NH Beekeeping Association News 🐝

Beekeepers may be eligible for disaster relief

USDA offers bee farmers risk management and disaster assistance.

Bees need water to regulate the temperature in the hive and to dilute honey for eating.

Managed honey bee colonies in New Hampshire face many challenges that affect the ability of a colony of bees to survive and reproduce.

Sesia apiformis, known as the hornet moth is actually (as you’d guess from the name) a true moth rather than a hornet.

United States Honey Bee Colony Losses 2022–23: Preliminary Results from the Bee Informed Partnership

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By observing World Bee Day each year, we can raise awareness on the essential role bees and other pollinators play in keeping people and the planet healthy, and on the many challenges they face today.

Congratuations to Ravalika Damerla for winning one of our 2020 scholarships

We need everyone and anyone (children too!) who wants to be a citizen scientist to please participate! We will be building a database for anyone to use to determine when to expect plants to bloom, what should be blooming now, etc.

Winter survival (65%!) was the best that we have seen since conducting the survey. This a 20-point improvement over the previous winter.

Winter 2021 NHBA Research Notes

Important Information from NH Apiary Inspector (NHAI)

EAS News