Bee Inspection
Without a healthy honey bee population, successful fruit and vegetable production would be at risk. New Jersey's 10,000 bee colonies, valued at $250 per colony, represent a $2.5 million honey bee industry for the state and contribute to successful production of nearly $200 million worth of fruits and vegetables annually. The New Jersey Department of Agriculture's Division of Plant Industry protects the pollination needs of the fruit and vegetable industry by ensuring that the honey bee population, both native and migratory, is free of injurious honey bee pests and diseases. The Division requires control actions when contagious diseases and pests are detected.
Beekeeper Registration Form
Announcements:
Rutgers Bee-ginner's Beekeeping Course
The course is designed to train people to start their own bee colonies and care for them. It is given through Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education at Rutgers EcoComplex.
Click here for more information and to register online.
New Jersey Statutes:
New Jersey Bee Law
Diseases of Bees
Quarantines
Colony Collapse Disorder
Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is a mysterious dying off of bee colonies for no apparent reason that has struck the industry over the past few years. State Apiarist Tim Schuler is working with the researchers in trying various approaches to finding the cause of, and the solution to, the problem.
The Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium is the lead research agency on CCD. Click here to visit their CCD web page.
Beekeeping Fact Sheets:
About the Honey Bee
American Foulbrood Fact Sheet
Guidelines for Keeping Bees in Populated Areas
Swarm Collectors:
North Jersey
Robert Simonofsky (908) 730-0830
Thomas Webb (973) 875-3889
Ping Sun Chun (973) 539-7020
Jack Matthenius (908) 454-7316
Central
George Schaefer (908) 783-7912
Walter Wilson (732) 928-4294
Gerd "Gary" Boehnke (732) 928-0082
Bob Hughes (609) 585-4359
South Jersey
Robert Harvey (856) 358-1010
Tim Schuler (856) 697-0483
For further information contact the State Apiarist, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, PO Box 330, Trenton, NJ 08625-0330, 609-292-5440.
