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Latshaw, PhD............................................................................. 157 Newsnotes.............115 • The Economy of the Hive, Part II Randy Oliver..................................................................................................161 The World • Mortality in Tracheal-mite-infested Colonies and the Role Honey Market........ 123 of Thermoregulation John McMullan, PhD.................................................................................... 165 Classified • The History of Beekeeping in Alaska Advertising.............189 Stephen Petersen....................................................................................... 171 • Honey Production in Guinea - Part II - Bee Product Production, Advertising Processing and Marketing in Guinea Q Index....................... 192 Conrad Berube..............................................................................................177 Columns Honey Bee Biology The Traveling Beekeeper Wyatt A. 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Due to size and content, we may be unable to publish all information received. Thank You! BEEKEEPERS’ SURVEY to all Board representatives for an endorse No. 62, December 2003, pages (22-23) ment they could present to the state legisla telling about the negative effects of Imida- I, along with Wendy Schweigert and a ture in the upcoming March 2010 session. cloprid. team of her students from Bradley, will be In an email, dated March 5th, the Execu Instead of “bashing” those who disagree conducting research about beekeepers and tive Secretary stated that all votes must be with them, the researchers should be con their characteristics. The results of this re received by March 11th. Any representative cerned with articles like - “Why We Need Bees and More People Becoming Organic search will be used to identify characteris not voting would be counted as a “yes” vote. tics of those who chose to become The Board of Managers vote was not unan Beekeepers” in Organic Consumers Associ beekeepers, to compare various subgroups imous. The representative from the Bee ation - Chelsea Green Publishing, Nov. 6, of beekeepers with each other, and to com keepers of Putnam County abstained; since 2009. I quote from the article: pare other groups with beekeepers. less than fifteen (15) days had transpired If you are 18 years or older and keep bees, since the call for the vote and the deadline, “Little thought is given to the chemical’s you are invited to be a part of this research she had no time to meet with her association breakdown products which can prove to be by completing a short anonymous survey to determine its position.