Topic: Tim Wilbanks comes from a 5th generation beekeeping family is active advocate for the beekeeping industry at the state and national level and will speak about “Commercial Queen and Package Production”. Presenter: Tim Wilbanks Location: Crossroads at Big Creek – Sturgeon Bay

Topic: Prepping for Spring Beekeeping, Part 1 Presenter: Max with input from other season beekeepers! Location: Crossroads at Big Creek – Sturgeon Bay - Bottom board, solid 1/8 screened bottom (cover when installing new packages) - 10 frame, 8 frame, 2 deeps or 3 medium boxes. - Hive location, dry, accessible, sunshine, winter protection from the north, north west. - Hive stand, skunk protection, ease for lifting, and double wide! - Mite check the new packages? (no place for mites…

(CANCELLED) Topic: Prepping for Spring Beekeeping, Part 2 Presenter: Location: Hatch Distillery - Egg Harbor

(CANCELLED) Topic: Installation of bee colony video, and Splitting your hive Presenter: Open Panel Discussion Location: Crossroads at Big Creek – Sturgeon Bay

Topic: Bee Diseases, and a hive dive Presenter: Dan Zeile, State Bee Inpector Location: Crossroads at Big Creek, Sturgeon Bay

Topic: Bee Club Meeting Presenter: April (State Bee Inspector) Location: Crossroads at Big Creek, Sturgeon Bay April our state bee inspector will be at the meeting so bring your questions. She will let us know if she has time slots for bee inspections later this week. There will be signs at Crossroads to direct you to the outdoor meeting site, bring your own chairs. Also many of our fellow bee keepers have had many birthdays, and for those that have…

6:00 PM Hive Dive We will be conducting a Hive Dive on the club’s two hives in the Crossroads nature area. This is an excellent opportunity for new beekeepers to explore hives and learn what to look for when conducting inspections. Dennis Marquardt and Mark Lentz will open the hives and answer your questions. 6:30 PM Meeting Location: Crossroads at Big Creek OUTDOORS – Lawn Area Members of the Door County Beekeepers Club and fellow beekeepers: Due to pandemic restrictions,…

Topic: Honey harvesting and the start of prepping for Fall Presenter: Location: Crossroads at Big Creek, Sturgeon Bay Mark Lentz will discuss fall honey harvesting, recognizing which frames you can harvest, various techniques, and equipment that you will find helpful to insure a successful harvest. Equipment demonstrations used to extract, filter, and bottle your product. Open discussion on other member’s methods and techniques will be encouraged. After the Harvest – Now that the honey is the jars, what should I…

Topic: Prepping your honeybee colony and hive for Fall. Presenter: Paul Kenyon Location: Crossroads at Big Creek, Sturgeon Bay (OUTDOORS – Campfire Circle) Due to pandemic restrictions, we are still limited on our meetings being held in the Collin’s Learning Center. However, since the weather remains nice, we want to continue our monthly meetings and fulfill our mission of education and assistance to beekeepers. This month, we will meet outside around the campfire. Marshmallows and roasting sticks will be provided.…

Topic: Making Mead with the Marquardts, Mead Tasting. Presenter: Lynn & Denise Marquardt Location: Crossroads at Big Creek, Sturgeon Bay

Please use the rear entrance main doors– look for the club banner. Masks and physical distancing will be required. The meeting will be upstairs. Members of the Door County Beekeepers Club and fellow beekeepers: Due to pandemic restrictions, we are still limited on our meetings being held in the Collin’s Learning Center. Now that the weather has changed and daylight hours are shorter, we continue to look for alternative venues. We will use the Zoom platform as needed. Watch your…

Door County Beekeepers: Welcome to Spring in Door County and the start of another active beekeeping season. While we are not clear of the pandemic, we are going to resume regular meetings and return to the mission of our club – Helping Beekeepers. Our first meeting will be a general discussion and Q&A session. Spring and new bees always generate lots of questions and we’ll do our best to answer them. Door County Beekeepers Club Meeting Tuesday; May 18, 2021…

6:00 pm - Hive Dive Club Hives at the Crossroads 6:30 p.m. – Meeting Collins Learning Center at Crossroads June 23rd and 24th will be especially helpful for Door County Beekeepers! The new State Bee Inspector Donna Stine, will be in Door County visiting hives and helping with your questions. For the new beekeepers, the Inspector is not regulatory, rather, her role is to help educate and advise. If you are interested in having Donna visit your hives, please contact…