Category Archives: Meetings

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 … Continue reading →

7:00-7:30 Beginners session: Winter preparation, Q&A (Charles Schaffer) As we are entering the last nectar flow of the season (knotweed), it’s time to discuss preparing the colonies for winter. Discussion will include the factors at play in the colony itself … Continue reading →

7:00-7:30 Beginners session: Honey supering (Bob Combs) When and how to super to maximize honey production. 7:30-8:00 Tea, Q&A, announcements 8:00-9:00 Foundationless beekeeping (Ken Reid) Honeybees have been building natural comb for millions of years, so they just might know … Continue reading →

Spring comes on so fast. Packages arrive in April, swarms begin in May. How do you set up a new hive? If you already have colonies, how do you prevent swarming? If you seek swarms to populate your hives, how … Continue reading →

Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at the Meadowbrook Interpretive Center. You don’t have to be a member to attend (see Organization: Meetings). March 5 agenda: 7:00-7:30  Beginners topic:  Feeders, feeding, and food — A complete … Continue reading →

Spring Planning and Equipment Decisions 7:00 – Announcements.  Join or renew as a member of SVB; committee reports; membership benefits and club discounts. 7:30-8:00 – Q&A, discussion: how are your colonies? 8:00-9:00 – Teatime, equipment decisions, membership opportunities.  Visit tables … Continue reading →

7:00 – Beginner section. Assessing 2012 and planning for spring. 7:45 – Teatime and break 8:00 – Natural and Treatment-Free panel. Q&A Panel with practitioners of various natural/foundationless/treatment-free/organic etc. practices. 8:45 – Annual meeting pre-cursor.