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New Jersey Beekeeping Associations
New Jersey Beekeeping Clubs & Beekeeping Groups
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New beekeepers are often advised to join a local beekeeping groups. I think this is the single most useful thing they can do. It provides an invaluable source of information, instruction, advice and assistance. It is often said that if you ask three beekeepers a question, you'll get at least four opinions, a beekeeping club is a great place to find, and compare those opinions. Most beekeepers are very enthusiastic about what they do and are more than happy to help people just starting out by passing on their years of hard-won experience. Even after more than 20 years of beekeeping I almost always learn something new and useful at a bee meeting.
Usually beekeeping clubs have equipment such as an extractor which can be borrowed or rented when necessary. Even if the club itself doesn't own any equipment, there is often a member who is prepared to lend you something. Often there will be talks and demonstrations which will help clarify some of the confusing things one reads about.
I remember reading, when I first started, about how to catch a swarm using a cardboard box. I was very puzzled, the instructions said to shake the bees off a branch into a box, then turn it over and place the box on the ground. I assumed, wrongly, that the bees would all fall out, but they really don't. I have explained how to do this and then demonstrated this to people, you can see the look of understanding on their faces when they see that the bees cling onto the underside of the box, and crawl upwards on any vertical surface.
You will encounter 'crusty' know-it all beekeepers, I'm planning to be one myself, don't be put off there are all sorts of people in a bee club and you're bound to find someone who you can get along with.
If there are no New Jersey beekeeping associations in your area I strongly advise you to consider starting one. It's surprising how many people are interested once the word gets around.
MORRIS COUNTY BKPRS ASSOC
Janet A. Katz
460 Old Route 24
Chester, NJ 07930-2903
Phone 908-879-4377
Fax 908-879-7529
Email janet.katz@earthlink.net
www njbeekeepers.org
NORTHWEST JERSEY BKPRS ASSOC
Bob Oppenheimer
27 Dayton Rd
Farmington, NJ 08822
Phone 908-782-8453
Email repp#eclipse.net
NJ BKPRS ASSOC
Curtis Crowell
152 Broad St
Hightstown, NJ 08520-3218
Phone 609-651-4585
Email curtis.crowll@att.net
www.njbeekeepers.org
SUSSEX COUNTY BKPRS ASSOC
Linda Osborne
23 Fox Hill Rd
Lfayette, NJ 07848
Phone 973-875-5770
Email foxhill4@earthlink.net
NORTHEAST BKPRS ASSOC OF NJ
Tom Fuscaldo
429 Preakness
Paterson, NJ 07502
Phone 973-942-5066
SOUTH JERSEY BKRPS ASSN
Patty Schuler
PO Box 228
Richland, NJ 08350
Phone 856-697-0483
Email credence22@aol.com
ESSEX CO BKPRS SOCIETY
Marian E Chandler
85 Deerfield Rd
W Caldwell, NJ 07006
Phone 973-226-5542
Email mchan79865@aol.com
CENTRAL JERSEY BKPRS
Jim Puvel
2 Smylie Rd
Wrightstown, NJ 08562-9727
Phone 609-758-3215
Email jimp562@home.com
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