by BeeQueen | Oct 21, 2011 | Master Beekeeper, News
Testing for the Virginia Master Beekeeper Program will be offered November 4th and 5th in conjunction with the Virginia State Beekeepers Association Semi-annual Meeting. Written tests for the Qualified and Certified level will be available Friday night, November 4th,...
by BeeQueen | Oct 21, 2011 | News
The next PWRBA club meeting is Tuesday, November 8th, 7 pm at the Manassas Church of the Brethren. We will cover some new business such as our proposed nuc initiative program, plans for a Spring 2012 queen rearing class and upcoming elections and Bee School. We might...
by BeeQueen | Oct 19, 2011 | News
When: Saturday November 5, 2011 Where: Blue Ridge Community College 1 College Lane, Weyers Cave, VA 24486 (click here for directions) The topic of the day is honey bee nutrition. The principle speaker for the Fall meeting is Dave Mendes from Fort Myers, Florida. Mr....
by BeeQueen | Oct 18, 2011 | Master Beekeeper, News
See Virginia’s most recent EAS Master Beekeeper, Frank Linton, and his presentation on why you should be one...
by BeeQueen | Oct 15, 2011 | News, PWRBA in the News, SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education)
The PWRBA SARE project, Promoting Sustainable Beekeeping Practices through local production of nucs (nucleus colonies) and local queen honeybees is now complete. The final report and appendices can be found at the following link:...
by BeeQueen | Jun 16, 2011 | News, PWRBA in the News, SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education)
PWRBA quoted in this Washington Post Article. Find it here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home_garden/as-bee-colonies-die-beekeepers-face-challengefinding-replacements/2011/05/26/AG66BLGH_story.html As bee colonies die, beekeepers face challenge finding...
by BeeQueen | Jun 16, 2011 | News, PWRBA in the News, SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education)
See link here: http://www.southernsare.org/News-and-Media/Press-Releases/Virginia-Beekeepers-Successful-in-Rearing-Local-Honeybee-Colonies Virginia Beekeepers Successful in Rearing Local Honeybee Colonies Candace Pollock (cpollock@uga.edu) 06/08/2011 GAINESVILLE,...
by BeeQueen | Jun 16, 2011 | News
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by BeeQueen | May 24, 2011 | News
PWRBA Orders for Shirts, Hats, and other fun stuff due June 10th. See the link for our STORE (found under RESOURCES) on the website and scroll down for order form
by BeeQueen | May 9, 2011 | News
Tuesday May 10th Don Heishman of Heishman’s Honey Hut in WV will present a queen rearing technique for the backyard queen rearer