by BeeQueen | Apr 26, 2013 | News
THE PROGRAM FOR THIS HAS CHANGED> Want to meet the State Apiarist? Keith Tignor will be presenting at the Loudoun Beekeepers Association on Monday, June 3rd. See: http://www.loudounbee.org/index.html
by BeeQueen | Apr 22, 2013 | News
Marking queens help you keep track of which queen is in your colony, to track the “provenance” or breeder background, keep track of swarming, etc. Here are links to two videos- one using a queen tube, and another using hands and fingers. Make you own queen...
by BeeQueen | Mar 20, 2013 | News
Your Bees are Making Plans, Have You Made Yours? It’s April- Are your supers on yet? Remember that Spring Management talk about when Spring time starts for a honey bee, creating space, giving the Queen room to lay? Get supers on colonies now if they are not...
by BeeQueen | Feb 27, 2013 | News
Join us for the next PWRBA beekeeping meeting on Tuesday, March 12th at 7 pm. We will cover usual club business followed by a talk on Spring Management with Karla and friends You can also come early at 6:30 for “Ask a Beekeeper” – Bring any and all...
by BeeQueen | Feb 25, 2013 | News
Consider what’s going on inside the hive this Spring. Do a mite assessment. Three strategies I’ve found that always fail when battling varroa are: 1. Denial—“I haven’t seen any mites, so my mite levels must be low.” 2. Wishful thinking—“I haven’t seen very many...
by BeeQueen | Feb 18, 2013 | News
Did you know that VA Bee Supply has moved? It is now located in Remington with new hours of operation and rumors of an extraction facility in the future. Find them at 101 W. Marshall Street, Remington, VA 22734 Check them out on the web here:...
