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 Some general info for beekeepers in Western  & Central NY


For Beginners:
Beekeeping for beginners; 102 page PDF (Penn State, 204)
          >Basic Equipment
          > Advanced beekeeping topics: 8 pages; Penn State 2012

          > Guide to URBAN Beekeeping in New York State (PDF)
          >NY Bee Wellness Workshops - a resource for NY beekeepers to identify honeybee diseases; VIDEOS, see "Tips on Working Bees", Randy Oliver

Clubs/Groups:
* Rochester Beekeepers: RochesterBeekeepers.com; RochesterBeekeepers@gmail.com,  A Saturday 10-12n, Hansen Nature Center
1525 Calkins Road Henrietta, NY 14467.
* OntarioFingerLakesBeekeepers: OntarioCountyBeekeepers.org, 2nd Monday, Canandaigua VA
* Western NY Honey Producers: WNYHPA.org, East Aurora
* Finger Lakes Beekeepers: FLBeeClub.com, 3rd Sunday, Ithaca
* Steuben County Honey Bee Assn,
, 2nd Monday, Bath

Classes:
* Rochester Beekeepers, Beginners Class
* Western NY Honey Producers
      contact: Fred Thompson 716-773-4945
* check with other clubs for their class schedules

Bee Supply Companies:
* BetterBee.com
* Dadant.com
* BlueSkyBeeSupply.com
* Beeline Apiaries
* google search: honey bee supplies

Candles:


https://www.beeculture.com/the-right-size-wick

https://www.kelleybees.com/blog/kelley-beekeeping/making-beeswax-candles/
PDF

Books/Magazines:
* The Beekeepers Handbook- Avitabile & Sammataro
* BeeCulture.com
* AmericanBeeJournal.com
* ABCXYZ of Bee Culture
* The Hive and the Honeybee
* The Backyard Beekeeper
* Beekeeping for Dummies
* Storey's Guide to Keeping Honey Bees- M. Sanford
Misc.:
* Beesource.com, a nation wide beekeepers forum
* Honey.com, the National Honey Board
* Bee-L, a list serve
*  VIDEOS- great series by the Univ. of Guelph , all levels
How to get Honeybees:
* order packages or starter hives (nucs) through a bee club
* bee swarms in the Spring

Package Bees, From Arrival to Honey Flow (a Dadant publication) PDF


SMOKERS! (pdf)

How to make and fill a NO COOK sugar board by Doug Streeter (link)

Recipe for Sugar Board:
PDF
* Honeycomb to Consumer- Marketing Local Honey in NYS PDF
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