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  • Basics of Beekeeping for Veterans

    Olivia Young

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    Are you curious about the art of beekeeping and its vital role in our ecosystem? Join us for an engaging seminar where we’ll explore the basics of caring for bees, from hive management to harvesting honey. This session, led by experienced beekeeper and livestock management specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension, Amy Barkley, will equip you…

  • Agricultural Basic Training for Farmers

    Nina Saeli

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    Armed to Farm returns to New York State to again assist veterans explore careers in agriculture. “I’m a veteran, and I want to be a farmer!” This statement comes in emails and voicemails to the Cornell Small Farms Program staff on a frequent basis. In different stages of transition out of military service, each veteran…

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  • Blueberries and Bees

    Tom Shultz

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    Army Veteran turned blueberry farmer and beekeeping mentor to other veterans My wife and I started our farm in 2010 by planting 600 blueberry bushes.  I had done a lot of research on blueberries during my deployment overseas the previous year, or a least I thought I did.  The plan was to become more self-sufficient…

  • New Book on Wild Honeybee Biology Can Help Small-Scale Beekeepers Build Resilient Hives

    Nina Sannes

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    A new book by a Cornell University professor illustrates the fascinating and previously little-known biology of wild honeybees, and details management strategies for small-scale beekeepers in a changing world. “The Lives of Bees: The Untold Story of the Honey Bee in the Wild,” by Thomas Seeley, is currently the No. 1 best seller in entomology…

  • From Beekeeping to Business Planning: Register Now for Block Four Courses

    Kacey Deamer

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    Register now to learn about business management, soil health, specialty mushrooms, beekeeping, business plans, high tunnels, and grazing. Courses fill up quickly and registration closes for block four in just one month. Block Four Courses Start the Week of February 25 Registration closes for block four on Sunday, February 17 at 11:59 p.m. EST. We…

  • The Alfalfa HoneyBees – An Observation

    Debra Welch

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    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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  • Is Your Honey Green? New Apiary Certification Program for Natural Beekeepers

    Alice Varon

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    by Dr. Buddy Marterre and Alice Varon We all know honey bee health is threatened by pesticides, monoculture crops, in-hive chemical treatments, pests and diseases, and colony collapse disorder, among other things. One result has been a rise in natural beekeeping, regarded by many as the surest way to support the health of honey bees.…

  • Establishing Northern Honeybee Colonies

    Aaron Englander

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    Welcome to the Northeast SARE Spotlight! SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) offers grants to farmers, educators, universities and communities that are working to make agriculture more sustainable – economically, environmentally, and socially. Learn about whether a SARE grant would be a good fit for you. Erin Forbes of Overland Honey in Portland, Maine has…

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