Phyllis Wyatt
New Beekeeper
with an interesting story
(Click for story)
(Click for photos)
was signed into law
February 1, 2012
Click below and type 4005
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php
Each month we would like to feature
One of our Own
with a story and pictures.
If you have a special happening in your beeyard, tell us about it.
Spartanburg Beekeepers Association
We meet the second Thursday of the month.
Hope you will choose to join us and have a great time!
Spartanburg Beekeepers Association
We are a group of local beekeepers who meet once a month to encourage: better methods among beekeepers of the county of Spartanburg; to promote cooperation; to reach a common understanding regarding our problems and their solutions; to foster a closer cooperation among members of the association; and to do such things as will tend to improve purposes exclusively for its members and the general public relating to honey bees and the beekeeping industry.
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NoticeRegarding
Parasitic Fly
See the links below and the note from George Dickert regarding information on this event.
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=169&sid=18742439&s_cid=rss-169
“Pinpointing the extent of this strange bee behavior could be key to stemming colony collapse disorder by possibly allowing beekeepers to isolate affected populations.”
"Zombie" Fly Parasite Killing Honeybees - Yahoo! News
It will be very interesting to see what role this newly found relationship does and will play in terms of bee health and how we will approach it as beekeepers.
Some of you may have seen this already, but I wanted to make all aware. Different species of parasitic flies have been long been known to parasitize other insects. In fact many food producers have been using them for years as part of their IPM programs. Perhaps the most well-known example of their use is the phorid fly that parasitizes fire ants. However, as Dr. Tim Davis from Clemson notes below, the phorid flies that parasitize fire ants are not the same species that is parasitizing honey bees. Please see his links below to eXtension resources for more information.
The following eXtension resources have been updated to make it clear that the phorid flies used for biological control of fire ants are not the same as the phorid fly that was found to attack honey bees. One of the things we did was start using the term "Pseudacteon phorid flies" to refer to the flies at are specific to Solenopsis fire ants. The first resource on the list mentions the honeybees and provides a link to the journal article that reported the honey bee phorid attack.
http://www.extension.org/pages/34794/will-pseudacteon-phorid-flies-decapitating-flies-sting-or-bite-are-decapitating-flies-harmful
http://www.extension.org/pages/30546/natural-enemies-of-fire-ants
http://www.extension.org/pages/34819/what-happens-when-the-pseudacteon-phorid-flies-decapitating-flies-run-out-of-fire-ants-to-eat
http://www.extension.org/pages/34579/what-can-we-expect-from-pseudacteon-phorid-flies-decapitating-flies
We meet the second Thursday of the month.
We meet at the Spartanburg County Administration Building,
conference room #6, 366 North Church Street Spartanburg, SC 29303
(enter in the back of building on the left side).
Come early at 6:30 for meet and greet and light refreshments,
door prizes and raffle.
SBA on the move....
We are in the Hearld Journal 17 Aug 2011
click on the link below
Beekeeping yields sweet rewards
2011 Friends of Lake Robinson Day...... Celebration was a success
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
http://www.lakerobinson.org/2011-day-of-celebration-was-a-success
Piedmont Fair: Big thank you Max Battagliani of Upstate Plants located at Reid School Rd. and Highway 29 in Taylors, SC. She loaned the plants to the club for our competition booth. Upsate Plants (864-292-5350).
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