Topic: Queen Rearing, Queen Quality & Queen Testing. Preseenter: Tim Wilbanks, owner of Heritage Honeybee We have a guest speaker for this meeting!! Tim Wilbanks, a 5th generation beekeeper and also the supplier of the bees to the club, will be giving a presentation on queen rearing, queen quality, and queen testing. Tim has forgotten more about bees than I (Max) will ever know, so come and meet, greet, and learn from the master!

Topic: Bee Installation and Equipment Presenter: Mark Lentz Mark will present one of our core programs on bee keeping equipment, hive components and what you need to get started. Additionally, he will demonstrate the process of installing bee packages and nucs. There will be plenty of opportunity to answer questions and address your concerns.

5:30 pm Hive Dive at Crossroads. Bring your bee suits. 6:30 pm Meeting at Crossroads. Topic: Bee diseases, the importance of treating the hive, best testing and treatment methods Presenter: State Bee Inspector Donna Stine Donna will also report on the status of Wisconsin beehives for 2022-2023.

Have you ever thought it was time to split one of your hives due to high population – especially in an over-wintered colony? We have had to make a change in our June meeting program and felt it would be timely to do a field demonstration on splitting. This meeting will be held at Mark Lentz’s apiary, where he and Max will demonstrate splitting over-wintered hives. Time permitting, we hope to complete two splits. The meeting is being held on…

Topic: Honey Harvesting and Equipment + Interactive Hive Dive! During the June 10th hive splitting field demonstration, we had a number of comments from members asking for more hands-on demonstration presentations. That was nice to hear, so were going to do it again in July. This month, we will have an abbreviated meeting to showcase club equipment that is available for you to use and then talk about the Community Honey Harvest on August 19th. Following that, we are going to…

Topic: Wintering Bees and Treating for Mites Presenters: Mark Lentz Mark will talk about preparing hives for winter, including these topics, followed by open discussion and member questions or techniques. - Post-honey harvest super and hive cleanup - Testing and treating for mites (extremely important in the fall) - Developing Fat Bees - Fall feeding - Cold weather hive protection and moisture control

Topic: ‘Mind Your Own Bees Wax!’ Presenter: Debby Ulrich Sign up for the candle making workshop! Starts at 6:30pm. Interactive event! Registration Required.

Topic: Making Mead with the Marquardt’s - includes Tasting & Pairing Mead with Cheese & Chocolate. Presenters: Lynn & Denise Marquardt Interactive event! Registration Required!

Topic: Bee-Social Holiday Gathering DEMO: Making Bee Candy (Max Martin)

Topic: A Brief Discussion of the Biology of Honeybees - Bee Biology and Physiology Presenter: Bill Meyer Bill will give us an overview of the various body parts and functions of the bees, including the influence of hormones and other chemicals on bee behavior. The discussion will also include why Varroa mites are so detrimental to bee health.

DCBC Meeting: Minnesota Bee Squad Virtual Presentation Presenter: Nelson Williams (Virtual Guest Speaker) Nelson Williams serves as the Apiary Manager and Primary Building Contact supporting the work and research of the UMN Bee Lab. His professional career in honey bee management and research began in 2017 at Purina Farms Animal Nutrition Center in Gray Summit, Missouri developing a protein supplement for honey bees. In 2019, he joined the Bee Informed Partnership and UMN Bee Lab as a Honey Bee Health Field…

Topic: Bee Watch program / crop producers collaboration with beekeepers Presenter: Mark Feuerstein Topics will include registering your hives on the Bee Watch/Field Watch mapping database and methods of communicating with landowners and herbicide/pesticide applicators to protect bees and working hives.