The next PSBA apiary work party will be Sunday, June 6, 11:00-1:00. Leaders will be Kevin Gow and Laura Lovell (206-633-3577). Contact them for more information, or just show up.
The apiary is behind the greenhouses next to the Graham Visitor’s Center at the Washington Park Arboretum.
Bring your bee suit if you have one. Some protective gear will be available. Anyone who is interested will get hands-on experience.
Title: 6 weeks As a Beekeeper…Now What?
Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Time: 6:00-7:00 PM EDT
Hosts: Kim Flottum (editor, Bee Culture) and Shane Gebauer (General Manager, Brushy Mountain Bee Supply, and long-time beekeeper)
Space is limited. To register:
Registration
More information:
Information
PSBA member Corky Luster was featured on KUOW’s Greendays Gardening Panel: Bees and Your Food (5/11/2010)
Available on the Bee Yard page.
Via Jerry (the bee guy) Mixon
Today, Saturday the 22, a colony of bees was put into an empty box at the apiary. There is an extra deep on top of it with comb from a house wall in it for the bees to use. There should now be 7 colonies of bees in the apiary.
Also, you will see a lot of cardboard boxes and birdhouses on the south side of the apiary yard. They have bumble bees in them and they are feisty. Don’t get too close or you might get some guards in your face.
Here’s the perfect article to refer people to the next time that the pesky subject of CCD comes up. This is an excellent general summary of the talk that Steve Sheppard (WSU) gave to PSBA in 2009. Includes some great links, and don’t miss the scary photos of Nosema ceranae and Varroa destructor.
The Secret Death of Bees
Washington State Magazine (Spring 2010)
The next PSBA apiary work party will be this Sunday, May 23, 12:00-2:00. Meet at the apiary, which is behind the greenhouses next to the Graham Visitor’s Center at the Washington Park Arboretum.
Patti Loesche (206-403-6263) will lead this work party. New and old beekeepers are welcome. If you want hands-on experience, bring a bee suit if you have one, or wear light colors and close up neck, arm, and leg holes. I’ll bring a spare veil and extra gloves.
Saturday, May 15, 10 am-3 pm
Don’t miss this annual educational event! Registration starts at 9:30 am in the greenhouse adjacent to the Graham Visitor Center of the Washington Park Arboretum. Fee is $15 per person or family.
Starting promptly at 10 am, we will offer a lecture, question and answer, hands-on construction by each attendee of a device for measuring the incidence of varroa infestation using the powdered sugar or ether methods, and hands-on experience with hive inspection.
10:00-12:00 – Main presentation:
12:00 – Break for lunch; bring your own or visit local eateries
1:00 – Suit up and walk over to the apiary. Bring your bee suit, veil, gloves (some loaner bee suits will be available). Experienced members will take small groups and demonstrate proper techniques for opening a hive, removing frames, examining for disease or poor brood pattern, and assessing the incidence of varroa infestation. Participants will have hands-on time.
The PSBA apiary is behind the greenhouses next to the Graham Visitor’s Center at the Washington Park Arboretum.