Washington State Beekeepers Association
Keeping the Bee in Business
In this Month's print newsletter the legislative photo was mis-credited. The caption should read "(Left to right): Mark Emrich, Pres. WSBA; John Timmons, Eric Olson, Senator Jim Honeyford, Alisa Shorey, and Tim Hiatt. The folks were in Olympia at the Legislature to give testimony on Senate Bill 5696 regarding beekeeper civil liability and SB 5453 that would expire the tax exemption for … [Read more...]
EPA Formally Issues Section 3 Registration for Apivar® The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been reviewing the registration for Apivar® in an expedited manner and has formally issued a Section 3 registration for the product. Arysta LifeScience was notified on March 11, 2013, of the conditional approval of Apivar® under a registration number of 87243-1 and will be undergoing … [Read more...]
Puget Sound Beekeeping Association's 2013 Field Day will feature both a morning indoor session and an afternoon outdoor session in PSBA’s apiary; both sessions will feature Randy Oliver (www.scientificbeekeeping.com) as well as other speakers and learning opportunities. May 18, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Morning Session: Presentation by Randy Oliver followed by Q & A. Lunch … [Read more...]
Are you ready to survey? Attention Washington State Beekeepers, in past years your State Beekeeping Association conducted its own winter loss survey along with Oregon State Beekeepers. To better gather the data needed to actually help, we now support the Bee Informed Partnership. Please participate in this years survey of all beekeepers. The Bee Informed Partnership (BIP) is a USDA/NIFA … [Read more...]
From CATCH THE BUZZ AND THE THIEF…WATCH FOR STOLEN BEES From the Modesto Bee A $10,000 reward has been offered in the theft of about 80 bee colonies from an almond farm northeast of Waterford, CA, with a value of about $16,000. Grower Gil Silbernagel said entire pallets of bee boxes were taken in mid-February after having been delivered by Utah-based beekeeper Darren Cox. Other growers … [Read more...]
This ezine is also available online at http://home.ezezine.com/1636/1636-2013.03.04.09.15.archive.html This article is from CATCH THE BUZZ Colonies with IBDS, a new-found disease, are likely to die even with low mite levels. These finding support the growing consensus that the causes of colony mortality are multiple and interrelated. By Matt Shipman A new long-term study of honey bee … [Read more...]
Today, Washington State Beekeepers are exposed to nuisance lawsuits over behavior of honey bees. SB5696 addresses this by limiting a beekeeper’s civil liability as long as they have used best practices. This bill is beneficial to all beekeepers so I encourage you to support the bill and bring it to your senator’s attention. An apiarist or broker who is registered under RCW 15.60.021, and … [Read more...]
Dear fellow members, As some of you know already the Association has been spending some quality time in Olympia. We gave testimony on house bill #HB 1558. Originally a bill to give some tax relief to beekeepers in the state of Washington. As it ends up, we walked away with a request of “how can we do more for beekeepers” and the home work began. With basically 48 hours to rework, and … [Read more...]
Science meets earth-friendly beekeeping July 26, 27, 28th. The Treatment-Free Beekeeping conference will be held at the Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. Speakers include Dr. Tom Seeley, Kirk Webster, Dr. Deborah Delaney. A gathering for beekeepers of all levels. For the full schedule, please visit www.blisshoneybees.org/events.html For more information contact Kat … [Read more...]
