Cherokee Beekeepers Club

Truck carrying 400 hives crashes in Mecklenburg NC.

beeadminJune 8, 2016

The driver with the trailer loaded with 400 hives was involved in a multi-vehicle wreck. The bees were unhappy with the situation. Crews called in a group of beekeepers to help. After about an hour, the swarm cleared. A beekeeper told Channel 9 that bees…

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Harvard study shows neonicotionoids are devastating colonies by triggering colony collapse disorder

beeadminJune 7, 2016

Interesting 2014 study linking Neonics and CCD. “Bees from six of the 12 neonicotinoid-treated colonies had abandoned their hives and were eventually dead with symptoms resembling CCD,” the team wrote. “However, we observed a complete opposite phenomenon in the control colonies.” Only one control colony…

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Honeybees pick up pesticides via non-crop plants

beeadminMay 31, 2016

Startling discovery found in the results of the study done by entomologist Christian Krupke, and associate professor Elizabeth Long. The pollen samples represented up to 30 plant families and contained residues from pesticides spanning nine chemical classes, including neonicotinoids – common corn and soybean seed…

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Bublebees can sense flower’s electric field

beeadminMay 31, 2016

I wonder if honeybees have a similar ability. Granted, a honeybee doesn’t have as many body hairs as a bumblebee. Fascinating results however. The scientists took half of the flowers and put 30 volts on them, then filled them with sugar water. The other flowers…

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Man killed by bees hiking in AZ park

beeadminMay 27, 2016

Sadly, a tourist from Louisiana died while hiking in an Arizona park. A very sad, but rare story, about how multiple stings from bees can be lethal. “A Good Samaritan went back to the area Sonya described to check on Alex. Alex was located lying…

Humor

A bee in my hand

beeadminMay 26, 2016

From the Internet: Q: “If there’s a bee in my hand, what’s in my eye?” A: Beauty. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Share this beekeeping info:Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new…

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Beat the Weeds While Feeding the Bees

Ryan SarksMay 25, 2016

Written by Joshua Fuder and originally published here. Re-published with express written consent from Mr. Fuder himself, for the benefit of the Cherokee Bee Club and its members. Thank you Josh! Each year I start my garden with grand visions of endless bounty. Something…

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Thank you to Dr. Brian Hightower, Superintendent of Schools Cherokee County, GA

beeadminMay 25, 2016

The Cherokee Beekeepers Club is asking all members to contact Dr. Brian Hightowner, to thank him on his decision to cancel all pesticide spraying programs for mosquitoes. As we heard from Paul Pugliese, Bartow County UGA Extension Agent, from last month’s meeting, that broadcast spraying…

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20,000 bees chase car for TWO DAYS after queen bee gets trapped in trunk

beeadminMay 25, 2016

Roger Burns of Pembrokeshire Beekeepers then says the car’s owner returned and drove away with the queen unknowingly trapped in the back, resulting in the swarm taking up the chase – even being spotted on the car’s boot the next day. To read the full…

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Paid to get stung, over 1,000 times!

beeadminMay 23, 2016

Jennifer Hacket, from Scientific American interviews University of Arizona entomologist Justin Schmidt. Schmidt has just published a book called The Sting of the Wild, where he chronicles and categorizes the stings of various insects. Check out Ms. Hacket’s interview, and buy Mr. Schmidt’s book. I…