Hi all
Here is an example of how hive registration might be implemented by offering a benefit first, then encouraging registration. As to the NYS idea of implementing mandatory registration and then rationalizing it with some supposed future benefit.
Partnership with Betterbee Expands Opportunity for OSBA Apiary Diagnostic Kit
The Ohio State Beekeepers Association, Inc. (OSBA) is proud to announce a partnership with Betterbee, beekeeping product supplier, to expand the opportunity to provide the Apiary Diagnostic Kit (ADK) to beekeepers across the country. The ADK was developed by OSBA through the support of a USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant to provide these kits to first-year Ohio beekeepers. The popularity of the ADK inspired the OSBA Board to designate funds to create additional kits for sale to non-first year beekeepers. Because demand was so successful, this all volunteer state association sought a partner to oversee the assembly and on-going sales of the Apiary Diagnostic Kit.
“The OSBA has done a great job of bringing together many of the tools you need to diagnose bee diseases with a manual that is second to none. As beekeeping becomes more popular and states cut back funding for bee inspectors, it is more important that individual beekeepers start to monitor hives for disease and treat accordingly. Early detection of bee diseases helps to prevent their spread,” said Chris Cripps, a veterinarian, beekeeper, and one of the owners of Betterbee.
President, Terry Lieberman-Smith stated, “OSBA created the ADK to provide the tools and guidebook for new beekeepers to become confident in their monitoring skills for sustainable beekeeping. We are pleased Betterbee saw this value, and is working with us to support beekeeper education.”
The ADK grant funded project supported the distribution of 700 of the kits free to new beekeepers in Ohio who took a beginning bee class, registered their apiary, and purchased bees and bee equipment. New beekeepers then became part of a monthly electronic education program accompanying their ADK; and OSBA provided thirty presentations around Ohio to local bee clubs on how to use the monitoring tools.
OSBA is very pleased with the success of our USDA grant project supporting the education of our beekeepers as they learn to monitor their hive health, helping to reduce over-winter losses. Through the vision of OSBA leadership, Project Manager Terry Lieberman-Smith, ADK Distribution Coordinator, Tim Arheit, and the time and assistance of our beta-testers and those wonderful volunteers who helped assemble the original 1000 ADKs in one day, our state beekeeping association fulfills its mission of providing beekeeper education and support for Ohio’s beekeepers.
For more information about the Apiary Diagnostic Kit go to http://www.ohiostatebeekeepers.org/apiary-diagnostic-kit/ .
To order your OSBA Apiary Diagnostic Kit from Betterbee go to https://www.betterbee.com/pest-management-and-medications/osba-adk.asp
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Michele Colopy
Treasurer
The Ohio State Beekeepers Association, Inc. (OSBA)
1624 Idlewood Ave.
Akron, OH 44313
OSBA phone: 567-703-6722
Direct contact: 832-727-9492
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