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May 4 Meeting

• Winter Losses with Don Hopkins, Apiary Inspection Supervisor.

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April Bee Yard Report

Highlights: repro. swarms/brood nest reduction for nectar

First 3 weeks,

• enlarge the entrance if not done in March
• check brood and queen twice as in late March for swarm preps
• continue to reverse hive bodies every 10 - 14 days

Third week (just before major - white wax - honey flow starts, ~ 4/20),

• check broodnest again
• super again w/ either foundation or drawn comb in anticipation of major storage needs
• equalize foragers by exchanging hives while foragers are out in the middle of the day

Blossoming: Black Locust, variable; Blackberry (light tan/gray pollen), 4/20 - 5/22; Clover, 4/14; Holly 4/14; Tulip Poplar (powder yellow pollen), 4/20 - 5/26; Black Gum, 4/26 - 5/10; hardwood leafout, 4/1 - 4/24

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World Beekeeping News

Beekeeping Diary: It's getting late - Daily Telegraph

The brambles that surround my hive, keeping the children who run free on these Hampstead allotments safe from accid...

An interest in beekeeping becomes booming honey business - Galesburg Register-Mail

Cara Bowman always had an interest in beekeeping, but for a while, that’s all it was. Then, opportunity presented...

O.C. beekeepers enjoy the fruits of labor - NBCNews.com

Beekeeping in Orange County is against many cities' ordinances, and members of the club have met considerable resis...

Beekeeping program coming to Grandville library - MLive.com

All ages can learn about beekeeping on Aug. 7 during a special program at the Grandville branch of the Kent Distric...

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