Rochester Beekeepers

Act NOW, Mandatory registration fast tracked in NYS Assembly; Same bill as last year- new bill number, new bill number being fast tracked for mandatory registration, AGAIN. NY A7568 As usual, slipped in at the last minute, during one of the busiest times of the beekeeping year.... https://legiscan.com/NY/text/A07568/2021 It has already passed the Assembly Agriculture Committee and is being pushed at warp speed Contact your legislators NOW! Find your ASSEMBLYMAN: http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/ Find your State Senator www.nysenate.gov/find-my-senator Bill introduced Friday May 14 with a new Bill Number; Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO -- (at request of the Department of Agriculture and Markets) May 19 passed Agriculture Committee May 25 up for vote in the Codes Committee NYS legislative session ends June 11 Why does NYS Agriculture and Markets persist in doing this, despite such opposition? The process always seem to operate in secrecy. Mandatory registration was repealed in 2010 by great effort of NYS beekeepers. FreeNYbees.com Comments page: https://www.freenybees.com/comments.html Bill includes the ironical named Cooperative Honey Bee Health Improvement Program

Hive inspections Saturday 10am at Tinker Park apiary, checking on a nuc and a swarm that were hived 2 weeks ago; bring your veil! NOTE: moved to 3:30 pm due to the cold!

FWIW... Thursday evening is a meeting with NYS Ag & Markets. Please use the survey for your opinion on what NYS can do or not do to help your operation, whether it is about long wait time for nuc inspections, or other issues. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8SZ5Q9P Comments for the State of New York regarding Beekeeping Thank you -Pat Bono

https://mailchi.mp/0/winter-2021-newsletter-ny-bee-wellness ; Winter 2021 Newsletter NY Bee Wellness

You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Dec 14, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time Topic: Colony Management: Fall to Spring with Larry Connor - a NY Bee Wellness Webin...ar Description: Colony Management: Fall to Spring Winter can be a challenging time to prepare your hives for Spring. Join Larry Connor's presentation about the management of hives to plan for success of your colonies. This webinar will be useful for beginners and experienced beekeepers. Fall Management Inspection Food stores and feeding Brood and adult population Requeening Healthy beesmite & disease Winter Protection & insulation Late winter Why colonies die overwinter Managing overwintering colonies The real key Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_olWlw9pvSzyxlD8tmhTcbg After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. This is a view and listen webinar; attendees can type in questions. Registration must be received 1 hour BEFORE the webinar begins.

WEBINAR When: Tuesday Dec 8, 2020 7:00-8:30pm Topic: Beeswax: from Bee to Candlestick covers the production of wax within the hive, building honeycomb, product harvest (the best wax comes from honey cappings). The presentation contains tips to clean the cappings, producing beautiful blocks of pristine beeswax from which the artisan beekeeper can make beautiful, award-winning beeswax candles. It is this beekeeper's opinion that the ...most beautiful, highest valued hive product is pure beeswax candles! Presenter: Aaron Morris, from the Albany area, owner of Double A's Bees, has been a Master Beekeeper for decades, and is the moderator for Bee-L, an international online beekeeper forum. Register in advance for this webinar by 6PM December 8, at the latest: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_i_xSFo5CTLexy8sq7TITMQ 90 minutes is allocated for the presentation and questions, if there is extra time, you can ask questions or talk about other matters. * December 14, 7-8:30pm, Larry Connor webinar, details TBA

Rochester Beekeepers Newsletter, meeting September 12 at Tinker; https://mailchi.mp//rochester-beekeepers-september-12-2020