by BeeQueen | Apr 28, 2016 | Bee Meetings and Events, State, Regional and National Bee Associations
Plan to attend the Virginia State Beekeepers Association meeting this June 17th and 18th in Smithfield, Virginia. Speakers include Dr. Larry Connor, Wicwas Press, author, and, Jennifer Berry, Apicultural Research Coordinator and Lab Manager for the University of...
by BeeQueen | Apr 28, 2016 | Bee Meetings and Events
Join us at the next PWRBA meeting- our last one before the summer dearth! It’s gadget night- bring one and share it with the group. It’s always a fun time. Tuesday, May 10th at 7 pm. Manassas Church of the Brethren at 10047 Nokesville Rd, Manassas,VA...
by BeeQueen | Feb 29, 2016 | News
Much of the nectar honeybees use comes from Trees. The pollinator Partnership has a beautiful new poster available for the cost of shipping only. See it here: http://www.pollinator.org/Images/posters/2016/Trees-For-Bees-2016-Poster.jpg Pre-order the beautiful 2016...
by BeeQueen | Feb 28, 2016 | Education, Spring Management, Swarming
Spring is coming- Come to our Tue. March 8th meeting at 7 pm to learn a bit about Spring Management. 6:30 for Ask a Beekeeper with Scot Reid. But back to Spring… What will you do to prepare or will you find your bees in the trees? What can you do when you see...
by BeeQueen | Feb 5, 2016 | Education, State, Regional and National Bee Associations
Ever thought about attending Eastern Apicultural Society (lovingly referred to by some as Bee Camp) or Bee College? Three Bee College opportunities in Florida, South Florida and the Caribbean Bee College –...
by BeeQueen | Jan 11, 2016 | News
While not common, severe allergies to bee stings can happen. We encourage beekeepers to have an EpiPen on hand just in case. Check out this resource for coupons and register to receive a cute carrying case for your EpiPen. https://www.epipen.com/en/ Once you become...
by BeeQueen | Dec 26, 2015 | News
Want to make bee candy. Here’s the link to a recipe and rationale from the Sustainable Honey Bee Program: and one from the good folks in New...
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 28, 2015 | Bee Meetings and Events
PWRBA elections are Tuesday January 12th 2016 at our regular meeting. We need only four people to fill the open offices (President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary), Please consider stepping up and participating. If you want to run for office send Ben Gimeno...
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...
