by BeeQueen | Nov 29, 2015 | News
Oxalic Acid is now approved for use. Beekeepers should treat in the most broodless time – which I estimate to be between Thanksgiving and MLK day in Mid January. See some nice resources including a video on the method here: ...
by BeeQueen | Nov 24, 2015 | News
Are you a bit tentative on how to assess for mites? The University of Minnesota has developed a wonderful Varroa Mite Testing kit to use the sugar shake method. This measures a proportion of mites within the colony, so it is much more specific than the sticky board...
by BeeQueen | Sep 27, 2015 | News
Miss a meeting? All meeting topics, links to the agenda slides, and sometimes presentation slides can be found here: http://pwrbeekeepers.com/about-2/history/
by BeeQueen | Sep 9, 2015 | News
A great big THANK YOU to EVERYONE who entered the PW Fair Honey Show! You are all what make it possible. Participating in a honey show is a wonderful experience, a great way to show off our craft and the beauty of the hive, and learn a lot in the process. Watch for...
by BeeQueen | Jul 9, 2015 | News
Time to consider assessing Bee Health and Treatment Options. Great resources are on our website here. Great talk by the NJ Apiarist on treatment options and testing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsG2QbUjsgA Note that during the talk he holds up three distinct...
by BeeQueen | May 19, 2015 | News
Northern Virginia’s own Dr. Frank Linton publishes book on Observation Hives. The Observation Hive Handbook: Studying Honey Bees at Home. by Frank Linton (Author), Clarence H Collison (Foreword). Keeping an observation hive year-round is an excellent means of...
