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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
County Association News:
The April meeting is scheduled for April 20, 1:00 pm at the Paul/Deb Cline residence located at 10233 Porter Lane, off SR 682. Contact Paul Cline at 797-0904 for more information.
The May meeting is scheduled for May 18, 1:00 pm at the Jack/Dixie Cantrell residence at 13250 Possum Hollow Rd in the Shade area. Contact Jack at 696-2337 for more information.
Paul Cline will be teaching a Queen class on May 15 and May 17. The May 15 session is at 6:30 pm at the Athens County Extension office and the May 17 session will be at the Paul/Deb Cline residence at 10233 Porter Lane. Class size is limited. Contact Paul Cline at 797-0904 to register or to get more information.
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
