|
MONTH |
EVENT DETAILS |
THINGS TO DO THIS
MONTH |
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JAN |
January 30th - Honeybee Expo 2010 -
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
6th - 10-3pm - WVBA Executive Board
Meeting.
February
20th -
KVBA Meeting - (See
Meeting Schedule).
February 26th -
AG Day at the State Capitol.
|
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 |
March
5th & 6th - Tri County Beekeepers Association
meeting at Ohio State University Wooster Ohio. |
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
10th - West Virginia Beekeepers' Association Spring
meeting, in Huntington, WV.
April 17th -
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 |
May 22nd - 10a-4p -
Kanawha Valley Sustainability Fair at the
Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 301
Piedmont Road in Charleston, WV. |
Install new packages
and/or queens.
Monitor hive growth
and bloom. Super or
split to avoid
swarms. |
|
JUN |
June 5th
- 10a-3p - WVBA Executive Board Meeting.
June 19th -
KVBA Meeting
- Special Guest Speaker
Donald E. Trisel, Ph.D
|
Continue to watch
for swarms. |
|
JUL |
July 8th thru 10th - Heartland
Apicultural Society Conference - Cookville, TN. |
Add supers or
harvest the gold.
Requeen if
necessary. |
|
AUG |
August 13th-21st -
WV State Fair
August 21st
-
KVBA Meeting
August 28th-29th -
WV Honey Festival |
Super
up for goldenrod.
Harvest or add
supers. Watch for
stress. |
|
SEP |
September 24th-25th - 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 16th
-
KVBA Meeting
- (See Meeting Schedule). |
Protect your supers
from wax moths, feed
light hives, install
entrance reducers. |
|
NOV |
November
6th - 10a-3p - WVBA Executive Board
Meeting.
November
13th -
KVBA Meeting
- (See Meeting Schedule). |
Time to relax and
plan for next year. |
|
DEC |
|
Don't
forget your Apiary
Registration for
2011 |
