Oregon State Beekeepers Association
DATE EXTENSION – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 TO SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 Mite-A-Thon is a tri-national effort to collect mite infestation data and to visualize Varroa infestations in honey bee colonies across North America within a one week window. All beekeepers … Continued
We have noticed a relatively higher incidence of European Foulbrood (EFB) in both commercial and backyard beekeeping operations in Oregon during the past three months (April-June 2019). We speculate that the higher incidence of EFB in honey bee colonies this … Continued
Update: You can view and download the finished “Residential Beekeeping: Best-practice guidelines for nuisance-free beekeeping in Oregon” (EM 9186) at https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/em9186. You can also view OREGON’S RESIDENTIAL BEEKEEPING LAW. WHAT IS THIS LAW ABOUT? and Guidelines at https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/residential-beekeeping-oregon, the OSU site dedicated to … Continued
Update: You can view and download the finished “Residential Beekeeping Best-practice guidelines for nuisance-free beekeeping in Oregon”(EM 918 6) at https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/em9186. You can also view OREGON’S RESIDENTIAL BEEKEEPING LAW. WHAT IS THIS LAW ABOUT? and Guidelines at https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/residential-beekeeping-oregon, the OSU site dedicated … Continued
Part 1. Creepy Buggers One beautiful spring morning, I was walking around my backyard honeybee hives, when from a space between railroad ties in a retaining wall I saw a large Yellow Jacket emerge and fly off. My husband (fellow … Continued