Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild

This is the presentation that Dave Harrod gave at the last Guild meeting to introduce new beekeepers to the parts of a bee-hive and to outline what will be available in the Group Woodenware order.
See this page for more information on the order.
Typical Bee Hive Configuration

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Some of the online vendors mentioned at the end of the slideshow are:

Brushy Mountain Bee Farm – http://www.brushymountainbeefarm.com/

Brushy Mountain offers free shipping on your first order to Guild members – this is a great deal!

Dadant – https://www.dadant.com
Kelley Bees – http://www.kelleybees.com/
Drapers Super Bee Apiaries – http://www.draperbee.com/index.htm
Beeline -814-585-4699 (no web site that

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The Montgomery County Beekeepers Association is once again organizing a hive irradiation program which is open to Philadelphia beekeepers as well. They are gathering people together to sterilize woodenware from hives that may have died due to disease — foulbrood, etc. — that could linger and kill off replacement bees. I picked up some used hive woodenware and plan to do this as a preventative measure. This is a technique that has been used by various clubs around the country for 10-20 years.

They are planning to do irradiation again in the third or fourth week of March. Irradiating one pallet

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