Bees and Beekeeping in the news

2 recent features on bees and beekeeping in the news:
this one from the 6/28/11 Journal News: http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011106280303

and this one from the June 22 Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052702303635604576392021851510578-lMyQjAxMTAxMDIwOTEyNDkyWj.html
Unfortunately the Wall Street Journal one will require login and subscription after 7 days, but in the meantime here it is.

Mite Help

Mite help for all … Mites (Varroa Destructor) prefer to lay eggs in Drone cells. You can identify drone cells because they are larger than cells for honey storage and worker-bee eggs. Capped drone cells are “bullet” shaped but the cell itself is larger. One of the mite control systems is to add a special foundation imprinted with larger “drone” cells. Mite females will favor this “drone” foundation with eggs. The beekeeper can then remove this drone foundation before the bees(drones) hatch out. This foundation is frozen for a couple of days to kill everything and returned to the hive for re-use as a “mite magnet”.

All Commenters invited to become contributors/authors

All people who submitted comments have been invited to become contributors/authors, meaning you can contribute new posts, not just comments. To activate this privilege, you need to respond to the invitation you received via email to join WordPress. Thank you –Croton Bees Administrator

Bee Stories Category Launched

This Bee Stories category is intended as a forum to share  our beekeeping experiences, large and small, serious and funny. You get the idea. Share! (Hey, we had to write some kind of post here to get the category started.)

Bee Help Category Launched

This category is intended as a forum for questions/answers on beekeeping. Check the Bee Help Category, in right column when creating a post to have it appear here. (hey, we’re new at this WordPress blog managment, don’t laugh.)

Croton Bees Launches Blog

Croton Bees launched today as a new resource and exchange for beekeepers in the area of Croton on Hudson, New York. The site is run by first-time bloggers and grows out of an email group that has been in use for the past year. Welcome and good luck to all of us.