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Program Calendar 2010

  • September 4: Swarm Biology, Making Splits...
  • October 2: Bumble Bees
  • November 6: Chicken Stew and Auction

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August Bee Yard Report

Highlights: brood nest expansion/overwinter broodnest location decision/drone termination/nectar dearth!!!

First week,

  • feed most colonies 1:1 or heavy 2:1 sugar syrup (particularly if weak)
  • feed each colony a 1 lb. irradiated pollen patty (or Feed-Bee)
  • find and remove old queens from hives to be requeened
  • the next day, add queens with plugs in place for 3-7 days (delayed release method)
  • Varroa mite check (IPM bottom board; possible sugar shake test)

Third week,

  • remove plugs from queen cages once they've been accepted
  • apply 4 pieces of an ApiLife VAR tablet to the top of the broodnest edges every 7 - 9 days 3 times
  • feed heavy 2:1 sugar syrup to all colonies
  • check Paramoth!

Blossoming: Goldenrod, 8/1 - 10/15; Snowpeas before 8/14; Stickweed after 8/14

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Beekeeping News

Beekeeping: Why Choose a Top Bar Hive? - Associated Content

In urban backyard beekeeping, there are two main options for a bee hive design: the Langstroth and the Top Bar Hive. The Lang...

Northwest Illinois Audubon Society presents, Beekeeping in The Midwest, by Terry ... - MyStateline.com

Terry Ingram of Apple Creek Apiaries will provide a program addressing the issues of beekeeping in the Midwest. His program w...

Beesentations: Bees and Beekeeping Revealed - On Milwaukee

Enter a phrase in the search phrase field. This will match events whose name, description, or location match that phrase. Par...

Press conference of World Organic Beekeeping Conference to be held in Bulgaria’s Nesebar - Focus Infomation

Nesebar. A press conference and meeting of the organized of the First World Organic Beekeeping Conference and Honey Festival ...

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Meeting Location

The Forsyth County Agricultural Building
1450 Fairchild Rd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27105