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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.")
![Parasitic mite syndrome (Apistan® treatment)](http://agdev.anr.udel.edu/maarec/wp-content/gallery/diseases-of-honey-bees/92.gif "If, as seems to be the case, the virus complex is associated with Varroa mites, then controlling the mites is important in controlling or at lease combating the disease. Because many of these infected colonies seem to collapse or the bees seem to \\"disappear\\" in early fall it is necessary to control the mites well before this time. Currently, Apistan is the only legal material registered for the control of Varroa mites in the United States. If used according to label direction, Apistan can effectively control Varroa mites.")