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The BeeKeeping Buzz
General information about beekeeping, upcoming county beekeeping association meetings, and a link to a OSU Beekeeping newsletter
Greetings Beekeepers,
Did you know that Athens County has its own beekeeping association? The Athens County Area Beekeepers Association (ACABA) started in January of 2007. The purpose of the association is to educate and provide advice to area beekeepers, and the Athens area community. For more information about the association, contact:
President: Paul Cline, telephone: 740-797-0904, email: dpcline@verizon.net
Vice President: Rob Weinfurtner, telephone: 740- 592-2328, email: jdweinfurtner@aep.com or
Jack Cantrell, telephone: 740- 696-2337, email: hunebee@hughes.net
MEETINGS
The next association meeting will be on Sunday, August 24 at 1:00 pm. It will be held at:
10475 McDougal Rd.
Millfield
797-2389
Go up Rt 13 through Chauncey. Turn at the first road into Millfield, cross the railroad tracks and take an immediate right. You will see "The Russell building". Keep going and you will pass Hilltop Cemetary. Go a little further to a Y. Veer right go around a sharp curve (barn) and he is the next drive on the right.
County Association News:
Click on the following link to view a current issue of the Athens County Area Beekeepers Association newsletter:
Spring 2008 Newsletter
To view a copy of the latest OSU Bee Lab newsletter click on the following link:
Colony Collaspe Disorder in Honey Bees:
August 2007: The USDA issues an action plan for dealing with Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Read the report/action plan at the following link: (pdf file) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/br/ccd/ccd_actionplan.pdf
Check out the latest information about this disorder that is drawing national attention to the beekeeping industry at the following link: (Posted April 16, 2007)
http://pestalert.ifas.ufl.edu/Colony_Collapse_Disorder.htm
Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium: http://maarec.cas.psu.edu/ColonyCollapseDisorder.html
Contains information on CCD and other beekeeping management information
