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 21, 2013 | Bee Informed Surveys
The Bee Informed Partnership in association with state and federal apiary services is conducting two online surveys. One is on winter losses; the other is on management practices. Participation in the surveys is totally anonymous. There is only enough information...
by BeeQueen | Mar 20, 2013 | Swarming
Swarm Season is here. A nice resource on managing your colony when you see swarm cells is brought to us from “over the pond” and can be found here: http://pwrbeekeepers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/queencells.pdf Consider raising your own queen with one...
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 | Mar 20, 2013 | Bee Meetings and Events, Education, Intermediate Beekeeping Seminars
Join Bill Bundy for a talk on Practical Re Queening- the many methods and tips for success. Bill is the current President of the Virginia Beekeepers Association, past president of the Loudoun Beekeepers Association, founding member of Sustainable Honeybees Inc., and a...
by BeeQueen | Mar 20, 2013 | Education
A beautiful short film on honeybees and how they tell us about the land around...
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:...
by BeeQueen | Feb 18, 2013 | Education
A nice checklist on assessing colony loss in Spring & another on mites. Make note that it is from ONTARIO, CANDADA so expect some regional differences such as wrapping hives which is not recommended for this area (mid-Atlantic). Also of note – before some of...
