KBA Welcomes Guest Speaker Dorinda Priebe for a presentation on "Swarms"

Checking on queens from newly installed packages and feeding with Bam Fleury

Hive inspection of the KBA overwintered hives with Amelia and Carol. We will be checking for laying queens in new colonies and making 1:1 syrup. Please bring a closed quart container if you’d like to take some home!

First inspection of newly installed bee packages with John and Mike.

Hive inspection and queen marking - swarm prevention checks with Shreve and Diana.

Monthly business meeting followed by a presentation on varroa mites by Kim Pease

Creating nucleus colonies with Bam and John

Join Eric and Bill in the Apiary for inspections and lots of good wisdom about the dearth coming later in the summer— beekeepers, like honeybees, think ahead of now, into the next season. 

World Bee Day is celebrated in memoriam of the pioneer in beekeeping, Anton Janša of Slovania, born on May 20th, 1734. The purpose of the international day is to raise awareness on the importance of pollinators and their role in the ecosystem.

Hive Inspection & Queen Marking

Varroa mite testing and IPM options with Kim P

Queen rearing with Shane H