The Hawai`i Beekeepers' Association's mission is to assist and educate beekeepers, to maintain beekeepers' individual rights, to encourage beekeeping as a hobby and an industry, to promote natural beekeeping methods and to create a positive public image of beekeeping and bees. HBA MEETING MONDAY MARCH 28, 2011Aloha na hoa: the usual February meeting was postponed and will be held on Monday, March 28 at 6:00 p.m. at 3081G Paty Drive in Manoa Valley. We will be discussing matters of interest to local beekeepers including how to manage both Varroa and the Small Hive Beetle. Please be sure that you have paid your 2011 dues or pay them at the meeting. If you have any matters you wish to add to the agenda please send them in to me as soon as possible. MMK | | URGENT ALERT: Varroa destructor mites found on honey bees in Hawai`i! On April 6, 2007, the parasitic mite Varroa destructor was detected on honey bees in Hawai`i for the first time. Do not move any managed honey bee colonies within the City and County of Honolulu or between islands until further notice! Please see our Varroa destructor mite page for more information, articles and resources. | | Order a Honey Baking Kit from the The National Honey Board. This compilation provides assistance to incorporate honey in an industrial baking process. There are technical tips, market research results and even formulations. | | |  |