The OLd Drones BEENEWS<c>
http://beenet.com/bnews.htm
 
June 1, 1998
 
Todays news is finding beekeeping information in this text form in your
E-Mail box and the less then ideal California weather for the last two
months which can only reduce the size of the total US Honey crop and
increase the demand for US and Canadian honey later this summer. California
normally produces about 10% of the US crop but was expected to add
considerable to that percentage because of the above normal rainfall.
 
Beekeepers in California have not given up and bees continue to be moved to
Sage and Buckwheat locations. Major movement of bees out of state from
California has also taken place and increasing movement to Alfalfa Seed and
Melons for pollination is on. The same weather that has kept beekeepers
from the Bumper crop now deemed Bummer is also taking its tole on farmers
crops. One of great importance to honey production is cotton and it looks
like it may not start blooming until late July or August in the San Joquin
Valley. Cotton acreage is down, melon acreage is up, but all crops are at
the best retarded with much replanting having been necessary after each
heavy spring shower turned into frog strangling rain.
 
Honey is being extracted, Orange honey was short but reported good at the
end of the flow after many moved out because of the fear of pesticides. The
total Orange Honey Crop will not meet the demands. It is still too early to
put a volume on the Sage crop but it is not expected to be good without
some dramatic change in the weather.
 
ttul, the OLd Drone
 
Some of the BEENEWS from the web page this last month..
 
BEEKEEPING RECORD KEEPINGS SOFTWARE http://198.22.133.109/soft/index.html
 
POLLINATION RENTALS $108.00 per hive.
http://www.albertabeekeepers.org/beenews/articles/a02_0198.htm
 
Latest Buzz: All the rain we've had means more flowers, which means killer
bees will come. Scientists say killer bees are no more dangerous than
lightning. ''Except lightning doesn't chase you down the street,into your
house and fly up your pants leg.'' (Leno) 5.1
 
BNEWS 5.6 Afro bees found in Las Vegas.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/1998/may/05/507174422.html
 
BEENEWS Washington state Beekeeper fight $0.50 tax face $1000.00 fines.
http://www.goodfruit.com/archive/March15_96/feature1.html
 
BEENEWS 5.14  C.O.M.B.Details that will not thrill you from the pending
bill HR2534 to change the National Honey Board found in the National
Research & Promotion Act of the Agricultural Research Bill, S1150..
http://beenet.com/comb598.htm
 
BEEKEEPERS NEWS<c> 5.18.98 The Latest HYPE on Formic Acid.
http://www2.modbee.com/pagearc\\A18178.htm
 
BEENEWS 2.21.98 Attacks Continue on SUE BEE! Is it the Honey Packers
''CHINA HONEY GATE'' or our industries version of a Left Wind Conspiracy?
http://beenet.com/SUE5789.htm
 
BEENEWS<c> ''Gleaning in Bee Culture puts Sam McGregors Pollination Book
ON-LINE. A MUST SEE AND MARK PAGE.
http://www.airoot.com/beeculture/book/index.html
 
BEENEWS 5.24 A Site to See!BEEKEEPING IN MEXICO English-Spanish Good Photos
Queen Rearing and much more. http://www.netcall.com.mx/abejas/en/bee.htm
 
5-18 Washington, DC USDA Glickman Names National Honey Board Members.
http://www.ams.usda.gov/news/124b.htm
 
BEENEWS 5.28 EARLY--MAY FLORIDA Honey Market Reports
http://www.ams.usda.gov/mncs/archive/day2/or%5Ffv193.txt
 
Early--May Honey Reports for the APPALACHIAN Beekeepers.
http://www.ams.usda.gov/mncs/archive/day2/or%5Ffv193.txt