Please contact a beekeeper listed below to collect a honey bee swarm:

Matt 724-9641    Parma and Boise
Rob 841-1716     near State St. and Pierce Park
Rudy 344-3580    Boise Ave and Holcomb
Mark 602-4881     Maple Grove and Lake Hazel
Megan 761-3580c 343-8331h 378-5391w Emerald and Americana
Chuck 880-0902   Caldwell
Bryce 863-6110    Maple Grove and Victory
Dan 362-1483      Maple Grove and Victory
Chris 695-3170     North end Boise
John 286-9285     Eagle
Jimmy 343-6607h 571-6286c Daggett Creek and HWY 21
Todd 870-6936     Meridian and Amity
Jeff 854-9100       North End Boise
Scott 703-9475     Overland and Vista
Bud or Marie 922-34546  860-1668 Locust Grove and Hubbard
Frank 899-9712     Liberty and Fairview
Rene 284-6577     Cloverdale and Amity
Chad 342-7168     Lake Hazel and Five Mile
Monty 466-5027    Nampa

_Members of the Treasure Valley Beekeepers Club,

My name is Sandra Bustos, I am research assistant at Pesticide Research Institute and we are working with beekeepers from around the country to look at some of the effects of pesticides on beehive health. At the moment, we are looking at the immediate effects that pesticides may have on beehives, and are trying to understand if there are particular crops that pose higher risks for exposure. We are requesting that you help us by distributing a survey on pesticide-related bill kills to beekeepers in your association and beyond.
With the help of the beekeepers, we have created this survey to help evaluate the effectiveness of the pesticide label in controlling pesticide damage to pollinators and provide suggestions for improvements in label language to protect bees. The results of this survey will be presented to the USEPA Pesticide Program Dialog Committee (PPDC), an advisory committee that provides input to EPA staff and decision-makers.
We will accept survey submissions through the end of May but encourage that you submit survey as soon as possible. Additionally, we want to emphasize that all beekeepers should complete the survey independent of whether the beekeeper has experienced pesticide-related bee kills. Gathering as much data as possible will allow us to submit comprehensive results to the USEPA PPDC committee. The information you provide is anonymous and will be grouped with other beekeepers' data, so you will not specifically be identified. If you would like a copy of the survey results, there is a box at the end of the survey to enter your email address. This information will be removed prior to submission of the data to US EPA. Help by taking the survey now. Please distribute the survey widely to any and all beekeepers: commercial beekeepers with thousands of hives or hobbyists with a single hive.  This anonymous information will contribute to research that will help protect beekeepers and pollinator health. Thank you for your consideration, Sandra Bustos

Sandra Bustos
Pesticide Research Institute
2768 Shasta Rd.
Berkeley, CA 94708

Phone: (510) 759-9397
Fax: (510) 848-5271
E-mail: sandra@pesticideresearch.com
Web: http://www.pesticideresearch.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pesticideresearch

Regular Meeting at the Elks Lodge on June 18, 2012  We meet the third Monday of most every month (unless we have a field trip) at 7:00 pm in Boise at:

                          `                Elks Lodge
                                            6608 West Fairview Ave.
                                            Boise, Idaho 83704
                                           208 377-2763          
 
                                     Directions (CLICK FOR MAP)

Beekeeping Ordinance Passes

The new ordinance passed with flying colors. Thanks to all who showed up to support the club and a special thanks to Steve Sweet for his presentation.

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