All beekeepers who had their apiaries registered under Driftwatch.org, this may be old news to you. In the first part of 2015, Driftwatch created a site dedicated to honey bee apiaries.
If you were previously registered in Driftwatch, you should have received an email advising you of the new site and your login information would be transferred to the Beecheck.org site. If you have not already listed your apiary locations in BeeCheck, you should consider doing so.
"..BeeCheck™ is operated by FieldWatch, Inc, a non-profit company created by Purdue in collaboration with interested agricultural stakeholder groups. For more information, visit www.fieldwatch.com.
This mapping tool is meant to help pesticide applicators and beekeepers communicate more effectively to promote awareness and stewardship activities to help prevent and manage drift effects.
The BeeCheck site features a powerful map interface that clearly shows applicators the locations of registered sites so they can use the information in their ongoing stewardship activities before they spray..."
If you were previously registered in Driftwatch, you should have received an email advising you of the new site and your login information would be transferred to the Beecheck.org site. If you have not already listed your apiary locations in BeeCheck, you should consider doing so.
"..BeeCheck™ is operated by FieldWatch, Inc, a non-profit company created by Purdue in collaboration with interested agricultural stakeholder groups. For more information, visit www.fieldwatch.com.
This mapping tool is meant to help pesticide applicators and beekeepers communicate more effectively to promote awareness and stewardship activities to help prevent and manage drift effects.
The BeeCheck site features a powerful map interface that clearly shows applicators the locations of registered sites so they can use the information in their ongoing stewardship activities before they spray..."
A Field Guide to Honey Bees and Their Maladies (Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences)
University of Guelph - Honey Bee Research Centre (Beekeeping information & videos)
"What is buzzing around in my garden?"
If you believe you have Honey Bees in and around your home, it may be helpful to first identify the insect you are seeing. To the untrained eye, Honey Bees may look like Wasps and vice versa. Click here to visit a site with photos and descriptions of the most common stinging insects.
Posted 12/05/14
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