Oregon State Beekeepers Association
Asian Giant Hornet Alert Some of you might have already heard about the detection of Asian Giant Hornet (Vespa mandarina) near the Washington State border with Canada during early December 2019. Last fall this hornet was also reported in British … Continued
EPA is proposing to register a pesticide product containing Bacillus thuringiensis, subsp. aizawai strain ABTS 1857 (Bta ABTS 1857) to prevent and control wax moths in beehives. This product offers beekeepers a new tool against destructive wax moth larvae. EPA has opened … Continued
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