Education
Below you will find links to educational and news-worthy articles, presentations, books, brochures, etc. that relate to beekeeping. To add to this list, please e-mail to northwest@njbeekeepers.org .
New Jersey (Statewide) Beekeepers Association
- NJBA publications web page.
- NJBA short courses, seminars, videos, marketing... web page.
- NJBA pollen and bloom dates schedule web page.
Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research & Extension Consortium (MAAREC)
For a comprehensive web site covering beginning beekeeping, honey bee biology, bee hive management, diseases & pests, pollination, hive products, Africanized honey bees, colony collapse disorder, and much more click here.Diseases & Pest Control - Medications
Plans for Building Your Own Bee Equipment
Beekeeping Forums
An impressive bee resource web page Click here
Honey Bee Swarms
- Bees on the Move - Honey Bee Swarms. Brochure/2-page handout.
- Swarming (Honey Bee). Wikipedia article.
- Click here to see Honey Bee Removal & Swarm Management services on the Products and Services web page.
Labeling Honey Products
Extracting Honey
- Best bet is to get an experienced helper/mentor the first time. To get ready -- important -- read how to in a book so you have a good idea of what's needed and what it takes: equipment and effort.
- Click here for a summary article " Honey Collection and Extraction" (PDF document)
- For more how to's etc.:
Honey & Honey Recipes
- Understanding the Varieties of Honey (National Honey Board)
- Canadian Honey Council
- National Honey Board (USA)
- National Honey Board Honey Recipes
- Sue Bee Honey Recipes
Local Honey & Alleviating Allergies
- NJBA member web site with a quick summary on the topic
- Many, many web sites:
Making Mead from Honey
- "Making Mead" (PDF Document)
- Many, many web sites:
Apitherapy
- Northeast Beekeepers Association member:
Tom Fuscaldo 429 Preakness Paterson, NJ 07502 973-942-5066 tomfuscaldo@aol.com - Many, many web sites: