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Meetings take place the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm at te Agroforestry Building, Route 23, in Acra. You are welcome to attend.
Tuesday, April 9th April  Managing your new packages.  Swarms:  how to prevent swarming and how to hive a swarm.
Tuesday, May 8th TBA
Tuesday, June 11th June  Best Management Practices:  Doug McRory:  Retired apiculturist for Province of Ontario.
Saturday, July 20th July  Annual Picnic:Combined with the Empire State Honey Producers, we are having our annual picnic with a special presentation by Randy Oliver, renowned apiculturalist, researcher on many aspects of bees, and beekeeping.
Tuesday, August 13th Beelining with Tom Seeley author of Honeybee Democracy andWisdom of the Hive.  Tom is professor of Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell University
Tuesday, September 10th Mite check
Tuesday, October 8th Varroa Mite presentation by Diana Sammataro, research entimologist at the Carl Hayden Honey Bee Research Center in Tucson, AZ, author of The Beekeeper's Handbook.
Tuesday, November 12th Guest speaker Vincent Aloyo, adjunct professor at Temple University, Drexel University and Delaware Valley College, will present: Pheromones: Communication and Control Elements within a Colony

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