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June meeting
The numbers are in
WVBA members were encouraged to complete a web-based survey document in a continuing effort to define overwintering losses/successes of backyard beekeepers in Oregon. This was the 16th year of such survey activity. I received 250 reports from Oregon beekeepers keeping anywhere from 1 to 49 colonies; Willamette Valley members sent…
UPDATE – Annual PNW loss survey
The pnwhoneybeesurvey remains OPEN until April 30th. Please participate @ https://pnwhoneybeesurvey.com/survey/ . This will be the 16th year. I have modified the survey so you can simply enter survival/loss this past winter; select Fast Track to pass around questions on management if you wish. The 19 WVBA members so…
PNW Honeybeesurvey now underway
The pnwhoneybeesurvey is OPEN. The members of WVBA have been especially supportive of this annual survey of Oregon and Washington backyard beekeepers. Please participate before May 1st @ https://pnwhoneybeesurvey.com/survey/ . This will be the 16th year. I have modified the survey so you can simply enter survival/loss this past winter…
Wintering bees
The stretch of winter without bees can feel lengthy. We readied our colonies in the fall for the long lean months of cold, and then had to leave them to do what they do. Do you see the winter months as a much deserved reprieve from the physical labor of…
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WVBA is a chapter of the Oregon State Beekeepers Association. We are grateful to Salem Evangelical Church for allowing us to hold our meetings on their campus. The Oregon Master Beekeeper Program is a joint effort of the Oregon State Beekeepers Association and Oregon State University; we passionately support its mission.
