Honey Bees (Apiculture)
You may want to keep bees for the delicious fresh honey they produce, for the benefits of their valuable services as pollinators, or perhaps simply for the enjoyment of learning more about one of nature’s most interesting insects.
MAAREC is the Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium. It is a regional group focused on addressing the pest management crisis facing the beekeeping industry in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Includes information on methods of starting a colony, requirements based on location, handling bees, equipment, and sources of information such as fact sheets, online courses, and videos.
PDF fact sheets are a free download from MAAREC. General information about bees, beekeeping, and africanized bees is provided.
PDF fact sheets are a free download from MAAREC. A hard-copy version of Beekeeping for Beginners is available in by contacting the Department of Entomology.
PDF fact sheets are a free download from MAAREC. Once you have an established bee colony, there are seasonal activities necessary to keep the hive healthy, as well as situations you need to be ready to address if they occur.
PDF fact sheets are a free download from MAAREC. Important pests and diseases of honey bees are discussed, including tracheal mite, varroa mite, wax moth, hive beetle, and bears.
Conserving Wild Bees for Pennsylvania is the first brochure of the new Agroecology in Practice series authored by Tara Pisani Gareau. The 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 four color publication includes practical guidelines for land managers on how to conserve wild bees for improved crop production through habitat enhancements, conservation of nesting sites, and judicious use of pesticides. The brochure folds out to an 11" x 17" poster with colorful, high resolution pictures of wild bees found in Pennsylvania along with a table of Pennsylvania native plants shown in PSU research to be attractive to bees. The publication will also be made available to you on-line at http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/ for print on-demand. You may direct questions about publication content to the author. All other inquiries may be directed to the PDC. Please respond to AgPubsDist@psu.edu which is the central email account
