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
In urban backyard beekeeping, there are two main options for a bee hive design: the Langstroth and the Top Bar Hive. The Lang...
Terry Ingram of Apple Creek Apiaries will provide a program addressing the issues of beekeeping in the Midwest. His program w...
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Nesebar. A press conference and meeting of the organized of the First World Organic Beekeeping Conference and Honey Festival ...
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