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Chester County Beekeepers Annual Conference- 2016
The Chester County Beekeepers Association’s Annual Conference will be March 11th, 2017 at the West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383. Speakers include Dr. Dewey Caron, author of Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping, Phil Craft, columnist for Bee Culture Magazine, Dr. Meghan Milbrath, Michigan State University Department of Entomology, and Master Beekeeper Landi Simone, owner and operator of Gooserock Farm. Lunch will be provided. For registration and details, go to http://www.ChescoBees.org.
Bees at the Airport
Beekeeping at the airport is on the rise! Montréal-Mirabel International Airport in Mirabel, Québec boasts a thriving colony of bees at one of the countries largest airports. To learn more, follow the link!
![Healthy c-shaped larvae](http://agdev.anr.udel.edu/maarec/wp-content/gallery/normal-honey-bee-development/6.gif "It is important to be able to distinguish healthy brood stages. Healthy worker, queen and drone larvae (grubs) are pearly white in color with a glistening appearance. They are curled in a \\"C\\" shape on the bottom of the cell and continue to grow in size during the larval period, eventually filling their cell.")
![American foulbrood (testing for AFB)](http://agdev.anr.udel.edu/maarec/wp-content/gallery/diseases-of-honey-bees/73.gif "During the early stages of decay, up until about three weeks after death, the dead larvae have a glue-like consistency. To test for the disease, choose a larva that is discolored and exhibits a melted-down appearance. Insert a match, twig or toothpick into the cell, stir the remains of the dead larva and then slowly withdraw the test stick. If a portion of the decaying larva clings to the twig and can be drawn out about an inch or more while adhering to the dead mass, its death was probably due to AFB. This \\"ropiness\\" of freshly-dead larvae is a characteristic symptom of AFB.
Positive confirmation of AFB can be obtained by removing several dead larvae and smearing it on to a small piece of tin foil. The foil should be folded to contain the material, placed in a plastic zip lock bag and sent to the Beltsville Bee Lab for analysis.")
