April 2019
Pollinators in Decline: Why You Should “Bee” Concerned
More than 700 North American bee species are in decline. Monarch butterfly numbers are down more than 80% since the 1990's. Beekeepers around the world continue to experience unusually high bee losses every year since 2007. This course will also cover the basics of pollination, specific examples of plant pollinator relationships, varying worldwide responses to honey bee decline, and what you can do to help. Instructor: Shannon Davis-Foust is a Land Ethic Leader through the Aldo Leopold Foundation, a former…
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Meeting Before the Meeting-May 2019
LOCATION CHANGE: The meeting will be at NWTC, near the Botanical Garden. Details are being finalized. Learn how to do a mite check. One of the more important tasks a beekeeper must perform to ensure a healthy bee colony. This demonstration (no live bees) will cover the most popular method of mite check among club members. Plenty of time will be available for questions.
Find out more »Monthly Meeting-May 2019
NOTE: Meeting Location Change. The May meeting will be held at NWTC, near the Botanical Garden. Details are being finalized. EDUCATION TOPIC: Tonight there will be TWO education topics. First up: Have you ever wondered about the impact the location of hives have on honey? Kaelyn Sumner, BCBA club member, applied for and received a grant to study the "Location Effects on Glucose in Honey" using over 50 honey samples from around the country and one from Canada. Tonight she…
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Meeting Before the Meeting-June 2019
Learn how to do a hive check. This important task that should be performed every couple of weeks will be explored. The demonstration (no live bees) covers what to look for and what to do, based upon what you are seeing. Plenty of time will be available for questions.
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EDUCATION TOPIC: Mite Monitoring and Control. Last month the Meeting Before the Meeting (MTM) covered how to do a mite check. Tonight we why monitoring is needed, how frequently to check, and different methods of control. If mite the population in your hive is not controlled not only is your hive threatened but other hives in the area can be affected. Business and educational meeting open to club members and non-members.
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