Chautauqua County Beekeepers Invites You to Learn About Honeybee Diseases

JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK (June 6, 2024) -- Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s Master Gardener Program is excited to announce that Chautauqua County Beekeepers Association (CCBA) will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday June 13th at 7:00pm at the Fluvanna Community Church, 3363 Fluvanna Avenue Jamestown, NY. June’s topic will focus on honeybee diseases with an emphasis on American Foulbrood (AFB). AFB is an infectious bacterial brood disease that is regulated in NYS. Did you know AFB is most commonly transmitted through spores of bacteria, which can be dormant in the colonies or used equipment for 70 years or more! https://extension.psu.edu/honey-bee-diseases-american-foulbrood

CCBA Members Rod Shoup and Mike & Shannon Rinow recently attended a NYS Agriculture & Markets training in partnership with NY Bee Wellness at CCE Madison County; they will share AFB information they learned including best practice to reduce spread. Scott Donnelly, our NYS regional inspector, will be there to answer questions and share information as well.

To raise awareness about AFB and reduce risk in Chautauqua County, Rod, Mike and Shannon will provide free apiary visits to local beekeepers to teach them to inspect and identify diseases in their hives! Sign-up will occur at the monthly meetings or by emailing ccba1870@gmail.com.

Meetings are scheduled for the second Thursday of the month at 7:00pm. You do not need to be a beekeeper to join, and all are welcome. We hope to see you there.

The Master Gardener Program is one of many programs offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County (CCE-Chautauqua). CCE-Chautauqua is a subordinate governmental agency with an educational mission that operates under a form of organization and administration approved by Cornell University as agent for the State of New York. It is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The association is part of the national cooperative extension system, an educational partnership between County, State, and Federal governments. As New York’s land grant university Cornell administers the system in this state. Each Cornell Cooperative Extension association is an independent employer that is governed by an elected Board of Directors with general oversight from Cornell. All associations work to meet the needs of the counties in which they are located as well as state and national goals. For more information, call 716-664-9502 or visit our website at www.cce.cornell.edu/chautauqua. Cornell University Cooperative Extension provides equal program and employment opportunities.

Last updated June 6, 2024