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AABA Newsletter The Arundel Anne Arundel Beekeepers Association Newsletter Issue No. 23 January, 2016 was going on in my hives just a few minutes after I closed them up. Other The President Speaks AABA members at meetings would ask me about my hives, and I would answer By Lindsay Barranco vaguely that they were “fine” but honestly, it took me some time to get on Hello and Happy New Year! I top of what was happening in each hive. hope everyone had a wonderful holiday In time, I began keeping notes after and I wish each of you a healthy and looking in each hive, so I could at least happy new year. We had a busy and remember what I saw and could give interesting year in 2015. The AABA thought to what steps to take next. I participated in the University of probably held off on taking notes Maryland Bee Lab’s Sentinel Hive because I thought it would turn Research Project, which was fascinating, beekeeping into a real chore. To the rewarding and accumulated helpful data contrary, it helped me remember and to from around Maryland (and beyond) and make better management decisions. So, gave us specific information about hive if you resolve to do one thing differently weight, varroa and nosema levels in the this coming year, give it a try this Arlington Echo beehives. The final coming season and know what is report and short description of the happening in your hives – keep some research project are included in this notes and keep up with the needs of your newsletter. colonies. January is a good time for Lastly, on behalf of all AABA thinking about the year to come with our members, I would like to bid a fond colonies and what, if anything, we might farewell to longtime AABA member, do differently or better than we have in Bart Smith. On December 31, 2015 Bart the past. I’m not one for New Year’s retired from the USDA-ARS Honey Bee resolutions, but I do think it makes sense Lab in Beltsville, MD where he served to give some thought to making as a support scientist for 13 years. We in improvements in the way we keep bees Anne Arundel County have been very and one of those key things in my mind fortunate to have had Bart as a fellow- is – knowing what is going on in our AABA Member and have benefited hives. This truly is the first step in greatly from Bart’s knowledge and improving our management practices beekeeping experience. For many years with our colonies. If we know what is Bart helped teach our Short Course. We going on in our hives, we can figure out wish Bart and his wife Rosemary all the what actions to take (or not take). When best in retirement and in their soon-to- I first started beekeeping, it was very be-new home in Howard County. difficult for me to even remember what Thank you Bart! AABA Newsletter January, 2016 1 to Bart’s leadership and LONG TIME AABA MEMBER BART SMITH RETIRES FROM mentorship, he will be sorely THE USDA-ARS BEE RESEARCH missed for his hard work at LABORATORY IN BELTSVILLE, the BRL and for his extensive MARYLAND service to bees and beekeepers. Prior to coming to the BRL, Bart worked as State Apiary Inspector at the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) for 27 years, leading their bee health and educational programs. From 1984 to 2002 he served as secretary of the Apiary Inspectors of America (AIA), and he continues as a leader for his local (Anne Arundel County) and state clubs. Bart received an MS degree in entomology from the University of Maryland where he investigated the bee louse, Braula coeca, a Bart Smith retired on wingless fly that is found only December 31, 2015 after on honey bees. He is eagerly working 13 years as a support anticipating more time with scientist at the USDA-ARS Rosemary and their family Bee Research Laboratory and more time to travel the (BRL) in Beltsville, MD. His United States. duties included running the bee disease diagnostic lab, and he had overall responsibility for the 400 honey bee colonies maintained by the BRL for research purposes. While the BRL’s diagnostic service remains in good shape thanks AABA Newsletter January, 2016 2 in one hive in the apiary (hive #4) there SENTINEL HIVE PROJECT were 5 varroa mites per 100 bees in September and 20 varroa mites per 100 By: Lindsay Barranco bees in October – a huge spike in one month’s time. Similarly, in hive #1, 10 During 2015, the Anne Arundel varroa mites per 100 bees were found in Beekeepers Association was a August and by October, there were 43 participant in the University of Maryland varroa mites per 100 bees. Please Bee Lab’s Sentinel Hive Project. This remember that phoretic mites (those project was designed to accumulate and traveling on the outside of adult bees and analyze data from numerous locations in are collected when we sample) are a Maryland and other states across the small indication of even greater numbers U.S. so that varroa mite loads and of mites that remain undetected within nosema loads could be gathered. Over a capped developing cells. 6 month period, AABA members gathered adult bee samples and pollen I would like to thank Carl Guerci for his samples from the Arlington Echo apiary assistance with this project and for all where we had 5 research colonies. the other AABA Members who came out to help during our monthly sampling. The results are in and a final report has Thank you also to Ted Hall and Jessica been complied by the UMD lab and can Seabright at Arlington Echo. Lastly, I be found at: would also like to thank Rachel Fahey for all her work on the Sentinel Hive http://aabees.org/ebooks/SAAL_FinalR Project. Rachel is employed by the eport_2015.pdf University of Maryland Bee Lab and is the project leader for the SHP. Rachel’s The final report for the Arlington Echo interest in honeybees began when she hives can be found at worked as an intern on a stink bug http://aabees.org/ebooks/S15_SAAL_6_ project at the Wye Research Center. Oct.pdf Rachel reports that the bee lab will continue to work on identifying the The current threshold for Varroa mite pollen that was collected and to sort it by treatment is 3 mites per 100 bees, color and to identify the plant source meaning that if a sugar roll test or bees are feeding on throughout the 6 alcohol wash test is done by a beekeeper, month period of time. This will be useful if that beekeeper were to use a ½ cup of for us as beekeepers - so that we know adult bees in the sampling (which is a what the bees are bringing in and little over 300 bees), a treatment feeding the larvae. In studying the pollen threshold would be 9 mites per 300 bees the researchers are looking at studying (or 3 mites per 100 bees). A Varroa mite the correlation between pollen diversity count higher than this means that the and the health of honeybees. This is an colony is unlikely to survive and ongoing project and it will be interesting treatment should occur. As set out in the to see the results as they unfold. So report, Varroa mite numbers can spike when you get a moment, take a look at very quickly - especially in August the Anne Arundel SHP data at: through November, so regular http://hivescales.beeinformed.org/hives/ monitoring is required and mite 154 treatments used when needed, especially mid-summer through fall. For example, AABA Newsletter January, 2016 3 THE MD PESTICDE NETWORK Wednesday February 17, 2016, 7-9 p.m.: The AABA is a coalition “Sustainable Beekeeping through member of the Maryland Pesticide Nucleus Colonies” – Joe Lewis Network, a large group of concerned organizations that include water keepers, Susquehanna Beekeeper Association beekeeping associations, health care member and occasional bee journal organizations, researchers and numerous contributor, Joe Lewis, will give a environmental groups. The MPN will presentation on “Sustainable Beekeeping continue to advocate for legislative Through Nucleus Colonies” and will changes this legislative session in share numerous beekeeping tips and Maryland. The legislative session will techniques. kick off with the Environmental Summit on Wednesday, February 3rd Tuesday April 19, 2016, 6:30-8:30 p.m.: from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Beekeepers are welcome! Beekeeper Bonnie Raindrop, “Open Hive Demo” legislative chair from the Central Help examine the honeybee colonies at will Maryland Beekeepers Association, Arlington Echo. You will be able to see be speaking about the the progress of overwintered colonies, honeybee/pesticide issue and proposed and new colonies that were established legislation. To receive updates on the from packages during the Short Course. group’s effort and to receive emails directly, please take a look at MPN "Backyard Queen Rearing Using the Online: Nicot System" - Larry Truchon Maryland Pesticide Network Larry Truchon serves as the Vice website: www.mdpestnet.org President of the Carroll County Facebook: Beekeepers Association and is the owner http://www.facebook.com/MarylandPest of Shelby’s View Apiary. Larry raises icideNetwork queens on a small scale for use in his YouTube: apiary and to use in overwintered nucs. http://youtube.com/PesticidesSmart Larry is striving to keep his apiary self- sustaining, so that he does not have to 2016 AABA MEETING SCHEDULE order replacement queens and packages/nucs and is happy to share his By Bart Smith, AABA Program knowledge and experience with AABA Chairman members.
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