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MONTH |
EVENT DETAILS |
THINGS TO DO THIS
MONTH |
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JAN |
January 27th -
Agriculture Day at the WV Legislature
January 29th -
8:30am-4:00pm - Honeybee Expo 2011 -
Sponsored by Mid-Ohio Valley Beekeepers Association
and the WV University Extension Services.
Place: West Virginia
University, Parkersburg, WV |
Check your hives on
warm days for honey
stores and Nosema.
Be prepared to feed
and or treat. Feed
pollen substitutes
to stimulate brood
rearing. |
|
FEB |
February 5th - 10:00am-3:00pm - WVBA Executive Board
Meeting - Weston
Sizzlin Steak House - Severe Weather date Feb 12.
February
12th - KVBA Meeting |
Continue to check your hives on
warm days for honey
stores and Nosema.
Feed
pollen substitutes
to stimulate brood
rearing. Be prepared
to merge colonies if
needed. Assemble new
equipment and repair
the old.
Order
package Bees for
desired delivery
date. |
|
MAR |
|
Check for
queen right
and diseases. Move
brood nest down,
replace bad comb.
Continue to check your hives for honey
stores.
Feed
sugar syrup
to stimulate spring
build-up. Merge weak colonies if
needed. Get ready
for April splits. |
|
APR |
April
9th - West Virginia Beekeepers' Association Spring
meeting, Princeton 4-H Grounds Princeton WV.
April
16th -
KVBA Meeting |
Inspect hives
for congestion, good
brood pattern.
Prepare for
swarming. Make
splits to prevent
swarming. Watch for
early blossoms and
be prepared to put
on supers. Install
package bees. Remove
medications from
hives. |
|
MAY |
|
Install new packages
and/or queens.
Monitor hive growth
and bloom. Super or
split to avoid
swarms. |
|
JUN |
June 4
- West Virginia Day
June 11th
-
KVBA Meeting |
Continue to watch
for swarms. |
|
JUL |
|
Add supers or
harvest the gold.
Requeen if
necessary. |
|
AUG |
August 12th-20th -
WV State Fair
August 13th
- KVBA Meeting
August 27th-28th -
WV Honey Festival |
Super
up for goldenrod.
Harvest or add
supers. Watch for
stress. |
|
SEP |
September 23rd-24th - West
Virginia Beekeepers' Association Fall conference, at
Jackson's Mill, WV. |
Are
your the hives ready
for winter?
Each hive should
have at least 45 to
60 lbs of honey stored.
Remove supers and
begin treatments. |
|
OCT |
October 8th
-
KVBA Meeting |
Protect your supers
from wax moths, feed
light hives, install
entrance reducers. |
|
NOV |
November 5th -
10:00am-3:00pm
- WVBA Executive Board
Meeting - Weston
Sizzlin Steak House |
Time to relax and
plan for next year. |
|
DEC |
December
10th
- KVBA
Meeting |
Don't
forget your Apiary
Registration for
2012 |
