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MDAR Apiary Program - Additional Resources

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Honey Beekeeping in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Beekeepers Association (Mass Bee) 
Massachusetts County Beekeeping Organizations and Bee Schools 
What to Know Before Getting a Hive (UMass) 
Open PDF file, 10.2 MB,  Apiary Program brochure (English) (English, PDF 10.2 MB)
Open PDF file, 447.59 KB,  Apiary Program brochure (Polish) (English, PDF 447.59 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.06 MB,  Apiary Program brochure (Russian) (English, PDF 1.06 MB)
Open PDF file, 465.23 KB,  Apiary Program brochure (Spanish) (English, PDF 465.23 KB)
Open PDF file, 556.51 KB,  Apiary Program brochure (French) (English, PDF 556.51 KB)

Honey Bee Health Fact Sheets and Information

Open PDF file, 313.19 KB,  American Foulbrood Fact Sheet (English, PDF 313.19 KB)
Open PDF file, 320.76 KB,  European Foulbrood Fact Sheet (English, PDF 320.76 KB)
Managing Foulbrood (HBHC) 
Using Medically Important Antimicrobials in Bees (FDA) 
Open PDF file, 385.27 KB,  Nosema Fact Sheet (English, PDF 385.27 KB)
Tropilaelaps Mites (HBHC) 
Yellow Legged Hornet (USDA-APHIS) 
Northern Giant Hornet (USDA-APHIS) 
Open PDF file, 231.23 KB,  Managing Honey Bee Colony Dead-Outs (English, PDF 231.23 KB)
Open PDF file, 691.32 KB,  Diagnosis of Honey Bee Diseases (English, PDF 691.32 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.98 MB,  Honey Bee Diseases and Pests (English, PDF 1.98 MB)
Open PDF file, 1.32 MB,  Honey Bee Diseases and Pests: A Practical Guide (English, PDF 1.32 MB)
Honey Bee Pests, Parasites and Pathogens (AIA) 
Hive Health Best Management Practices (HBHC) 
Canadian Best Management Practices for Honey Bee Health 
Resources for Veterinarians (UMass) 

Varroa Mite Management (IPM)

Open PDF file, 4.14 MB,  Varroa Mite IPM brochure (English) (English, PDF 4.14 MB)
Open PDF file, 652.6 KB,  Varroa Mite IPM brochure (Spanish) (English, PDF 652.6 KB)
Open PDF file, 701.7 KB,  Varroa Mite IPM brochure (Polish) (English, PDF 701.7 KB)
Open PDF file, 743.67 KB,  Varroa Mite IPM brochure (Russian) (English, PDF 743.67 KB)
Open PDF file, 710.1 KB,  Varroa Mite IPM brochure (French) (English, PDF 710.1 KB)
Registered Pesticide Products Use Against Varroa Mites in Bee Hives (EPA) 
Varroa Mite Management (HBHC) 
Methods to Control Varroa Mites: An IPM Approach (PennState) 
Varroa Mite Management Decision Tool (HBHC) 
Guide to Varroa Mite Controls for Commercial Beekeeping Operations (HBHC) 

Honey Bee Health Data

Open PDF file, 18.26 MB,  Apiary Program Annual Summary poster (2023) (English, PDF 18.26 MB)
Open PDF file, 834.26 KB,  Apiary Program Annual Summary poster (2024) (English, PDF 834.26 KB)
MA Bee Aware: Honey Bee Health Survey (2024-2025) 
US Beekeeping Survey (Auburn/OSU/AIA) 
National Honey Bee Survey (USDA-APHIS) 
Honey Bee Colony, Pollination and Honey Report (USDA-NASS) 

Lab Diagnostics Services for Bee Samples

Honey Bee Diagnostics Labs List (AIA) 
Pesticide Residue Chemistry - National Science Laboratories (USDA-AMS) 
Pesticide Residue Analysis - Chemical Ecology Core Facility (Cornell University)  
Molecular Analysis for Pests and Pathogens (National Agricultural Genotyping Center) 
Queen and Disease Clinic (North Carolina State University) 

Pollinator Planting Guides and Landscape Management

Choosing Pollinator Friendly Native Plants in Massachusetts 
Gardening to Support Pollinators (UMASS) 
Resources to Help Pollinators (USDA-NRCS) 
PLANTS Database (USDA-NRCS) 
Planting Forage for Honey Bees in Canada – A Guide for Farmers, Land Managers and Gardeners 

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