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WORCESTER COUNTY BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, WCBA

 

EST. 1900

The oldest county beekeeping organization in the United States

 

     
       
 

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  Welcome to the Worcester County Beekeepers Association in Worcester, Ma., USA.  We are an active club with over 300 members.  Our mission statement is, "WCBA shall create and further develop interest in honey bees and beekeeping in Worcester County, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and elsewhere."
 
 
 
   
  NEWS AND EVENTS  
         
 

    Next Saturday Workshop...September 20th 1PM

Be sure to attend the next workshop.  A good time is always had at Keown Orchards!

The topic is Keeping Bees without treatments and without foundation.  Final winter preparations.

Dean and Ramona will share their experience, philosophy, and management practices.  Key topics include not using foundation (foundationless frames as in Langstroth's original design),  making foundation, the history of cell sizes, top entrances, making strong splits, Housel positioning, no treatments whatsoever, breeding from survivor stock, microbial systems within the hive, unlimited brood-nest, leaving plenty of honey with the bees and not feeding sugar syrup.  Weather permitting, we will open a few of their hives for inspection, and have an open discussion of specific benefits, drawbacks, concerns, misconceptions and mistakes.

There will also be a hive opening by Ken Warchol, who will demonstrate what final preparations are needed in closing up your hive for the winter.  Artie Keown III will give us hay wagon rides through the orchard. Bring the family and do some apple picking.

for directions click here

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Article at green living about "Bee Sting Savvy"
Here's a link to a nice article about preventing bee stings and what to do if stung.
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/bee-sting-prevention-and-treatment.html

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HELP WCBA BY LOSING A POUND!
 

Bring one jar of honey to the next membership meeting and get a "Lost a Pound" raffle ticket.

Each meeting a bee prize will be drawn for this special raffle.   The only way to enter is to donate one jar of honey.  The purpose of this raffle is to help build up the clubs supply of honey for the Spencer Fair.
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ATTENTION:

WCBA member Tom Dalton has sugar to sell for .25 cents per pound.  If interested, contact him at 401-658-1000.

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For Fall feeding of your bees! 

Use a two to one ratio of Sugar to Water to feed bees in the Fall.

Example 24 cups of sugar to 12 cups of water.  Bring water to a boil, remove from heat.  Stir in sugar until it is dissolved. Let cool before pouring into quart jars.  Do NOT boil sugar and water together.  The sugar will caramelize which is NOT good for the bees.

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Link to Fumagilin-B concentration tables

Fumagilin-B is a treatment for nosema.
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     What age is your queen?

Years ending in 1 or 6 white
Years ending in 2 or 7 yellow
years ending in 3 or 8 red
years ending in 5 or 0 blue

So this years, queens should be marked in red.
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WCBA COOKBOOK

A WCBA Cookbook committee is forming.  If you are interested in helping to design the lastest edition of the WCBA cookbook, please contact Sara Gammell at gammells@comcast.net
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Suites for the sweets

Holliston beekeeper tends 900 colonies

Boston Globe Article

Andy Reseska has more than 33 million employees throughout Eastern Massachusetts, and not one has seen a paycheck. The 41-year-old Holliston resident is the founder of Reseska Apiaries Inc. His staff (of honeybees) is content producing wax and honey in exchange for a cozy hive, and free access to plant nectar, pollen, fresh air, and sun.  click here to read more....

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Honey - nature's infection-fighter - making a medical comeback

  Metrowest Daily News Article

TRENTON, N.J. —

Amid growing concern over drug-resistant superbugs and nonhealing wounds that endanger diabetes patients, nature's original antibiotic - honey - is making a comeback.

More than 4,000 years after Egyptians began applying honey to wounds, Derma Sciences Inc., a West Windsor company that makes medicated and other advanced wound care products, began selling the first honey-based dressing this fall after it was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.  click here to read more....

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  "Imagine a World Without Honey Bees"

"Now imagine that world without tasty pears, luscious raspberries and juicy strawberries.   Honey bees are responsible for pollinating one-third of all the foods we eat"  Visit a fun and informative web site created by Haagan-Dazs.  http://www.helpthehoneybees.com

 
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  The Spring 2008 edition of the Apiary News is now available.  Click here to read it now  
       
 

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