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Eastern Apicultural Society 2010 Conference
Eastern Apicultural Society 2010 Conference – photo by DNI This is an article that I think I might have to struggle with. When I attend an EAS meeting, much of my time is devoted to teaching in the...
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Queen Introduction
Reasons to Requeen: Queen Introduction Failing queen – poor brood pattern (skips), drone layer, queenless colony,Poor performance/behavior- low production, susceptible to disease and mites, excessive...
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Erin MacGregor-Forbes of Overland Apiaries Demonstrates Marking a Queen Bee at a Nuc Making Workshop of the Cumberland County Beekeepers Association. It is common practice to mark the queen with a...
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Nuc Transportation & Installation
Cumberland Couunty Beekeepers club hives and nuc Prior to nuc pickup, the empty hive (i.e. bottom board, hive body, five or six frames of foundation and/or comb, entrance reducer, inner cover, outer...
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May 2011 – The Beekeepers Calendar
Bee on a dandelion bloom - from: http://flickr.com/photos/ktina/2350115569/ Inspect the brood pattern at the beginning of dandelion bloom. Check the queen’s performance, symptoms of brood disease and...
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How to Make Summer Nucs: A Hands-on Workshop
Each participant receives: two queens, one divided hive body, and two homasote inner covers. The Cumberland County Beekeepers Association presents: How to Make Summer Nucs: A Hands-on Workshop...
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Workshops Swarm Prevention, Management, and Capture & Summer Nucs
How to Make Summer Nucs - Hands-on Workshop Cumberland County Beekeepers Association will be presenting two hands-on workshops this Spring. Don’t miss the chance to take your beekeeping to the next...
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