by admin-ciba | Mar 5, 2022 | A Beekeepers' Year, Advanced, Bee Health, Beekeeping, Beginning, Colony Management, Fall, Pests, Resources, Spring, Summer, Winter
Member David Hocutt shared a chart (below) that he uses to plan and track various treatments for his colonies. Now is the time to make those plans – even if they shift and adapt, depending on weather, mite counts, and observed colony health. As he said, get your...
by admin-ciba | Mar 5, 2022 | Advanced, Bee Health, Beekeeping, Beginning, Fall, Nutrition, Resources, Summer
At the February 2022 meeting, Jeanette Wiles shared wonderfully detailed and focused material on plants that support honey bees and pollinators in general. Her talk covered the entire year and included pictures for identification. If we’re allowed to do so,...
by admin-ciba | Feb 2, 2022 | Advanced, Bee Health, Beekeeping, Beginning, Behavior, Biology, Colony Management, Disease, How To, Nutrition, Pests, Resources
Several of us from a recent meeting mentioned that we should make sure members have access to this great resource on bee health and pest management. Highly recommended! It gives a great start for new beekeepers and goes into some useful detail for those with some...
by jerryz | Mar 11, 2021 | A Beekeepers' Year, Resources
Would you like to keep track of the accumulated Growth Degree Days in your area? Green Cast, a website serving horticulture and naturalists provides this service. – You may obtain data by Zip-Code. Click Here Remember the most accurate data is obtained at your...
by admin-ciba | Jan 31, 2021 | A Beekeepers' Year, Beginning, Fall, Resources, Spring, Summer, Winter
Cornell University’s Master Beekeeping Program has a number of valuable resources. Visit their Beekeeping Resources Page. Included is a very informative Beekeeping Year Calendar page, and a also available PDF here for offline reference. Though it’s written...
by Pat Solenberg | Jan 16, 2021 | CIBA, Resources
New to Beekeeping? What are we talking about? – Here are some brief descriptions. Talk with experienced beekeepers for relevant additional information. – Get details when ordering from a supplier. Packages: A package contains 3 pounds of bees (about...
