SHOW me the honey

by | Jul 19, 2013 | Honey, Honey Shows

Get ready for the Honey Show at the Prince William Fair.  This is your chance to help promote beekeeping and products of the hive.  We hope to have the biggest honey show in years.  Even if you are not interested in the competition- we need to make sure HONEY (and/or...

What’s a Bee Weigh?

by | Jul 2, 2013 | Weighing Colonies

Did you ever consider weighing your hives? Check out PWRBA member Ernie Becking’s Bee Weigh here: http://beeweigh2.wordpress.com/ and his colony weight data here: http://beeweigh.wordpress.com/

A Queen is Born & Sources for Queen Bees

by | Jun 19, 2013 | Education, Queen Rearing

Amazing video of a bee queen birth, bee sex, drone congregation areas, mating, flights, marking, caging and more.  You may never question the price of a queen bee again after you witness the many steps and challenges along the way,  Some days it seems like a miracle...

Honey Extraction Season

by | Jun 13, 2013 | Honey, Honey Shows

It’s Honey Extraction Season.  Free use of the club owned honey extractor, extracting tub, and hot knife is a benefit of membership.  If you want to use it, please familiarize yourself with the Club Honey Extraction Contacts  which include links to videos and...

Thanks PWRBA Nuc Producers

by | May 31, 2013 | Nucleus Colonies, Sustainability

A big THANK YOU to all of the PWRBA nuc producers who have successfully contributed in making nucs available to PWRBA students, club members & other beekeepers the past few years as our nuc program has developed!  We could not do it without you!  Hint- Those of...

Maryland State Beekeepers Association Mtg. FREE

by | May 20, 2013 | News

http://www.mdbeekeepers.org/meetings.html MSBA Spring 2013 Meeting to Feature Author and Entomologist Dr. Gene Kritsky Date: June 15, 2013, University of Maryland/College Park, Plant Sciences Building Auditorium Dr Gene Kritsky is Professor and Chair of Biology at the...