At September WVBA meeting I discussed feeding and treating as a follow up to Rich’s comments at August meeting on fall preparations. Not all beekeepers want to feed and fewer care to treat. The risk of not doing either is a colony that may not survive winter. If bees are natural and wild animals why […]
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Please note all library materials checked out should be returned in a timely manner (when due) and as good as condition to the WVBA library. We thank you for your respect and responsibility in this area!
SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL HONEY MONTH! Honey. What is honey? The New World Dictionary of the American Language says it’s a thick, sweet, syrupy substance that bees make as food from the nectar of flowers and store in honeycombs. Honey is certainly nature’s delicacy. It is the only sweetener that is not processed. It can be
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August is not a month for much bee work. It is too hot and colonies can be a bit testy. Keep water nearby and give them some supplemental shade in the afternoon if you are concerned. August however is for mite monitoring – the month to determine how the bees are doing with keeping a
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August is not a month for much bee work. It is too hot and colonies can be a bit testy. Keep water nearby and give them some supplemental shade in the afternoon if you are concerned. August however is for mite monitoring – the month to determine how the bees are doing with keeping a
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We had a great picnic this year at the OSU Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture. It was a warm day, however we had plenty of shade and a nice breeze at times. It was a nice time to get together with other beekeepers and tell some big stories. We did get the chance
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General Minutes 7/27/14 The annual Bee Picnic was held at the OSU Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture in Corvallis. It was attended by both the members of the Willamette Valley Beekeepers Association and the Linn-Benton Beekeepers Association. Excellent food was brought by everyone, and the weather was great. Richard thanked Bunny Carter for organizing
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The website is up and going thanks to Erin Olmon. SO MANY THANKS to Erin. She is a gracious lady who volunteered her time to design our website for free. Our THANKS to Trevor Riches for all the meetings and time he put into the site. Thank you also to the board, Bunny, Patricia, and
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How much surplus honey have your bees stored this year? Our active storage season is over or about over by this time – the rest of the season bees collect only enough to keep going. Once you harvest your surplus I encourage you to sign up to exhibit your honey in the State Fair honey
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How much surplus honey have your bees stored this year? Our active storage season is over or about over by this time – the rest of the season bees collect only enough to keep going. Once you harvest your surplus I encourage you to sign up to exhibit your honey in the State Fair honey
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