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Ontario Beekeepers' Association News

Call for Youth Representative for the OBA

The Ontario Beekeepers’ Association is seeking nominations for our Youth Representative volunteer position. The selected Representative will be able to act as a liaison between the OBA Board of Directors and its youth members, as well as between the OBA and Niagara College beekeeping students, as appropriate. They will have the option of attending Board Meetings, and participating on Committees…
UOVBA News Bot
February 27, 2024
Ontario Beekeepers' Association News

Request for Marketing and Sales Channels Advice and Plans

The OBA’s vision is that Ontario leads with well-informed and skilled beekeepers, healthy and plentiful honeybees raised in Ontario, a prosperous beekeeping industry as well as a widespread appreciation for honey and for the critical role that honey bees play in agriculture.   Although the mandate of the OBA is to ensure a viable and sustainable beekeeping industry, it is a very…
UOVBA News Bot
February 26, 2024
Bee Culture

The Buzz on Beekeeping

The buzz on beekeeping BY ADRIAN VINCENT ROSAS We are here to share current happenings in the bee industry. Bee Culture gathers and shares articles published by outside sources. For more information about this specific article, please visit the original publish source: The buzz on beekeeping | Get Outside | San Luis Obispo | New Times San Luis Obispo (newtimesslo.com) Photo…
UOVBA News Bot
February 21, 2024
Bee Culture

Honey Statistics

Honey Statistics: A Deep Dive into the Hive We are here to share current happenings in the bee industry. Bee Culture gathers and shares articles published by outside sources. For more information about this specific article, please visit the original publish source: Honey Statistics: A Deep Dive into the Hive (market.us) In 2023, the global honey market recorded a revenue of USD 9.3 billion. Organic honey…
UOVBA News Bot
February 20, 2024
Bee Culture

The Johnson Lab at UC Davis

The UC Davis Series By: Brian R. Johnson Hello Beekeepers! This short article will introduce you to the Johnson Bee Lab at UC Davis. Our lab shares the Laidlaw Bee Lab, which is just off the Davis campus, with two other labs, that of Elina Niño and Neal Williams. Our work complements one another and together we cover quite a…
UOVBA News Bot
February 19, 2024
American Bee Journal

The Classroom – February 2024

Q  Oxalic acid chemistry  I would like to know if the oxalic acid treatment involves a liquid phase before vaporization or if oxalic acid sublimes, going directly from solid to vapor. I am not a chemist, and there is a lot of confusion on this topic in the available information. Marie-Hélène Majeau Québec, November A My team and I get…
UOVBA News Bot
February 19, 2024
American Bee Journal

Honey Extractors of the 1870’s: Part 2

Honey extractors evolved in America as the fledgling apiculture industry began to see the value of these machines. To understand that historical development from primary sources, I collect honey extractors, study them, and search how their original design functioned in the old bee literature. I had to find one important design: an 1870s Novice Honey Extractor. A.I. Root made this…
UOVBA News Bot
February 19, 2024