5/20/2023
Discussion Topics
-Club President
- proposed meetings and times
- Attendees list
- resources
- Honey Bee Diseases
- Overview of hive components
- OTS Queen rearing basics
- Open discussion - Swarms
Club President
We really need someone to step up to be President or at least lead the meetings.
If we had four meetings a year and had four people step up to offer to set them up , plan them
etc. then it would not fall on one person but four different people would only have to do one
meeting.
Proposed meetings and times
June- Kaleb will host our next meeting on June 24 th at 1PM with a rain date of June 25 th .
The address is 759 Pushersiding Rd. Ulysses PA 16948
July – Amber will host this meeting and the date will be announced by July 1st.
Attendees list
11 members present.
Joan Bradley
Amber Collins
Dan Barret
Gene and Phillis Thompson
Mike Clark
Michael Luciano
Kaleb Long
Kaitlin long
Tammy Maxson
Wayne Fenn
Resources
Honey Bee Diseases
Karen Roccasecca from Pa Dept of Agriculture - Joan spoke to her about licensing – a few rules
changing for limited kitchen and producing and selling honey. Joan will send out the
information provided as it goes into more detail – if you produce and sell from your house you
may not have to be registered, read the info.
If registering for limited kitchen Joan has instructions for renewing online.
Where to register? Pafoodsafety.pa.gov
Water sample Testing –
Tom Hoppy – Coudersport is doing it differently now – borough building – Call to ask day and
time for drop off and you will be billed, may be $50 now but no shipping cost – first year you
must sample for bacteria/ chloroform – borough gives you form so you can choose tests
needed. E first
Bradford – Analytical services – water testing – they will pick up your sample.
Shinglehouse- has water testing $50
Penn state has a good system but it’s more expensive- have to pay for overnight shipping-$70
for chloroform/nitrates plus shipping.
White Oak Laboratory in Ridgeway- will pick up sample cost is $30 chloroform /e coli testing.
Inspector may start only coming to your property every 2 years in Coudersport.
Register bees with state of PA dept of AG every 2 years.
This helps control disease in the bee population in your area.
Open discussion
We have coupons for American Bee Journal for club members.
Swarm Call List – Joan is working on it.
Amber will be verifying and updating the resources page of the club website.
When to put swarm traps up- warm April put up traps in early May- online says the earlier the
better- early June swarms are expected.
Kaleb wants to raise queens this year – grafting- Joan has experience- need drones- use cells
and put them back in hive or in Nuc box to make it easier, need plastic cages to go over the top
of them or they will kill each other.
Discussion Topics
-Club President
- proposed meetings and times
- Attendees list
- resources
- Honey Bee Diseases
- Overview of hive components
- OTS Queen rearing basics
- Open discussion - Swarms
Club President
We really need someone to step up to be President or at least lead the meetings.
If we had four meetings a year and had four people step up to offer to set them up , plan them
etc. then it would not fall on one person but four different people would only have to do one
meeting.
Proposed meetings and times
June- Kaleb will host our next meeting on June 24 th at 1PM with a rain date of June 25 th .
The address is 759 Pushersiding Rd. Ulysses PA 16948
July – Amber will host this meeting and the date will be announced by July 1st.
Attendees list
11 members present.
Joan Bradley
Amber Collins
Dan Barret
Gene and Phillis Thompson
Mike Clark
Michael Luciano
Kaleb Long
Kaitlin long
Tammy Maxson
Wayne Fenn
Resources
Honey Bee Diseases
Karen Roccasecca from Pa Dept of Agriculture - Joan spoke to her about licensing – a few rules
changing for limited kitchen and producing and selling honey. Joan will send out the
information provided as it goes into more detail – if you produce and sell from your house you
may not have to be registered, read the info.
If registering for limited kitchen Joan has instructions for renewing online.
Where to register? Pafoodsafety.pa.gov
Water sample Testing –
Tom Hoppy – Coudersport is doing it differently now – borough building – Call to ask day and
time for drop off and you will be billed, may be $50 now but no shipping cost – first year you
must sample for bacteria/ chloroform – borough gives you form so you can choose tests
needed. E first
Bradford – Analytical services – water testing – they will pick up your sample.
Shinglehouse- has water testing $50
Penn state has a good system but it’s more expensive- have to pay for overnight shipping-$70
for chloroform/nitrates plus shipping.
White Oak Laboratory in Ridgeway- will pick up sample cost is $30 chloroform /e coli testing.
Inspector may start only coming to your property every 2 years in Coudersport.
Register bees with state of PA dept of AG every 2 years.
This helps control disease in the bee population in your area.
Open discussion
We have coupons for American Bee Journal for club members.
Swarm Call List – Joan is working on it.
Amber will be verifying and updating the resources page of the club website.
When to put swarm traps up- warm April put up traps in early May- online says the earlier the
better- early June swarms are expected.
Kaleb wants to raise queens this year – grafting- Joan has experience- need drones- use cells
and put them back in hive or in Nuc box to make it easier, need plastic cages to go over the top
of them or they will kill each other.