Pesticide Awareness

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Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is one of the most commonly used herbicides in the world by commercial gardeners. However, many pesticides - including insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides - harm pollinators and other beneficial insects, it can be directly toxic to bees if they come into contact with it while foraging. Bees may ingest glyphosate residues on plants, leading to acute toxicity.

To help educate those in the farming and gardening industries about this toxic chemical, we've created a comprehensive guide. It covers things like what it is used for, symptoms, and side effects. Included is a second guide regarding non-toxic alternatives, please take a look:
Glyphosate
https://www.drugwatch.com/roundup/glyphosate/
Alternates
https://www.drugwatch.com/roundup/alternatives/

Website updates

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We added a few items to our website

  • Added Latest upcoming speaker

  • Cleaned up and removed many old posts and cleaned up some bad expired links

  • Added info about Roundup to warn about it’s use

  • Updated the order of golden hive recipients to put the latest recipients first.

  • Cleaned up pages and removed much of historical posts where there were worries of possible copyright violations

  • Added upcoming speaker - LACBA Speaker for November 6, 2023 - Albert Robertson

  • Added upcoming speaker - LACBA Speaker for October 2, 2023 - Dr. Ruben Alarcón

  • Added upcoming speaker - LACBA Speaker for September 11, 2023 - Tom Seeley

  • Added upcoming speaker - LACBA Speaker for August 7, 2023 - Grace Kunkel and Stetcyn Maldonado

  • Added upcoming speaker - LACBA Speaker for July 10, 2023 - George Davidson

  • Added upcoming speaker - LACBA Speaker for June 5, 2023 - Priya Chakrabarti Basu

    “Understanding the various facets of bee nutrition”

  • Added LA fair signups

  • Add Bee Informed survey to the home page

  • Add 2023 Honey queen details to the homepage

Signup to Attend

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2023 Annual Banquet

Signup Below

Join us on Sunday December 3,2023 from 10am to 3pm

RSVP required to attend. Deadline to sign up is 11-26-2023

  • WHAT: Food, Raffle, & Fun. Come out and Celebrate 150 Years of beekeepers getting together in Los Angeles to talk about bees and educate the public.

  • WHERE: The Valley Hive, 10538 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Chatsworth, CA 91311

  • PARKING: on Topanga Canyon Blvd (no parking restrictions on Sundays)

  • WHEN: Sunday December 3, 2023 from 10am to 3pm

  • WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING: Your family, an appetizer or dessert to share, an item to be raffled off to raise money for LACBA, and your dancing shoes!

  • RSVP NOW: Deadline to RSVP is Sunday 11-26-2023. We need an accurate head count so we have enough food and seats for everyone.