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
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.
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.
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.
New apiary work party contacts on the Apiary page. If you wish to schedule a work party, contact the listed member to secure dates and times. Work parties will be announced here in the newsfeed section.
Drop by the PSBA Apiary at the University of Washington Arboretum between 12:00 and 3:00 on Saturday, March 20, for our very first work party of the year!
This is a great opportunity for new beekeepers to check out over-wintered hives and to help inventory and prepare our woodenware for the coming season. You’ll be able to ask some of the Association’s most experienced beekeepers your pressing early-season questions and get some hands-on experience with the tasks you’ll need to perform on your own hives each spring. Spare equipment has sometimes been given away to lucky volunteers at this work-party in the past, so don’t miss it!
Brian Allen will lead this work party (206-973-7374).