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Honey Bee Health Improvement Legislation for New York State

May 31, 2021 The New York State Assembly has some legislation in committee right now that concerns Honey Bees.  The bill is A 7568 and you can read it...

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NY Bee Wellness Spring Survey & Bee Informed Partnership Annual Survey Now Available

April 7, 2021 You can help overall bee health by participating in some annual citizen science surveys. NY Bee Wellness Spring Survey 2021 NY Bee Wellness would like to assess the situation for...

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Bee Blog #3

March 15, 2021 Catch-Shotgun Merger Update: Success! Thanks to my co-workers covering for me, I got to run home for 30 minutes to check on the crew during daylight hours. All of Catch’s girls have...

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Bee Blog 2

March 10, 2021 The weather has been warm and the bees flying out and hopefully finding the first pollen from Crocus, Witchazel, and Skunk Cabbage if any of these are nearby. You may be wondering, should I...

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Bee Blog 1

March 6, 2021 Been worrying about Queen Catch’s hive the last two weeks or so. My gut has been tellingme something was amiss. When I cracked the hive lid last week to check their food supply,it seemed...

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The NYS Beekeeper Tech Team 2020 Report Is Out

February 18, 2021 If you’re interested in what’s going on with honey bees in New York State, you can read the new NYS Beekeeper Tech Team 2020 Report. From the NYC Beekeeper Tech Team...

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New Membership Signup!

January 16, 2021 We have been working on the LIBC website for the last few months and are excited to announce that you can now create an account and manage your membership through the website. This includes...

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Oxalic Acid Vaporization

January 5, 2021 By the Cornell Dyce Lab for Honey Bee Studies...

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What’s happening in the Hive? – January

January 5, 2021 Hopefully, your bees have made it this far and are clustered for the cold.  They had a little break for the last couple of days, and should have been able to get out and take a cleansing...

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Passing of Master Beekeeper Max Riedener

January 4, 2021 I am writing to inform the membership of the passing of one of our longtime club members, Max Riedener.  Max has been tending bees in West Islip for over 60 years.  His passion for...

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