by BeeQueen | May 29, 2014 | News
Louise Edsall, PWRBA member, Bee School Principal and Assistant Director/Apiarist at Environmental Studies on the Piedmont (ES) wants you to know that all of the funds donated from Whole Foods to ES will go directly to the apiary program to benefit the honeybees. You...
by BeeQueen | May 29, 2014 | News
Listen and watch Dave Hackenburg talk about bees and beekeeping and the weather on this short promo for the Weather Channel. http://www.weather.com/video/weather-really-matters-to-bees-49164?collid=/news/staff-picks
by BeeQueen | May 21, 2014 | Bee Meetings and Events, State, Regional and National Bee Associations
Virginia State Beekeepers Association. June 13-14th. Lynchburg, VA. Speakers include Dr. Jamie Ellis of UG and UF; Steve Repasky of Burgh Bees and Swarm Essentials, and more. http://www.virginiabeekeepers.org/content/meetings-events Maryland State Beekeepers...
by BeeQueen | Apr 15, 2014 | News
Join us for the PWRBA next club meeting on Tuesday, May 13th. 7-9 at the Manassas Church of the Brethren.
by BeeQueen | Apr 15, 2014 | Education, Outreach, Public Outreach and Education
PWRBA is exhibiting at Southern States , 9751 Center Street, Manassas their Birds and Bees Open House SATURDAY- the 17th of May from approx 9 AM to 4 PM. The event is inside (middle of the store). We will have full display including the Observation Hive. We will be...
by BeeQueen | Apr 14, 2014 | Colony Health
We all know mites peak in Summer, but here is more evidence of increased threat from neighboring colonies, and possibilities of re infestation. Consider that your beekeeping practices effect your neighbor’s colonies. New work shows the risk of invasion from...
by BeeQueen | Feb 27, 2014 | Bee Meetings and Events
Please join us!! Tuesday, May 13 at 7 pm. Manassas Church of the Brethren.
by BeeQueen | Feb 27, 2014 | Education, Nucleus Colonies
Want to make nucs or splits? PWRBA has many resources. Find guidelines, a step by step guide and some videos here: http://pwrbeekeepers.com/nuc-program/ The Haskells’ video that goes along with their hand out can be viewed by PWRBA MEMBERS ONLY. Email...
by BeeQueen | Feb 24, 2014 | Education
The Washington, DC beekeeping group is offering Dr. Wyatt Mangum’s Beginning Top Bar Hive workshop on Saturday, March 29 at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in NE Washington DC. It’s all day, it’s $50, the book is not included. Dr. Mangum, is an...
by BeeQueen | Feb 3, 2014 | Colony Monitoring, Education, Observation Hives
I have been keeping honey bees in an observation hive since 2005 and I have learned a lot about bees – and observation hives – as a result. I have put together a list of what I consider to be the most authoritative sources of information on observation...
