OUR ANNUAL UPDATE ON BEE ISSUES:
---BLOOMBERG, GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS, Bees Are Bouncing Back From Colony Collapse Disorder By Alan Bjerga--8/1/17; Colony Collapse Disorder losses are down 27% from 2016; Varroa mite main scourge while beekeepers replenish hives----The number of U.S. honeybees, a critical component to agricultural production, rose in 2017 from a year earlier, and deaths of the insects attributed to a mysterious malady that’s affected hives in North America and Europe declined, according a U.S. Department of Agriculture honeybee health survey released Tuesday. READ MORE WITH ADDITIONAL LINKS HERE
--FOR FANS OF ORCHARD BEES AND OTHER SPECIES OF "SOLITARY BEES", CROTON'S OWN FEED THE BIRDS will have Solitary Bee Houses available again this year. For more info, speak with Rob or Maria of FTB.
--UPCOMING EVENT AT HOLY NAME--Care for Creation Ministry presents Regina Blakeslee from Hudson Valley Natural Beekeepers 4/8 from 3 to 5 pm in the Parish Center; the topic: Beekeeping and Gardening. All are invited!
What are the rules about bee-keeping in Croton? My neighbor has a hive and I have visiting family members who are allergic. Also what are the rules about bird-feeding and bat houses? I am concerned about diseases and my children.
ReplyDeleteBelieve it or not, your almonds and peaches don't get manufactured in the backroom at Shoprite.
DeleteThe decline in bee population is a huge concern, and the USDA is worried about the impact on the US economy and has been studying the problem for more than a decade.
We need more hives, not less.
Regarding your questions about beekeeping, you might want to a) attend the above event or b) direct all your questions to staff at the village office 271-4781. Bees, bats and birds are an integral part of the eco-system.
ReplyDeleteI guess they think they prefer cramped little apartments and no parking. Just wait. So the neighbor should give up bees because a relative visits who is allergic. And how will we identify the bee as coming from that specific hive. And lord save the children from the birds and bats.
ReplyDeleteI have a neighbor who hates my bat house. It's had a bat once in the last four years. Convinced we're all going to die of "scabies". Yes. Scabies not rabbies. Actually asked then later demanded that I remove it. I now have two.
ReplyDeleteVery funny. I have three and have been lucky enough to have occupants in all of them last year. They made short work of the mosquitoes and May's Black Fly season. My neighbor could care less. I don't complain about her delightful but sometimes noisy dog and she doesn't complain about the bats.
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