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Steve May
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Larry Lipscomb
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Allen Leadmon
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Ginger Williford
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July 18th - 10AM - KVBA Meeting - St Albans Library
 


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July Update From The President

Another month has passed; we now need to start thinking about medication options.

The major flow has slowed now. This would be a good time to remove and process surplus honey and store equipment till the fall flow starts. 

West Virginia Dept of Agriculture says one of our options for medications is Apiguard for the control of Varroa mites; (please follow directions). 

You can also use the shop towel method to apply menthol for the control of Tracheal mites. We need to think of preparation for winter; building our bees up to a strong population. 

I have ask Wade Stiltner, a bee inspector for the WV Department of Agriculture, to join us and for our next meeting and speak about fall management. 

Field Day - June 13th

We had a great Field Day at the home of Teresa Lonker. She and her fellow beekeeper friend Gerri Simmons had a great place for a field day; plenty of parking and the breezeway made a great place for a meeting. We discussed Queen installation, making splits, types of bees and the pros and cons of each. Some treatments were discussed for Tracheal and Varroa mites and we discussed a little about fall management.

The meeting changed to food and there was plenty on hand; great meal! After lunch we went to the hives. We discussed what needed to be done with the hives marked Queens, suggested adding more supers and we also changed the bottom boards from solid to screened. We talked about integrated pest management, what medications and when to use them.

There were sixteen members present.

The Kanawha Valley Beekeepers Association would like to thank Teresa, her sister and niece, Gerri Simmons and everyone who brought food and helped with the field day

We need helpers for the Kanawha County Fair, help at the information booth passing out hand outs and talking to people about the Kanawha Valley Beekeepers Association. The Fair dates are September 10th thru 13th. Come help tell everyone about the honey bee, its importance as a pollinator for our food chain and how we as beekeepers are helping.

Steve May
President
Kanawha Valley Beekeepers Association
 

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