Regular Meeting – Fall Preparation Discussion

Queens Park Queens Park Tennis Courts, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

August 15 is the end of the current season and the start of the next season.  What a beekeeper does at this time is essential to ensure colonies survive over winter and are productive the following season.  Check out Module 11 - Fall Preparation in the Education section of this website before coming out this […]

Regular Meeting – Feed, Queen, Varroa Check

Queens Park Queens Park Tennis Courts, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Regular meeting this week.  We check all colonies for feed, a laying queen, and disease.  We will also roll six colonies for Varroa.  It is an important task that requires detail and thoroughness.

Regular meeting – Feed and Formic Acid Pads

Queens Park Queens Park Tennis Courts, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Regular meeting.  We need to feed syrup and apply the second of four formic acid pads.  The first treatment was applied Monday of this week.  We will apply 4 treatments, 5 days apart.