Apiary Work Parties: If interested in maintaining the club’s apiary and learning something new, join a work party! Contact work party organizers to be updated with planning information and to RSVP your participation.
Where: Arboretum Apiary Work to do: Check hives, see apiary log in shed.
Future Parties:
Aug – 2nd half – Brad Jones 206-612-1068
Sept – 1st half –Need Volunteer
Sept – 2nd half – Clay Cook 206-779-2529
Oct – 1st half – Anna Wald 206-325-7118
If interested in maintaining the club’s apiary and learning something new, join a work party! Contact work party organizers to be updated with planning information and to RSVP your participation.
Next Party: July 9th (10 a.m.-12 p.m.) Contact: Aaron Lum 541-231-1979
Where: Arboretum Apiary Work to do: Check hives, see apiary log in shed.
Future Parties:
July – 17th – Steve Near 425-306-8137
Aug – 1st half – Brad Jones 206-612-1068
Aug – 2nd half – Nancy Beckett 206-937-5583
Sept – 1st half –Krista Conner 206-938-5158
Sept – 2nd half – Marie Emerson 425-882-3261
Oct – 1st half – Anna Wald 206-325-7118
If interested in maintaining the club’s apiary and learning something new, join a work party! It’s a great chance to ask questions, get some hands-on experience, and help the club’s bees. Contact work party organizers to be updated with planning information and to RSVP your participation.
Next Party: Please RSVP- June 11, 2011 at 1pm. Leader: Christine Ranegger 206-200-1769 or cranegger@msn.com
Where: Arboretum Apiary
Work to do: Check hives, address items listed in apiary log.
Hi folks,
The first work party of the season is coming up. Here is the information:
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.
Work Party Hosts:
| Sept 26 1-3pm | Brad Jones | 206 612-1068 |
| Oct TBD | Corky Luster | 206 459 4131 |
The next PSBA apiary work party will be Saturday, July 10, 2-4 pm. Christine Ranegger will lead (cranegger@msn.com). Contact Christine for more information, or just show up.
Beginners are welcome! Bring your bee suit if you have one. Some protective gear will be available. Anyone who is interested will get hands-on experience.
The apiary is behind the greenhouses next to the Graham Visitor’s Center at the Washington Park Arboretum.
Tim Todd led. Four people attended. Notes below by Aaron Lum.
Hives 1, 2, 3: Came late, don’t know status. No activity at entrance of Hive 3.
Hive 4 (top bar hive): Front 8-9 bars are built out to the observation window (OW). We did not open the hive but I observed looking through the OW. About 5 top bars are left towards the back; bees are building out the fifth; comb diameter about softball-sized. New TBH in shed, no metal (exterior) cover.
Hive 5: Rotated boxes to put drawn frames in the bottom brood box to encourage more laying.
Hives 6, 7: Seem to be empty.
Hive 8 (swarm, wild comb): saw multiple eggs in cells of wild comb (laying worker?). Most of the honey eaten from the uncapped & scratched honey frames installed two weeks ago. Installed 2-3 capped brood frames from Hive 2 to encourage queen making.
Tim Todd will host a work party at the apiary at the Arboretum from 2 to 4 pm. The apiary is south of the Graham Visitor’s Center and the greenhouses. Just walk up the road that is East of the greenhouses. You can contact Tim at 253-941-9855.
Everyone is welcome.
Bring your bee suit and your willingness to learn more about bees. We do have a few bee suits to loan if you don’t own one.
8 participants. Overcast skies, but the temperature was warm
and the rain held off. Rubber boots were an advantage in the mud
around the hives.
Laura Lovell & Kevin Gow
14 participants (wow!). Inspected 5 original PSBA hives and 2 swarm hives:
Patti Loesche