Maritime Beekeepers Annual Meeting, Saturday, November 28th‏

MEETING , DAA Office, next to the Moncton Colisseum. Coffee will be served at 9:30 a.m. and meeting will commence at 10:00 a.m.

Pizza will be brought in for lunch, if you prefer to bring your own lunch this is fine.

For those of you interested, Xmas craft show is on and the Santa Claus Parade is Saturday evening! Hope to see you all at the meeting!

Weather forecast looks good so hope you have a safe journey!
Ann Vautour

MARITIME BEEKEEPERS’ ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2009

AGENDA

10:00 a.m.      

1.      Call to Order

2.      Approval of Agenda

3.      Minutes Annual Meeting November 2008

4.      Business Arising from Minutes

5.      Correspondence

6.      Financial Statement

7.      Appointment of Nominating Committee – Officers shall be elected from and by the Directors of the Association and shall consist of a President, Vice President, 2^nd Vice-President and Secretary/Treasurer.

8.      Canadian Honey Council Delegate Report – Tom Trueman

9.      Guest Speaker – Cathy Morris, Regional Pesticide Officer for New Brunswick, Pest Management Regulatory Agency of Health Canada. “Regulation of Pesticides for Bees”.

12:15   Lunch Break

10.  Provincial Association Reports

11.   New Business

12.  Maritime Bee Tour 2010 – Fredericton, N.B.

13.  Election of Canadian Honey Council Delegate

14.  Nominating Committee Report

15.  Adjournment

SOUTHEAST N.B. BEEKEEPER'S MEETING OCTOBER 17TH‏


SENBA will be holding their fall meeting in SUSSEX at the N.B. Dept of Agriculture
Building just off Main Street, Saturday, October 17th.

Coffee will be on at 10:00 a.m. and meeting will commence at 10:30 a.m. Pizza will be brought in for lunch at a cost of $7.00 per person. Soft drinks will also be supplied.

John Russell, Environmental Farm Plan coordinator with the Agricultural Alliance of N.B. has offered to do a workshop for us in the afternoon if anyone is interested. Please contact John at (506) 381-2887 or email john@fermeNBfarm.ca. The object of the Environmental Farm Plan is" to help producers develop a practical plan for operating their farm in a way that is environmentally responsible, socially acceptable and economically viable." John will supply you with a guide prior to the workshop.


Hope to see you all there on Saturday the 17th.
Ann Vautour
 

                Bee minus
Harsh winter weather blamed for alarming drop in local colonies
DARRELL COLE
The Amherst Daily News

"It has been a rough couple of years. I probably lost about 40 per cent of my colonies over the winter," said the Roslin farmer and beekeeper. "It's a combination of things, but it's mostly weather."

To read the whole article please use the link below:

http://www.amherstdaily.com/index.cfm?sid=260058&sc=58

SENBA Meeting Notice June 12th and June 13th‏

Photo by Richard Duplain

SOUTHEAST NEW BRUNSWICK BEEKEEPERS’ ASSOCIATION

SEMI- ANNUAL MEETING

WORKSHOP/FIELD DAY,  FRIDAY, JUNE 12^TH AND SATURDAY, June  13^TH

 SPONSORED BY BLEUETS NB BLUEBERRIES

FRIDAY, JUNE 12^Th

2:00 P.M.- 4 P.M.                   RUTH AND GEORGE WHEATLEY’S APIARY, 1848, RTE. 112, UPPER COVERDALE, N.B.

“A HONEY OF AN OPPORTUNITY” – HIVE SAVVY BY LOCAL BEEKEEPERS TO STUDENTS INTERESTED IN BEEKEEPING AS A FUTURE CAREER

“LEARNING BY DOING’” – AMY TIZZARD, OXFORD, N.S.

6:30 P.M.                                SEMI ANNUAL MEETING - DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE/AQUACULTURE BOARD ROOM, MONCTON COLISSEUM – DAA AND BLUEBERRY REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE PRESENT AT THIS MEETING.

REGISTRATION FEE  IS  $20.00/BEEKEEPER, SPOUSES $10.00

SATURDAY, JUNE 13^TH

10:00  A.M..                            COFFEE AND REGISTRATION-, SALISBURY BAPTIST CHURCH, 3128 MAIN STREET SALISBURY, N.B.

10:30 A.M.                             AGRISTABILITY PROGRAM – PHIL PARLEE, DAA

                                               NOSEMA RESEARCH UPDATE – GEOFF WILLIAMS

                                               FUMIGATION OF EQUIPMENT WITH ACETIC ACID – FLETCHER COLPITTS

11:00 A.M.                             QUEEN  BREEDING – LORRAINE AND ELIZABETH HAMILTON

12:00 P.M.                                             LUNCH BREAK - PIZZA

L:00 P.M.                                               FIELD WORK – QUEEN BREEDING- LORRAINE HAMILTON

                                               SPLITS – SOUTHEAST BEEKEEPERS

Maritime Bee Tour Announcement 2009 (PEI)

The PEI Beekeepers' Association and the PEI Department of Agriculture are pleased to announce that the annual Maritime Bee Tour will be held in beautiful Prince Edward Island this summer, July 17 & 18. We have a great line-up of speakers and interesting tours planned. We hope that you will join us.

Please use the links below for details of the tour and registration process. The documents are in .pdf format. You would need a Adobe Reader to view them. To Get a FREE Copy of Acrobat Reader, connect to:

Maritime Bee Tour 2009[1].pdf      and       Amended Registration Form 2[1].pdf

PLEASE BOOK YOUR ACCOMMODATIONS ASAP AND NO LATER THAN June 10TH. This is the deadline for our official venue. PEI is a busy place in the summer, and it will be difficult to reserve your room if you don't book now!

Looking forward to seeing you all in July!

 

FELLOW BEEKEEPER DIES

George Colpitts passed away on April 27th at the Moncton Hospital.
George turned 100 years in February , 2009
He will always be remembered for his contributions to the New Brunswick bee industry.

Wondering what to do on these cold winter days?  Make plans to attend the 51st Annual General Meeting of the Nova Scotia Beekeepers' Association.

This year the NSBA will hold their AGM Friday March 6th and  Saturday March 7th.  An agenda is attached for your information.  The cost to attend is only $ 20.00 .

The guest speaker will be Dr. Medhat Nasr, Provincial Apiculturist with the province of Alberta.  Medhat has extensive experience in apiculture both as a researcher and as a provincial apiculturist.  Medhat will speak on Hive Health, Varroa Control, Nosema research and will be available to answer questions put forth from the group.

The NSBA AGM is an opportunity to find out what is happening in beekeeping in Nova Scotia, Canada and afar.  It is also an opportunity to meet fellow beekeepers and exchange ideas and share experiences.

The Nova Scotia Beekeepers' Asociation meeting will be held at the Debert Hospitality Centre. Accommodation is available at the Hospitality Centre with a March special of $ 60.00 per person/per night HST extra (shared accommodation).  The $ 60.00 charge includes Friday supper, Saturday breakfast and Saturday lunch.

You can reserve a room by either:
a) calling  902-662-4074
b) e-mailing dhc@eastlink.ca
c) visit the Debert Hospitality Centre website at www.debertcentre.ca

The Debert Hospitality Centre brings in their food for the various meals and therefore needs to know how many people will be eating over the March 6-7 weekend.  If you are planning to attend the meeting and not stay at the Centre but would like to join the group for dinner on Friday night or have lunch on the Saturday then you will need to call  902-662-4074 to let them know that you plan to eat at the facilities.  Cost for meals - Breakfast $ 9.00, Lunch $ 10.00, Supper $ 12.00.

So please plan on attending the meeting and make sure you call to reserve whatever meals you would like or accommodation you need.


Joanne
 

PEI Beekeepers’ Co-Operative Association
Annual General Meeting—Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Atlantic Veterinary College Lecture Theatre ‘A’
Registration / Refreshments @ 6:30 pm
Call To Order @ 7:00 pm
AGENDA
1) Approval of 2009 Agenda
2) Minutes of Jan 13/09 Meeting (David MacNearney)
3) Business Arising from the Minutes:
-Reestablishment of the PEI Beekeepers' Co-op Association
-Appointment of Chairperson for Maritime Bee Tour
-Assets of PEIBCA
4) Reports:
-President's Report (John Burhoe)
-Treasurer's Report (vote to waive the audit 2/3's majority) (John Burhoe)
-Provincial Apiarist's Report (Chris Jordan)
-Canadian Honey Council Report (Tom Trueman)
-Maritime Bee Tour Update (Roxanne Bentley)
5) New Business:
-Compulsory Registration for Beekeepers (Amendment to Regulations)
-Bee Inspector Status
-Queen Cell Importation Program
-Amendment to PEI Beekeepers' Co-op Number of Officers
6) Election of Officers
7) Adjournment
Please Note:
Those members who have paid dues for the previous AGM 2007 will not be required to pay for this year's
registration due to the inactivity of the Association for the past 2 years. When the amount of yearly dues
has been decided, those new members and other beekeepers who wish to join the PEIBCA can
make their payments at that time.

Maugerville Bee Store will be closed from Feb 16 to Feb 23

Agristability Information Sessions

Next information session will be: Bathurst March 2, 2009 - N.B. DAA 7 p.m. Tracadie-Sheila (French Session) March 3, 2009 - Auberge Centre-Ville 7 p.m.
Moncton, March 3, 2009 Holiday Inn Express 7 p.m.
Bouctouche (French session) N.B.DAA - 7 p.m.

Georges Martin to Speak at NBBA

New Brunswick Beekeepers Association Annual Meeting 2009

WHEREAS the New Brunswick Beekeepers Association is currently unable to meet its financial obligation as a member of the Canadian Honey Council in a sustainable manner,

BE IT RESOLVED that the membership dues structure be amended as follows:

$25   Associate Member (see note below)
$50   Regular Member - 1 to 10 colonies
$150 Regular Member - 11 to 99 colonies
$250 Regular Member - 100 to 499 colonies
$350 Regular Member - 500 to 1500 colonies
$700 Regular Member - more than 1500 colonies

NOTE: Associate Members will be non-voting but will have the privilege of attending meetings and the freedom to voice their opinion on issues. This membership is for a maximum of two years and is offered to new beekeepers who own not more than ten (10) colonies or are employees of a Regular Member. They are not eligible for other benefits such as “HIVELIGHTS” or liability insurance. Insurance is included in the cost of Regular Membership unless a member declines this benefit in writing.

The Meetings are rescheduled for Saturday, November 29, 2008

There will Pizza for lunch so if you do not like Pizza, bring a lunch or you could go out for lunch whichever you prefer.

Ann Vautour
 

Meeting Canceled

The South Eastern and Maritime beekeepers meeting scheduled for
Saturday, Nov. 22 has been canceled due to inclement weather. The meeting is rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 29, same time, same place.

Dear beekeepers

At this time of the year, bees usually do not produce much surplus honey.  This year however, the nectar flow is not even adequate to supply the daily requirement of the adult bees in the colony in some regions.  A few beekeepers have observed that the older bees may be eating the eggs, young larvae, and in severe cases, chewing the wax capping to eat the older larvae.  Beekeepers that have removed the honey super, supplementary feeding is definitely required, especially in the Southern region.  If you haven't removed your honey super, make sure that honey supers have adequate amount of honey stored.  There are confirmed cases where bees have starved and may continue to do so unless supplement feeding is done immediately.

If the case where supplementary feeding is required, you should mix sugar:water at a ratio of 2:1 or 1:1.  Continue to do this until possible return of nectar flow.  Normal winter feeding may have to be started early if fall nectar flow does not come.

This is also a good time to verify your mite population.  The opportunity may be taken now to apply Formic Acid for varroa control because there is a break in the nectar flow.

Please pass this along to your neighbouring beekeeper in your area. 

Fletcher Colpitts

Chief Apiary Inspector

Michel Melanson, P. Ag.

Crop Development Specialist - blueberry/apiculture

453-3480

Old Orchard Inn ^{Toll Free Reservations: 1-800-561-8090}