Kathleen Prough, the Indiana state apiarist will be talking about brood disease and how and when a beekeeper will need to get a prescription from a veterinarian for Terramycin.
SIBA General Meeting
A Very Bee Night with Author & Kentucky State Apiarist Tammy Horn
The event is $5 and you can register here. Tammy Horn grew up on a farm, but was determined never to do science, agriculture or math when she went to college. An English professor by training, Horn decided to help her grandfather with his bees in 1997 and immediately became smitten with them. Balancing her…
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Recap of the SIBA booth at the Farmers Fair
Submitted by Garry Reeves and edited by Jason Morgan Garry Reeves thought that it would be nice if SIBA had a presence at our local fair not only to move honey to our neighbors, but also to mingle with our community and spread the good word about the honey bees. A few of us showed up…
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Initial assessment of powdered sugar vs. alcohol wash in recovery of Varroa from adult honey bees
Contributed by Jim Orem and Kristen Giesting The goal of this study is to determine the effectiveness of using powdered sugar to detect varroa mites on adult honey bees. The standard protocol used by many beekeepers is an alcohol wash, which is said to be more effective, but also requires sacrificing 300 bees. Some bee…
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