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Welcome to the Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association!
"The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she labors for others." Saint John Chrysostom
THE LATEST BUZZ:
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 7:36AM Beekeeping Class 101: May 19, 2013 - 9am-Noon. Bill's Bees Bee Yard.
All are welcome. $10 fee for non-members. Free to members (membership $10/year.)
Bee Suits Required. For details and directions see our Beekeeping Classes page.
We teach 'Responsible Beekeeping in an Urban Environment! Come, Learn, Enjoy!!!
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 7:51AM Live Chat at Science Magazine Thursday, May 16, 2013, 12pm PDT / 3pm PDT
Honey bees are vital to agriculture because they pollinate a host of crops, but they’re in trouble. According to a recently released survey, one-third of commercial colonies in the United States were lost last year. That's in keeping with the 6-year average and roughly double what commercial beekeepers consider as acceptable losses. Many beekeepers blame pesticides, and the European Union last month moved to ban several. But how much are pesticides contributing to the decline of bees? And what can be done to improve the fate of these amazing, helpful insects?
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/live-chat-honey-bees-in-trouble-.html#chat
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 7:08AM May 16, 2013 (Thursday)
The Pomona Fairgrounds - At the 'Big Red Barn'
1101 West McKinley Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768
On Thursday, May 16th, 2013 Karl Walker, Mary Landau, and other members of the Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association, will participate in educating about 800 3rd & 4th graders about honeybees and their importance in pollination of crops and how the entire food chain is impacted by honeybees.
For info: http://www.agdayla.com/
Events Friday, May 10, 2013 at 11:07AM ABF E-Buzz by Tim Tucker, ABF Vice President and ABF E-Buzz Editor
Welcome back to ABF E-Buzz! There is so much here to talk about this month! It seems as though everything is happening all at once in the bee world. The weather here has been so erratic that I don't remember anything that even comes close to a fair comparison. One day last week we were at 78 degrees and two days later we were setting an all-time record low at 30 degrees. Good thing I didn't set out all my tomato and cucumbers. They'd have been hurt for sure. Most of our wild plum and pear trees are done blooming, but the dandelions are providing some nectar, and our oak trees, which are in abundance, are providing much needed pollen. [read more]
Friday, May 10, 2013 at 10:54AM Bug Squad - Happenings in the Insect World By Kathy Keatley Garvey
[If you're in the Sacramento area check out the Dixon May Fair May 8-12.]
If you think that every insect on a flower is a honey bee, you should see what the UC Davis Department of Entomology is showcasing at the Dixon May Fair, May 9-12.
You'll not only see honey bees in a bee observation hive, but specimens of bumble bees, cuckoo bees, carpenter bees, long-horned bees, squash bees, plasterer bees, mining bees, leafcutter bees, wool carder bees and sweat...
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Visit the Kathy Keatley Garvey Bug Squad blog at: http://ucanr.org/blogs/bugsquad/
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