By Karla E on April 24, 2012
Learn how to make a nuc in 8 minutes or less? 1) A a short video that raises some important issues such as what types of frames to use and what should be on the frames can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEUlbcV7MsE 2) See the fabulous presentation by the Haskells. A pdf file – give it [...]
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By Karla E on April 24, 2012
http://pwrbeekeepers.com/resources/pollen-sources-honey-plants-and-bee-forage/
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By Karla E on April 24, 2012
There are queen cells in my hive, what should I do? http://pwrbeekeepers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/queencells.pdf http://pwrbeekeepers.com/resources/swarm-management/
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By Karla E on November 21, 2011
Registration for Practical Beekeeping for Beginners is now open. See the information and a link to the registration form here: http://pwrbeekeepers.com/education/ Classes are also available in 9 other counties via the Northern Virginia Teaching Consortium! See the entire list here: http://pwrbeekeepers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2012-bee-classes-for-nova-teaching-coop.pdf
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By Karla E on November 7, 2011
Several PWRBA beekeepers have attained Qualified and/or Certified Beekeeper status in Virginia. Qualified beekeepers: Terence Hasham, David Wright, Melchis Hasham, and Keith Fletcher. Certified beekeeper: Karla Eisen We hope that we are able to offer the qualified exam and field test at the local level soon. Anyone who wishes to review the study guides can [...]
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By Karla E on November 3, 2011
New video uploaded, “Small Hive Beetle a Problem in the Mid-Atlantic Region”, a presentation to BONS by Mike Embry. See it here: http://vimeo.com/31401082 Thanks to the efforts of our very own videographer, Paul Oman, PWRBA has several entations on our vimeo site here: http://vimeo.com/pwrbeekeepers/videos A few are password protected and you can email us to view [...]
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By Karla E on October 21, 2011
Testing for the Virginia Master Beekeeper Program will be offered November 4th and 5th in conjunction with the Virginia State Beekeepers Association Semi-annual Meeting. Written tests for the Qualified and Certified level will be available Friday night, November 4th, beginning at 7:00 pm in the Multipurpose Rooms of Plecker Workforce Center at Blue Ridge Community [...]
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By Karla E on October 20, 2011
Prince William Regional Bee School (2012 classes) Open House will be on Sat. Nov 12th from 1-3pm at the Manassas Church of the Brethren, 10047 Nokesville Road (Route 28), Manassas, VA Meet beekeepers, see woodenware and beehive displays, beekeeping catalogs, books, etc. A Presentation on Beekeeping will be at 1:30 pm. RSVP to Louise Edsall [...]
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By Karla E on October 18, 2011
See Virginia’s most recent EAS Master Beekeeper, Frank Linton, and his presentation on why you should be one too! http://vimeo.com/30002080
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By Karla E on October 15, 2011
The PWRBA SARE project, Promoting Sustainable Beekeeping Practices through local production of nucs (nucleus colonies) and local queen honeybees is now complete. The final report and appendices can be found at the following link: http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx?do=viewRept&pn=FS08-223&y=2011&t=1 Thanks to all of the SARE participants, SARE collaborators, and our wise guides.
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