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Growth Degree Day Calculator

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...

Checker-boarding by Growth Degree Days

by jerryz | Mar 20, 2020 | Beekeeping, Colony Management

David Hocutt has received multiple inquiries from individuals concerning when to checkerboard and or super. Checker-Boarding is a hive management technique used to predispose a colony/hive toward increased honey production and decreased tendency to swarm. Frame...

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TBoI “Club’n It” Article – December 2019April 25, 2022
Central Indiana Beekeepers Association (CIBA) (report and photos by Bill Dorner and Pat Solenberg) The weather was perfect on October 5 for CIBA’s Sugar Board Social. This annual party features a guest speaker, silent auction fundraiser, and, of course, a chance for members to make their sugar boards (a.k.a. candy… Read more: TBoI “Club’n It” Article – December 2019
Quick spreadsheet for planning and trackingMarch 5, 2022
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 stuff together!… Read more: Quick spreadsheet for planning and tracking
Plants that support honey beesMarch 5, 2022
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, we’ll add a link in the future to the recording… Read more: Plants that support honey bees
How Do Honey Bees Survive The Winter?February 13, 2022
By David Hocutt Two of the questions that I am asked frequently, especially this time of the year, are “How do honey bees survive in the winter?” “Do honey bees hibernate?” I will answer the second question first. No, honey bees do not hibernate. In fact, the bees are quite… Read more: How Do Honey Bees Survive The Winter?
Resource from Honey Bee Health CoalitionFebruary 2, 2022
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 experience. Many thanks to… Read more: Resource from Honey Bee Health Coalition