tuesday, november 24th, 7:30 pm at the west barnstable ...€¦ · scale hive monitoring and...
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buzzwords http://www.barnstablebeekeepers.org November 2017
UpcomingMeeting
Tuesday,November24th,7:30pmat theWestBarnstableCommunityBuildingonRoute149.
FeaturedprogramwillbeourstateapiaryinspectionprogramwithKimSkyrm,PhD,ChiefinspectororoneofherinspectorswithareportofthestateofbeesinMassachusetts.ToincludealsocommentsontheuseofOxalicaciddribbleandvaporization.
SWEETSANDTREATSALWAYSWELCOMEFORNIBBLING.
FromtheBoard
Whattodo?Whattodo?Whattodo?Idon’tknowwhattowriteabout.It’snotmymonth.ThesearethethoughtsthatranthroughmyheadwhenIrealizedIhadleftsomeoneontheschedulethatisnolongerontheboard.Ihadhopedthatsomeonewouldstepupandfillthevoid.Thatwasaprettyselfishthought.Whyshouldsomeoneputthemselvesouttomakemylifealittlemoreconvenient?That’sthethingwithvolunteering.Peoplearegivingtheirtime,andsatisfactionofdoingistheonlycompensation.Also,differentpeoplehavedifferentinterests.Noteveryonecanorwantstowritesomethingthatpeoplewillreadandevaluateonsomescaleofqualityandusefulness.That’sthethingwithvolunteering.Iwantedtocontributetothenewsletter.Desktoppublishinghasbeenaninterestformesincethe‘80s.IliketothinkIcanturnaphrasetoo.NoonehastoldmeIshouldhangitupyet,soI’vecontinued.So,hereIfindmyselfchewingonthoughtstoseeifIcangetanyflavoroutofthemtospiceupthisemptywhitespace.Idon’thavetheluxuryofbeingconcernedifpeopledon’tlikeit.
Forage
Theultimateguidetooverwinteringsuccess
SolarPowerandHoneyBeesMakeaSweetComboinMinnesota
Ourgirlshavebeenhelpingevenlongerthanwethought!
Instead of Burn Pile, New Hope to Kill Afb
That’sthethingwithvolunteering.Ifyoudon’tlikewhatyourorganizationoffers,youhavetwochoices:fix/notfix.Youcanaddspecialmodifierslike“complain”or“grumble”toaddalittledrama,buttheydon’taddaction.Toinvigoratethechoices,youhavetoact,byleaving(notfix)orgettinginvolved.Sometimespeopleliketocontributeinthebackground.Somepeoplejustwanttopaytheirduesandorderpackagesinthespring,orperhapsit’sjustaninterestingnightoutonceamonth.WhenJulieLipkinfeltitwastimetohandoffthenewsletteraftersomelongdedicationIwrangledourresidentauthor,MelissaCaugheyinto“volunteering”.HeronlyconditionwasthatIwouldhelpwhenshegotbusy.Shewasgoingtohavetoscratchouthersecondbook!ItwasonlyonceshecalledonmetomakegoodthatIrealizedhowbusysheactuallyis!Inevergaveitback.That’sthethingwithvolunteering.Sometimeswedon’treallyknowwhereweshouldstepin.Ifweeachdon’tmakeourbestcontribution,therecanbecomenothingtowhichtolendourefforts.Therearemanyopportunitiestolendyourskills,andtalentswithintheBCBA.Evenjustbeingthereonacommitteeortheboardmayshowthatevenifyoudon’tthinkyouhaveanythingtocontribute,youjustmight.Ialwaystellmyself,“onceyougetthere,you’llbefine”whendoingthingsImaynotreallywantto.That’sthethingwithvolunteering,rightnow,Ifeelfine!JoeMcClure
TreatmentFreeBeekeeping
Iaminterestedinfindingotherbeekeepersworkingtowardoralreadypracticingtreatmentfreebeekeepingwithagoalofpossiblymeeting2-3timesayear.Ourpurposewouldbetosharewhatwemeanbytreatmentfreebeekeeping,shareexistingpracticesbothsuccessfulandfailed,discussiononsmallcellbeekeeping,feedingandprovidesupport.Ifyou’[email protected].
LynnHeslinga
DecemberWinterMarket
Markyourcalendars!TheBarnstableCountyBeekeepers'annualHolidayFairwillbeheldattheWestBarnstableCommunityCenteron Tuesday.December 12 at 7:30.ThisisagrandopportunityforholidaygiftshoppingaswellasavenueforanyandallofourtalentedBCBAmemberstoselltheirwares.Inthepastourmembershaveofferedlocalhoney,beeswaxproductssuchaslotionsandcandles,woodworkingproducts,beesupplies,knitting,painting,ceramics,cards,photography,andagriculturalproductsamongotheritemsforsale.(IapologizeifIhaveomittedmentionofanyothercategoriesofproductsfrompastyearsasthereseemstobenoendtothecreativityandnicheitemsourcreativemembersproduce.)
Asaclubmember,comeandseewhatothermembersaremakingandmarvelattheirskills.Asashopper,comeandfindtheperfectlocallymadeholidaygift.Asavendor,comeandsellyourwares.
Ifyouwouldliketobeavendor,pleasecontactmeviaemail([email protected])toreserveyourspot.ThereisNOCHARGEtobeavendor.Simplycontactmetoholdyourspotandbringyourowntableastheyarenotprovided.
Ilookforwardtoseeingyouthere!
JohnBeach
FromtheArniaBeeBulletin
"ResearchersfromUniversityofNorthCarolinaatGreensborohavestudiedtheeffectsofsteelfoundationwireonhoneybeebroodhealth.Theyhaveshownthatbroodinthecellsoverlappingfoundationwirescontainedsignificantlymoreironandwasremovedatsignificantlyhigherratethancontrolbrood,thusindicatingthatmetalcontaminationisnegativelyaffectingthehealthofthemanagedcolonies.
Thequeen’sreluctancetolieinwire-associatedcellshasbeenpreviouslyreported(andprobablyobservedbymostofusatsomepoint)butitisunclearwhetherthequeenavoidsthesecellsorifthenewlylaidbroodisremovedasapartofhygienicbehaviour.Thedistinctionbeingimportantastheenergeticcostsofthelatteraresignificantlyhigher.
TheGreensbororesearchersproposethattheuseofsteelfoundationwiresnegativelyaffectsthehealthofthecolonyby:
directlyinfluencingthesurvivalofthebroodcompromisedhealthofadultbeesthatwereexposedtowiresasbroodbutnotremovedingestionofunhealthybroodbynursebeesduringhygienicremovalleadingtometalcontaminationaffectingthenavigationalabilitieslaterinforaginglifeoveralldecreaseinavailableresourceastherearecoststohygienicbehaviouraswellasresourceusedtorearthebroodpriortoitsremoval.
Thestudyhighlightsoneoftheeffectsofcommonmodernbeekeepingpracticethatmaybecompromisingthehealthofmanagedcolonieswhichcouldbeavoided.Thealternativesbeingwirelessfoundation,woodenstabilisers,foundationlessbeekeepingorpossiblystainlesssteelwirewhichislesstoxic.Forbeekeeperswhoseharvestissethoneywirelessfoundationmaybeagoodandverysimplechoice."
MOREONFEEDING
Forthoseofyouunsureofjusthowtofeedyourbeesthiswinter,thispictureshouldhelp.
Twosimplecheapwhitepaperplatesplacedrightonthetopbarsandpiledwithdrywhitesugarworksquitewell.Thebeescancrawlovertheedgeorjustchewthroughthebottomoftheplatetoaccessthesugarwhenneeded.Mistingisnotneededcomewinterasthecondensationinthehivewillreadilyclumpthesugaranditwillbehardinnotime.Newplatesareeasilyaddedwhenneededthroughoutthewinter.
ViaLynnHeslinga
AFollow-UpfromOurSeptemberMeetingwithT.Seeley,Ph.D.
ThispaperbyTomSeeleyandcoworkersexploressomeofthedynamicsbetweenhivesize,colonysize,varroamitesandswarming.Notethatvarroalevelsweremeasuredwithpowderedsugar,whichtendstounderestimatemitelevels.http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0150362
ClaireDesilets
ScaleHiveMonitoringandSeasonalManagement
Regularscale-hivemonitoringofaWellfleethoneybeecolony’snetdailygainsandlossesoverthepast16yearshasshownhighlyconsistentpatternsofnectarflow;thesepatternsformthebasisofmyseasonalcolony-managementdecisions.Inmyapiary,acolony’snetweightgainistypicallylimitedtoonly4-5weeksduringtheentireyear,whenjustafewspeciesoftreeandshrubareinfullbloom.Thebeescertainlybringinbothpollenandnectarbeyondthesenet-gainperiods,butit’sapparentlyconsumedasquicklyasitisgathered,evidencedbyastableordeclininghiveweight.
Inmyareatheprincipalsourcesofnectarthatproduceanetcolonyweightgain,andprovideharvestablesurplusesofhoney,areblacklocust(Robiniapseudoacacia,winterberry(Ilexverticillata)andsweetpepperbush(Clethraalnifolia).Iconcludethisfromthefactthat,duringall16yearsofscale-hivemonitoring,coloniesgainwhenandonlywhenthesethreespeciesareinbloom.Ofcourse,anetgainisalsodependentonweatherandcolonystrength.Thus,whentheweatherisdryandwarminMayandthescalecolonyisverystrong,Imayseemodestnetgainsduringbeachplum(Prunusmaritima)bloom,asthisyear.
Itiswellknownthatahoneybeecolony’sseasonaldevelopmentistiedtothephenologyofbloomofbothpollenandnectarsources.OntheouterCape,wehavelittleopenfarmlandorpastureforbeeforage.Nevertheless,wedohaveextensivevegetatedwetlands,andit’sagoodthingforbeesandbeekeepersbecausewithoutthemIdoubtthatwecouldmaintainhoneybeecoloniesinthismaritimeforestofoakandpine.
Here,inAprilandMay,thebeesaredependentonabundantspring-bloomingtreeslikewillow(Salixspp.)andredmaple(Acerrubrum)tofuelearlycolonygrowth.Littlenetweightgainisrealizedbecausetheseresourcesgototheraisingofthousandsofnewworkers.Withgoodspringforagingweather,thecolonyisabletogreatlyenlargeitsfieldforcetocollectastorableexcessfirstduringblacklocustbloom,followedshortlybywinterberry.Adearthhasalmost
Wellfleetscalehive:astandardLangstrothhive(withallmedium-depthboxes)onrecycledplatformscale.
alwaysfollowedduringthelastcoupleofweeksinJuly,withthecolonyfeedingmanymouthsandlosingmuchweighteachday.Thelastbignectarflowcomesfromsweetpepperbushfromabout1to15August;thisisusuallythecriticalsourceofnectarforboththeoverwintersurvivalofthecolonyandaharvestablesurplusforthebeekeeper.
Knowledgeofthetimingoflocalnectarflowsishugelyvaluableforcolonymanagement,especiallyifoneistryingtomaintainanapiarybypropagatingfromone’sownlocalstock.Justoneexample:IusuallyraisequeensandmakeupnucleuscoloniesinJuneandearlyJulyduringthelocustandwinterberryflows.Thenucsthriveduringthisperiodofabundanceandreadilyacceptripequeencells.Meanwhile,mylargecoloniesareburstingwithbeesandbrood.DuringthelateJulydearth,eachlargecolonycaneasilyspareafullframeofbroodwithnoharm.Agoodframeofthiscappedbroodaddedtoeachnucswitchesitsgrowthintooverdriveandsetsituptoproductivelyexploitthesweetpepperbushbloom,shortlythereafterinAugust.Asaresult,thesenucsrequireonlyalittlesyrupfeedinginSeptember,anotherdearthperiodhereontheouterCape,tobringthemuptoweightforsafeover-wintering.
Scalehivedatahavehelpedmewithmanymanagementdecisionsinsustainablebeekeeping.Thisisjustataste.
JohnPortnoy
HereIsanIdeaForNextSpring
FlyBackSwarmisanimitationofanaturalswarm,orattemptatone.Itstartswithastrongcolonyinthespringpreferablybeforethecoloniesswarmimpulsesetsin.Thiscolonyismovedfromitsstandtoanotherinthesamebeeyard.Initsplaceontheoriginalstandisplacedanewtenframehivethatholdsnineframesoffoundation,nineframesofdrawncomboracombinationoffoundationanddrawncomb.Fromtheoriginalhivetheoldqueenandoneframeofopenbroodwiththeadheringbeesisplacedintothenewhiveontheoriginalstand.Allflyingbeesfromtheoriginalcolonywilljointheoldqueenattheoriginalstand.That'swhatIcalltheswarm.Therearevariationsofthisandtrickssuchasremovingtheframeofopenbroodonceithasbeencappedasawayofcleaningtheswarmupfrommoreofthevarroa.Theoriginalcolonyonitsnewstandwillraiseanewqueenandshouldhavetheonemissingframereplacedwithaframeoffoundationoradrawncomb.Thesamecanbedoneaftermyhoneyflowandwellbeforewinterprep.Somemayseethisashypersplittingbutitisnotasonlytheverybestwithlowestmitenumbersarekepttooverwinter.Manyaremainlyusedtodrawnewcombs,recombinedordissolveifinpoorshape.
(takenfromablog–beekeeperIsintheMid-Atlanticarea)
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ClaireDesilets
BarnstableCountyBeekeepersCalendar
ThephotosandbeekeepinginformationcontainedinthiscalendarspecificallyrepresentbeekeepingonCapeCodanditsuniquechallenges.Certainly,mostoftheinformationispertinenttolowerandcoastalNewEnglandthisistrulyOURcalendar.
Whileeveryonecantaketimetoenjoythecalendar,Ihavetolookforwardtothenextyear,pendingclubapprovalofcourse.Itrytokeepphotographsinthemonthwhenitwastakenoratleastinareasonabletimeframefortheactivityitpresents.Weareheadingintotheseasonsforwhichtherearefewsubmissions.OverwinteringandwinterworkarephotosIwouldverymuchliketohaveinthecalendar.Treatments,feeding,thoseluckydayswhenthegirlsgettodocleansingflightswhenthereisstillsnowonthegroundaregreat.Icouldusesomepicturesofthebadstufftoo,mold,deadouts,hivebeetles,waxmoth.
We’llhavethecalendaravailableforpurchaseatthemonthlymeetingsintothenewyear.
JoeMcClure
RECIPES
HoneyButter
• 1⁄2cup butter (at room temperature) or 1⁄2 cup margarine (at room temperature)• 1⁄4cup honey
DIRECTIONS
1. Whipbutterwithmixeruntilfluffy.2. Graduallyaddinhoneyandmixuntilwellblended.3. Chilluntilreadytouse.4. VANILLACINNAMONHONEYBUTTER:add1/4teaspoonvanillaand1/4teaspoon
cinnamon.5. ORANGEHONEYBUTTER:add1-2teaspoonsgratedorangezest.6. LEMONHONEYBUTTER:add1-2teaspoonsgratedlemonzest.
APPLE&FONTINACROSTINIINGREDIENTS
• 1loafCrostinibread• 12tbsp.applebutter• 6oz.Fontinacheese,thinlysliced• 1largeapple,sliced• ½cupwalnuts,chopped• Honey,totaste
DIRECTIONS
7. Preheatovento375ºF.Sliceloafinto1inch-thickpieces.Spread2tablespoonsofapplebutteroneachsliceandplaceonalargebakingsheet.TopwithslicesofFontinacheeseandbakeuntilcheeseismelted(approximately5minutes).
8. Removecrostinisfromtheovenandtopwithappleslices.Sprinklewithwalnutsanddrizzlewithdesiredamountofhoney.
MariaCashdollar
RESOURCES(accurateasof1/17)
Thefollowingofficersanddirectorsareagreatresourcetoanswerquestionsandrequestsforassistance.
Officers
President MichaelD.Smith [email protected]
VicePresident KayleighCronin [email protected]
CorrespondingSecretary ClaireDesilets [email protected]
RecordingSecretary DeborahCarmel [email protected]
Treasurer LynnHeslinga [email protected]
DirectorsMarthe Ayers [email protected] MaryAnne Mann [email protected]
John Beach [email protected] Joe McClure [email protected]
Maria Cashdollar [email protected] Andy Morris [email protected]
Todd Cashdollar [email protected] Brian O'Donnell [email protected]
Melissa Caughey [email protected] Steven Pelletier [email protected]
Kathy Clobridge [email protected] Melissa Sanderson [email protected]
Kimberly Concra [email protected] Lisa Sheehy [email protected]
PeterB Cooper [email protected] Mark Simonitsch [email protected]
Mary Johnson [email protected] Miguel Zamora [email protected]
Paul Lefebvre [email protected]