

then the queen was not superseded.

Even a hive booming with bees may

be queenless for reasons other than

swarming. Look for eggs, wetlarvae, and other stages of uncapped

brood even if you dont spot the

queen on every inspection. In theabsence of very young brood,

conduct a careful examination and

take steps to allow a queenless hive

to raise a new queen. If theexamination produces a newly

hatched queen, then wait a week and

search again for young brood.

Mite Treatments

One theory as to why last winter

showed high loss rates among

beehives is that varroa mites enjoyed

severa l extra generat ions of reproduction due to the very warm,

very early spring. The advocates ofth is theory say that varroa

treatments in the late summer 2012

were too little, too late. Thistheory has led some experienced

beekeepers to advise treating for

mites as early as now. With some ofthe newer mite treatments being

permitted to stay on during a nectar

flow, it seems that it may be practicalto treat for mites before the nectar

flows dry up at the end of June.Are any beekeepers treating for

mites now, or in the past few weeks?What results are you seeing?

BANV Spring Nuc Program Update:

After a slow spring start, I am happy to

announce that the clubs spring nuc program

was a success. A total 10 club members were

able to create and nurture 42+ spring nucs

(34 med and 8 deeps) to sell to our newest

members. I am thrilled to report that all

student orders that were placed have been

filled.

Two members (that I know of), Rob McKinney

and Todd Harding made nucs with their

mentees.

In an effort to help club members who placed

orders and did not receive nucs, Mr. Bill Husztekstepped forth and worked w/ several of them to

create splits off his own hives.

Individuals who participated in this sustainable

effort: Pat & Jim Haskell, Paul Oman, RobMcKinney, Julie Waser, Roger Wilhelm, Marvin

Winston, Gale Minnich Blewis, Bill Husztek,

Todd Harding

It has been my pleasure to work with students

and seasoned beekeepers to get this program

started for our club. When I stepped into this

role, we had just the Haskells producing nucs.

Over the first two years we have had 20 club

members make and sell a nuc. In order for me

to focus on the BANV new student classes, I am

stepping down from this position next year.

What does this mean? The club needs a

new nuc program coordinator. This is an

opportunity for anyone in the club (new or

seasoned beekeeper) to take an active role in

helping all of us become more sustainable. The

job requires a small amount of time between

February and June. It is a great way to meet

fellow beekeepers and give back to the club. If

you have interest, please call or email me.

703-281-2958 [email protected].



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WASHINGTON The U.S. Departmentof Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)today released a comprehensive scientificreport on honey bee health. The reportstates that there are multiple factorsplaying a role in honey bee colony

declines, including parasites and disease,genetics, poor nutrition and pesticideexposure.There is an important link between thehealth of American agriculture and thehealth of our honeybees for ourcountrys long term agriculturalproductivity, said Agriculture DeputySecretary Kathleen Merrigan. The forcesimpacting honeybee health are complexand USDA, our research partners, and keystakeholders will be engaged inaddressing this challenge.

The decline in honey bee health is acomplex problem caused by acombination of stressors, and at EPA weare committed to continuing our workwith USDA, researchers, beekeepers,growers and the public to address thischallenge, said Acting EPA AdministratorBob Perciasepe. The report wevereleased today is the product ofunprecedented collaboration, and ourwork in concert must continue. As thereport makes clear, weve made significantprogress, but there is still much work tobe done to protect the honey bee

population.In October 2012, a National StakeholdersConference on Honey Bee Health, led byfederal researchers and managers, alongwith Pennsylvania State University, wasconvened to synthesize the current stateof knowledge regarding the primaryfactors that scientists believe have thegreatest impact on managed bee health.

Key findings include:

Parasites and Disease Present Risks toHoney Bees:

The parasitic Varroa mite isrecognized as the major factorunderlying colony loss in theU.S. and other countries. Thereis widespread resistance to thechemicals beekeepers use tocontrol mites within the hive.New virus species have beenfound in the U.S. and several ofthese have been associated withColony Collapse Disorder(CCD).

Increased Genetic Diversity is Needed:

U.S. honeybee colonies needincreased genetic diversity.Genetic variation improves beesthermoregulation (the ability tokeep body temperature steadyeven if the surroundingenvironment is different), disease

resistance and workerproductivity.

Honey bee breeding shouldemphasize traits such as hygienicbehavior that confer improvedresistance to Varroa mites anddiseases (such as Americanfoulbrood).

Poor Nutrition Among Honey BeeColonies:

Nutrition has a major impact onindividual bee and colonylongevity. A nutrition-poor diet

can make bees more susceptibleto harm from disease andparasites. Bees need betterforage and a variety of plants tosupport colony health.

Federal and state partnersshould consider actions affectingland management to maximizeavailable nutritional forage topromote and enhance good beehealth and to protect bees bykeeping them away frompesticide-treated fields.

There is a Need for ImprovedCollaboration and Information Sharing:

Best Management Practicesassociated with bees andpesticide use, exist, but are notwidely or systematically followedby members of the crop-producing industry. There is aneed for informed andcoordinated communicationbetween growers andbeekeepers and effectivecollaboration between

stakeholders on practices toprotect bees from pesticides.

Beekeepers emphasized theneed for accurate and timely beekill incident reporting,monitoring, and enforcement.

Additional Research is Needed toDetermine Risks Presented by Pesticides:

The most pressing pesticideresearch questions relate todetermining actual pesticideexposures and effects of

pesticides to bees in the fieldand the potential for impacts onbee health and productivity ofwhole honey bee colonies.

Those involved in developing the reportinclude USDAs Office of PestManagement Policy (OPMP), National

Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA),Agricultural Research Services (ARS),Animal and Plant Health InspectionService (APHIS), National ResourceConversation Service (NRCS) as well asthe EPA and Pennsylvania StateUniversity. The report will provideimportant input to the Colony CollapseDisorder Steering Committee, led by theUSDA, EPA and the National AgriculturalStatistics Service (NASS).

An estimated one-third of all food andbeverages are made possible by

pollination, mainly by honey bees. In theUnited States, pollination contributes tocrop production worth $20-30 billion inagricultural production annually. A declinein managed bee colonies puts greatpressure on the sectors of agriculturereliant on commercial pollinationservices. This is evident from reports ofshortages of bees available for thepollination of many crops.

The Colony Collapse SteeringCommittee was formed in response to asudden and widespread disappearance ofadult honey bees from beehives, whichfirst occurred in 2006. The Committeewill consider the reportsrecommendations and update the CCDAction Plan which will outline majorpriorities to be addressed in the next5-10 years and serve as a referencedocument for policy makers, legislatorsand the public and will help coordinatethe federal strategy in response to honeybee losses.

To view the report, which reportedlyrepresents the consensus of the scientificcommunity studying honey bees, please

visithttp://www.usda.gov/documents/ReportHoneyBeeHealth.pdf

USDA and EPA Release New Report on Honey Bee Health

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2 B A BEE 4-H club --the happy faces at our honeytasting. We had honeys from around the world.

Minutes of BANVMeeting

May 28,2013

Richard Haynes called themeeting to order at 7:10 pm.He then led a discussionabout the List Serv and theBANV website. The issues of a

members only restrictedportion of the website, isthere a need for privateinformation to be available, ifthere should be a list ofmembers available on avoluntary basis were amongthose discussed as being asubject that should bebrought before the Board.

Mr. Haynes then introducedPam Fischer from theBeekeeper's Guild ofSoutheast Virginia, who gave

an informative and interestingtalk about OrganicBeekeeping. She discussed thedifferences between organichoney and honey that wasobtained from CertifiedNaturally Grown (CNG)hives.

Additional announcementswere then made by Paul Diehlabout the next beekeepingclass in the Arlington Countyadult education class is to beheld August 13. TerryMcPalmer spoke briefly aboutthe upcoming county fairAugust 8-11, mentioning thatto enter the honey judgingcontest one did not need tobe a county resident. Entriesmay be dropped off August7-8 and this year there is anew category called the black

jar category in which thehoney is to be submitted in ablack jar and judged solely ontaste.

The meeting was thenadjourned at 8:10 pm.

Dave-Secretary, BANV


NUC INSPECTION REQUIREMENT

FOR NUCS TO BE SOLD

In summation -"If a yard is inspected and a health certificate is

issued, regardless of how many hives wereinspected, the yard is considered healthy andnucs can be made/sold from that yard for the

rest of that year. If an entire yard is inspected,the stickers are optional.

If you simply want some nucs inspected (e.g.,for a quick sale), they will get stickers which

show that they are apparently healthy andqueenright (but no health certificate issued).

Apiary Inspection Standards

Apiaries will be inspected with priority goingto hives/equipment for sale or moving out of

state. If parent hives are inspected, nucs can bemade from them for the rest of that year (all

certificates expire at the end of the calendar

year they are written in). The health certificateis proof of inspection and a copy should beprovided at time of sale. If just nucs are

inspected, then stickers will be placed onthose nucs showing they are disease free and

queenright, however, no health certificate willbe issued for just nucs. Only inspected hives/

nucs will get stickers.As to the question about how many hives per

yard get inspected, theres a formula to governthat. For yards with 1-10 hives, 100% of them

will get inspected. Yards with 11-20 hives, 50%will get inspected (mix of nucs and parenthives) and so on. The health certificate covers

the entire yard regardless of how many hives

actually get inspected (and, again, onlyinspected hives will get stickers).The link to the Virginia Bee Law is here: http://

leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+TOC03020000044000000000000.That's the

law that governs hive inspections. There isn'tany official reference to inspection stickers as

such. When we inspect beehives we issue asticker for the hives and/or a Certificate of

Health. If you plan to sell bee equipment likenucs, you must provide the purchaser a copy

of the health certificate to show that yourhives have been inspected.

Beth McClelland Bee Inspector

VSBA Master Beekeeper

Program Testing for Summer

Meeting

Testing Schedule for the June 21 -22, 2013VSBA meeting in Chesapeake, VA.Registration: Can sign up in advance(click here for application) OR register atthe meeting.

Cost: $25.00 for the Qualified orCertified testing. This includes the writtenand practical hive inspection testingwhich will be held on another date and atanother location. Make checks payable toVSBA.Written Testing (Qualified and Certifiedlevels) - Friday June 21 & Saturday June22, immediately following conclusion ofthe meeting program in the auditorium.Practical Testing for those who have takenthe Qualified or Certified Written testing

in the past:Schedule: Practical "In hive" testing -Friday June 21, 2013 from 10 am - Noonin VA Beach, VA.For further information, please contactVSBA MBP Coordinator:Frank S. Walker (757)641-5933 or e-mail:[email protected]
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BANVOFFICERS 2012-2013President RobMcKinney [email protected] RickHaynes [email protected] DavidMichaelson [email protected] DavidThompson [email protected] SteveJohnson [email protected]

GISMapping ChelsieRomulo&JenyBeausoleil [email protected] FrankLinton [email protected] TerriMcPalmer [email protected] AmyBennett [email protected] JohnFraser&ChrisDugmore [email protected] MarthaKiene [email protected] NormaEpley [email protected] CarolynFoley [email protected] JulieWaser [email protected] KamaleshKalarickal [email protected]

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Important Details For Honey Sales at Arlington County FairArlington County Fair - August 7-11 2013Once again BANV will have a Honey Sales and beekeeping information booth at the fair.See http://arlingtoncountyfair.us for complete information. As always, all BANV membersare eligible to enter their hive products in the various hive product competitioncategories. Be sure to get your entries registered Wednesday, August 7 from 4 p.m. 9p.m. or Thursday, August 8 from 7 a.m. 9 a.m.

BANV members with honey or other hive products for sale should contact Tom Greinervia e-mail at [email protected]. We need to finalize the product/price list assoon as we can, so send that e-mail today if you have questions and/or want toparticipate. Also contact Tom if you would like to volunteer for booth duty. We need tohave enough folks there to help sell honey and talk with the public about bees andbeekeeping. The booth hours will be:Friday, August 9, 2013 4 p.m. 10 p.mSaturday, August 10, 2013 10 a.m. 9 p.m.Sunday, August 11, 2013 11 a.m. 7 p.m.You don't have to have a lot to sell, just what you want to unload for $7, $8, or whateverwe decide to charge for a pound this year. And between sales and telling people about allthe fun of beekeeping there's always spirited discussions with the other beekeepers.Tom Greiner

Eastern Apiculture Society 2013 UPDATEHave you heard about bee venom therapy, which combines honey bee stings with techniques ofacupuncture? Do you know that honey bees make a glue called propolis that has antibioticproperties? Have you heard that honey and bee-collected pollen may reduce allergies to localpollens?http://gallery.mailchimp.com/3895e292b40d1d247eb27eb0e/images/apitherapy.gifApitherapyis the medical use of honey beeproducts, including honey,pollen,bee bread, royal jelly, propolis and bee venom. The Eastern Apicultural Society is proud toannounce that Frederique Keller, DOM, L.Ac.,and President of the American ApitherapySociety (AAS), will conduct two apitherapy workshops and several talks at EAS 2013 on August8, 2013 (8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m) in coordination with AAS Board Member,Craig Byer.Frederique and Craig will share their knowledge and experience in honey bee related therapies;see a demonstration of bee venom therapy and make a jar of propolis-containing salve to takehome!.Click here to register for all or part of the EAS 2013 Short Course and Conference. The entire

schedule may be found atwww.easternapiculture.org/addons/2013/conference.pdf.

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EAS 2013 Comes to Pennsylvania

The Planning Committee for the 2013 Conference& Short Course is proudtointroduce not one, but two,keynote speakers for our annual event!

The keynotes will be delivered on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 . . . but wait, let me take a step back for those

of you who haven't been to an EAS Conference week before.

The format of this annual event follows: This year, the "Short Course" spansMonday through Wednesday.The tracks in 2013 will includeCore and Advanced Sessions, and a curriculum on Queen Rearing, Top Bar Hive Management, Natural

Beekeeping, Sideliners and Train-the-Trainers. On Wednesday, though, the Conference and Workshop Series beginswith the keynote addressesand ends with a social gathering at a local picnic ground.

If you're not too tired by quittin' time on Thursday, you should attend the annual Auction Dinner,

which is a fundraiser for the research grants that EAS awards each year. Starting Wednesday, your favorite vendors of beekeeping supplies, books and gadgets will be on

hand with their wares. In the samevendor area will be bee fabric for the quilters, bee art & jewelryandmuch, much more!

And, oh yeah - there's a HONEY SHOW with prestige and prizes to be won. Admit it, you'reproud of your bees' work! So bring it, enter it and show it off!

By Friday, you will have met so many new and interesting people, you will want one last chance to

get together with them before it's over - the Annual Banquet!

Pennsylvania's own Maryann Frazier is ably organizing the program for Wed. through Fri. Invited speakersare confirming their intention to be with us and pinning down the titles of their talks and workshops.

Checkthe EAS websiteoften for confirmed speakers, lodging information andotherupdates.

There's so much to see and do in and around West Chester, PA that you may want to make it your family

vacation! Spend a day or two touringtogether inPhiladelphia, Valley Forge or Dutch Country. ByWednesday, they'll know their way around on their own and you can get back to the conference! Or stickaround an extra day at the end and enjoy the PA State Beekeepers Association Picnic, complete with a "hive

crawl" and mead tasting, in a nearby urban area on Saturday August 10.Pennsylvania beekeepers will welcome you warmly! See you in August!

Dr. Mark Winston,Simon Fraser U Mr. Brian Snyder, PA Association for Sustainable Agriculture

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