Posts by Debra Welch

Debra Welch is an Ag & Natural Resources Association Program Educator at CCE Wyoming County in the Agriculture Department.  Beekeeping is one of her programs, as well as a hobby. She can be reached at djw275@cornell.edu.

The Alfalfa HoneyBees – An Observation

By Debra Welch / October 2, 2017

In Wyoming County, the drought of the winter, spring, summer, and fall of 2016 was devastating for local honeybee populations.   In Wyoming County, the drought of the spring, summer, and fall of 2016 was devastating for local honeybee populations. Fall nectars and pollens are critical for colony build-up for the winter.  If the honeybees…

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