Cherokee Beekeepers Club

How Apis Mellifera Became the Honey Industry’s Favorite Bee

Ryan SarksMay 25, 2019

Article by: Adam Allington and David Schultz May 23, 2019 View the full article here. Initially, there were three types of European honeybees put to work in the New World. But the Italian honeybees, which were bred to be docile and produce high volumes of…

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Can Honey Bees Predict The Weather?

Ryan SarksApril 19, 2019

Written by Jeff Crum with Spectrum News Read the entire article here. Yes, perhaps, bees can predict the weather. The study found that the honey bees, on days prior to rainy days, spent more time out of the hive foraging for honey as compared to…

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‘Do not be frightened’ of swarming honeybees

Ryan SarksApril 7, 2019

By Madeline Farber | Fox News To read the full article click here “It’s swarm season! If you see a large cloud of bees congregating somewhere or a large cluster of them hanging on a branch, sign, fence post, etc, DO NOT BE FRIGHTENED! These…

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Summer Field Trip 2019

Ryan SarksApril 3, 2019

Cherokee Beekeepers Club / Appalachian Beekeepers Association of Georgia Joint Summer Field Trip/Picnic in Jasper Saturday, June 15, 2019 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: Pickens County Chamber of Commerce, 500 Stegall Drive, Jasper, GA 30143The Cherokee Beekeepers Club and the Appalachian Beekeepers Association of Georgia…

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Honey bee parasites, varroa mites, feed on fatty organs, not blood

Ryan SarksApril 1, 2019

Source:University of Maryland Honey bee colonies around the world are at risk from a variety of threats, including pesticides, diseases, poor nutrition and habitat loss. Recent research suggests that one threat stands well above the others: a parasitic mite, Varroa destructor, which specializes in attacking…

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Fipronil Responsible For Historic Honey Bee Die Off According To Research

Ryan SarksApril 1, 2019

A nearly three-decade-old mystery of mass honeybee mortality appears to have been solved by researchers in the UK. The collapse of bee colonies in France during the mid- to late-1990s was widely blamed on the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid, but new research has revealed the likely…

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Installing Bee Packages & Making Splits From Existing Hives

Ryan SarksMarch 21, 2019

This function will be held at the home of CBC members Josh & Jen Briggs. New beekeepers will not want to miss this hands-on demonstration of package installations. Experienced beekeepers will learn key elements for making splits in an effort to become more self-sufficient. We…

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Bee School 2019

Ryan SarksJanuary 18, 2019

A Beginning Beekeeping Workshop With A Strong Emphasis On Practical Beekeeping Who: Individuals and families interested in learning about bee keepingDate: Saturday, February 23rd, 2019When: 8:00 am – 4 pmWhere: First Baptist Church Holly Springs, 2632 Holly Springs Parkway, Holly Springs, GA 30142What to bring:…

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Africanized Bees Removed From El Paso TX Home

beeadminApril 12, 2018

I gotta laugh at this story. Reporters show up to cover the removal of a large colony in El Paso, TX. They had suited up for the story, but I don’t think the beekeepers told them that you can still be stung through a bee…

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HuffPo: Most Store Bought Honey Isn’t Honey According to the FDA

beeadminApril 10, 2018

As a beekeeper, we were already well aware of this fact: the honey in most supermarkets isn’t fully honey. The group’s food scientists say that over three quarters of the honey sold in American supermarkets and drug stores may not be what the bees created,…