Snoqualmie Valley Beekeepers
| 7:00-7:30 | Beginners session and Q&A (Robert Clark) – Checking the health of the overwintered colony – Preparing for spring |
| 7:30-8:00 | Tea time and announcements |
| 8:00-9:00 | The year in beekeeping (Nathan Rausch) A review of the annual stages of the honey bee hive through the year, including how beekeeper action impacts hive activity 6 months later. How a blackberry honey harvest in July actually starts with preparations in the autumn, and other details you may not have learned in your beekeeping 101 course. |
First meeting of the year! Lots to plan: woodenware, packages, classes, mentoring, and other preparations for the new bee season.
2014 beginners sessions: This year’s Beginners sessions will use the same presenter, long-time beekeeper Robert Clark, to provide continuity and a preview of what beginning beekeepers should do for the upcoming month. Topics will be based on an annual, local beekeeping management calendar (Feb-Nov). Each 30-minute session will usually have 15 minutes on upcoming colony activities, followed by Q&A. Emphasis will be on basic principles of how honeybees respond to beekeepers’ actions. Click here for the beginners’ hive calendar.
Upcoming main topics:
March: Orchard mason bees (Roger Ledbetter)
April: Small-scale queen rearing (Paul Hosticka)
Details will be posted after the February meeting.
Meetings are 7:00-9:00 pm on the first Tuesday of each month at Meadowbrook Interpretive Center (directions to Meadowbrook). Meetings are open to the public.