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New HampshireBeek eepers
Spring 2017
The President's Buzz
Honey Bee Loss Survey
Beekeeper of the Year
FEATURES:
New Hampshire Beek eepers A ssociation Spring Quarterly, Vol .1
1 | Out door M agazine Oct 20 16
The New Hampshire Beekeepers Association exists to promote the education and support of new and established beekeepers in the State of New Hampshire.
2017 Executive Board (L-R, Mary Ellen M., Starsha K., Derrick B., and Shahana S.)
President
Starsha Kolodziej (603)459-5212 [email protected]
Vice President
Mary Ellen McKean [email protected]
Treasurer
Shahana Sharmin 47 Regency Dr Dracut, MA 01826 [email protected]
Secret ary
Derrick Behee (875)272-0450 [email protected]
The Executive Board meets at 7pm on the second Thursday of every month at the Odd Fellows Building, 83 Hanover Street, Manchester. All are welcome!
Website: nhbeekeepers.org
Newsletter editor: Pam Appleton [email protected]
Cover photo: Scott Coleman, Seacoast Beekeepers Association
President's Buzz
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NH Beek eepers Spri ng 20 17
Hello Bee-Loved Mem bers of t he NHBA!
I am St arsha Kolodziej, your NHBA president (or so t hey t ell m e)!
This is m y 7t h year beekeeping, and I st i l l feel l ike I have no idea what t he bees are t h ink ing! I f ir st got int o beekeeping when m y siblings and I bought m y m ot her a beehive for her bir t hday. She didn?t have m uch exper ience w it h honeybees, so she signed up for bee school w it h t he Seacoast Beekeepers club and brought m y fat her and m e w it h her . Having been educat ed in t he sciences, I picked up t he m ajor concept s of beekeeping quick ly. From t here, I began work ing t he hives regular ly and acquaint ing m yself w it h t he l i fe and habit s of t he bees. Successes and failures inevit ably ensued. Since t hen, I?ve been t rying t o grasp t he m any and var ious nuances t hat beekeeping and each individual h ive present s.
As t he president , I?m excit ed t o m eet and get t o know everybody, and I look forward t o addressing t he challenges and goals of t he club t o t he best of m y abil i t ies. I hope t o evaluat e new t echnologies, explore t radit ional approaches, expand public out reach and f ind ent husiast ic volunt eers t o swarm t oget her !
Buzzing of f !
St arsha
New Hampshire Beek eeper Prof i le
Ask five beekeepers a question and you will get six answers. So much depends on the particular hive and the individual beekeeper. But in a new series for the NH Beekeepers newsletter, we will ask beekeepers from around the state about their practices.
Nam e: Scott Coleman
Hom et own: Barrington, N.H.
CLub: Seacoast Beekeeping Association
Years of Beekeeping: 8-9 years, has about 12 hives in various locations .
What is your favor it e aspect of beekeeping?
I like watching them work. I like to see what is going on.
Advice t o new beekeepers? Don?t give up when you lose your bees. It can be really disappointing when you have put in a lot of time in and they don?t make it. But just keep at it. When I treat, I write it right on the box. Or you can write it on a piece of duct tape. I start treating at the end of July and try to do everybody at once. You want to get the mite loads down in August so those bees will get you through the winter.
Who are your m ent ors? Ben C. and Florence. They are so knowledgeable.
Favor it e product / t ool/ resource?
You can never have too many hive tools. I am always setting one down somewhere.
I make a feeder using a large empty peanut butter jar. I drill three small holes and then I place that on top of my hives.
I also love shaving boxes? they are great for keeping extra materials, such as smoker fuel near the hive.
Top photo, Scott Coleman inspecting for mites.
Left photo: Bee larvae
Club M eetings around the State
Monday Tuesday Wed.
1st week
2nd Week Pemi-Baker
3rd week Pawtuck--
Thurs. Friday Sat.
Monadnock & Winni
Merrimack
NHBA Meeting
Capital Kearsarge
Seacoast
4th week
Check out club websit es for updat ed m eet ing det ails!
And...The NHBA Executive Board meets at 7pm on the second Thursday of every
month at the Odd Fellows Building, 83 Hanover Street, Manchester. All are welcome!
Capit al Area
Time: 7pm
Date: 2nd Friday of the month
Location: South Congregational Church
27 Pleasant Street, Concord
capitalareabeekeepers.org
Kearsarge
Time: 9-11am
Date: Second Saturday of the month
Location: Pillsbury Library, Main Street, Warner
Kbanh.org
Merr im ack Valley
Time: Social hour, 6:30 p.m.;
Bee Talk, 7:30 p.m.
Date: 1st Saturday of the month, Sept. to June
Location: Hudson Recreation Center, 2 Oakwood Street, Hudson
Mvbee.org
Monadnock
Time: 7-8 p.m.
Date:1st Thursday of the month
Location: Alternates between the Dublin library and Stonewall Farm in Keene
Monadnockbeekeepers.com
Nor t h Count ry Beekeepers Associat ion
Time: 6 p.m.
Date: 1st Sunday of every month
Location: The Rock?s Estate, 4 Christmas Tree Lane
Bethlehem, NH
Pawt uckaway
Time: Date: 3rd Monday of the month
Location: Deerfield Community Church
Pawtuckawaybeekeepers.org
Pem i-Baker
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Date: 2nd Tuesday of the month
Location: Ashland Booster Club, Main Street, Ashland
Pemibakerba.org
Seacoast
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Date: 3rd Thursday of the month
Location: Jeremiah Smith
Grange Hall, Lee
Seacoastbeekeepers.com
Winnipesaukee
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Date: 1st Thursday of the month
Location: Tuftonboro Town Hall, 247 Middle Road, Tuftonboro, NH
Spr ing Meet ing News
Barbara Jones, DVM MPH DACVPM, owns an int egrat ive vet er inary pract ice and is founder of One Healt h Consult ing, LLC. Dr . Jones spoke on t he vet er inary feed direct ive (VFD) and ant ibiot ic laws int roduced t h is year by t he FDA. The shor t st ory is t hat a VFD is required for t he ant ibiot ics used against foulbrood only. Dr . Jones not ed t hat t he Unit ed St at es is t he only count ry in t he wor ld t o allow ant ibiot ics t o be used t o t reat disease in beehives and ant icipat es t hat w il l change w it h in t he next decade. Noah Wilson-Rich, Ph.D, is t he founder of t he Best Bees Com pany, aut hor of "The Bee: A Nat ural Hist ory," and t wo t im e TEDxBost on speaker . He spoke on prevent ing honeybee diseases and his research. He f irst gave a br ief overview of honeybee diseases and t reat m ent s as well as gave som e professional perspect ives on t he sit uat ion present ed by t he honeybees' m ost cr it ical enem y, t he var roa m it e. For exam ple, Mar la Spivak believes t hat work ing t o im prove honeybee genet ics is no longer enough t o com bat var roa.
Dr . Wilson-Rich also spoke about h is [pr im ar ily urban] research, which we donat ed t o last year . It was very t hought -provok ing, t hough prelim inary. It included dat a gat hered using his "Sm ar t Hive" (pat ent pending) about t he num ber of boxes t hat a hive needs for t he best w int er survival, h ive height and survival, t he best direct ion for h ive ent rances t o face, chem ical (t h ink pest icide) com posit ion, and t he pollen com posit ion of var ious honeys. He discussed t he ef f icacy of propolis, pollen, venom , wax, royal jel ly, and honey in var ious healt h af f l ict ions, as well as his exper ience w it h t he Synt het ic Apiary where hives are kept exclusively indoors in an environm ent t hat m im ics Mot her Nat ure. Photo: L to r outgoing treasurer Heather Achilles, outgoing secretary 2016 Cecile Lefebvre, President Emeritus Barbara Lawler, outgoing vice president Allen Lindahl. Thank you for their significant contributions, dedication, and service.
October 21st is the fall meeting. Save the date!
Summer PicnicSaturday, June 24, 2017
NHBA Spri ng 20 17 Newslet t er
NHBA ?s A nnual Summer outing is coming up soon!
Here are the detai ls: The outing is FREE for current NHBA members.
Date/Time : June 24, 2017 f rom 10-3 Location: M uster Field Farm M useum
Harvey Road, North Sutton, NH M usterf ieldfarm.com
603-927-4276
Lunch (chicken, sausages, burgers, and hot dogs & drinks will be supplied )
Annual Sm oker Cont est .
Contest Rules:
No wood pellets, pre-made plugs, or burlap can be used. Smoker must be average size (not extra-large). All participants are to stock smokers in front of the judge at 11am. No touching of the smokers is allowed, except by the judge. Last smoker burning is the winner.
Please bring a side dish, salad, or dessert to share.
Don?t forget to bring a chair! Bring a veil for any hive demonstrations!
No Pets, other than service animals, allowed.
To be listed, suppliers must be members of NHBA, based/live in NH, and must have paid for the meeting registration fee if selling at a state meeting.
Discount s. We were given a discount code from honeyflow.com for $50 off an order of $150 or more. The code is NCBAFLOW$50
Local Suppliers
Kevin Sargent 's Nuc's and Queens Newport NH 5F deep Nucs are $175 and queens are $27
Phone is 603-843-5927 or email [email protected]
Chadw ick Bee Supply
Ben and Bev Chadwick 603-875-3544
Nucs, beekeeping supplies, equipment, jars and more!
Call in orders for delivery at your local bee club.
We are a MANN LAKE and Honey-B-Healthy Dealer
B-Line Apiar ies Hudson, NH
603-883-6764
Hillside Apiar ies Merrimack, NH
603-429-0808
Hillsidebees.com
Supplies for the beekeeper including smokers, tools, suits, and a complete line of beekeeping equipment.
Hall Apiar ies
Specializing in Northern Queens
Open Mated.
603-298-7209
Contact for pricing and info.
Whit e Mount ain Apiary
Janice and Joe Mercieri
56 Kilburn Street
Littleton, NH 03561
603-444-6661
bee supplies and Mann Lake dealer
Local Suppl iers& Discounts
The Wint er Hive Loss survey has gotten great response. Thank you for everyone who has contributed your information. We have collected data 1004 hives & 353 NUCs representing 130 towns. The dat a showed t he follow ing t rends dur ing t he 2016-17 w int er : 65% Hive Loss & 40% NUC loss.
Survival rat es were signif icant ly bet t er w it h at least 1 var roa t reat m ent & even bet t er w it h m ult iple t reat m ent s.
Fall feeding helped survival rat es.
Beekeepers w it h m ore t han 5 years exper ience had a bet t er survival rat e.
The det ailed result s can be found on our websit e at : ht t p:/ / nhbeekeepers.org/?page_id=568
The research com m it t ee along with the NHBA executive board would like to thank everyone who has donated to the NHBA research fund in 2016. These donations have allowed us to contribute to several honey bee research efforts including: Project Apis-M?s research fund ($500),
Randy Oliver?s research efforts ($500 used toward hive monitoring devices for pesticides and mite levels,
UC Davis Mead Research ($300),
Urban Beekeeping Lab & Bee Sanctuary ($300 ? Dr. Noah Wilson Rich?s research group),
?Homesick: Effects of Migratory Beekeeping on Honey Bee Disease ($500 ? 2017 research conducted by a team from UVM & Zac Lamas).
In addition, we would like to recognize S Formulators, a Henniker-based company, which makes body care products from beeswax and honey, for their on-going and generous support. You can learn more at their website http://www.sformulators.com.
NHBA has made three research donations this year. The first was a $500 donation to the Project Apis-M who sponsors honeybee research throughout the US: http://projectapism.org/
The second was a $500 donation to the Randy Oliver?s research work. He will be using these funds for his research on Oxalic Acid & Varroa. Randy publishes his finding on his website at: http://scientificbeekeeping.com/.
The third was a $500 donation to the Urban Beekeeping Laboratory and Bee Sanctuary (https://beesanctuary.org/) to support the continue research efforts of Dr. Noah Wilson Rich (one of our speakers at the spring meeting).
If you have suggestions on other honeybee research organizations that we can support through our research fund, please let us (Heather Achilles & Karen Eaton) know.
Spring 2017: Winter Hive Loss Surveyand Research Updates
NH Beek eeper of the Year
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The Francis Dodge Beekeeper of the Year Award was given to Heather Achilles. The honor reads ?in recognition of your interest, dedication, and the sharing of knowledge with others about honey bees and the art of beekeeping.? Congratulations to Heather!
NH Beekeepers Associat ion
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