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October 2022
DCBC Meeting: ALL ABOUT BEESWAX – Oct 18
Presentation: ALL ABOUT BEESWAX Topic: Debby Ulrich Have you wondered what to do with all those wax cappings? Debby Ulrich will share her experience with beeswax: - What it is - How do bees make it - How to harvest - How to process - Products and Uses
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DCBC Meeting: Mead; Making, Tasting, and Pairing – Nov 15
Program Topic: Making Mead with the Marquardt’s. Includes Tasting & Pairing Mead with Cheese & Chocolate. Presenters: Dennis & Lynn Marquardt
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DCBC Meeting: Bee-Social Holiday Gathering – Dec 20
Bee-Social Holiday Gathering Pot Luck Social! Bring a dish to pass and enjoy fellow beekeepers company. Demonstration: Making bee candy to support winter colonies 2023 Meeting Calendar copies will be hot off the press and available
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DCBC Meeting: Queen Rearing, Queen Quality & Queen Testing – January 17th
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!
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Intro to Beekeeping – February 4th, 2023
The Door County Beekeepers Club is hosting an informative, interactive workshop on Feb. 4, 8 am – 12 pm, to teach participants about basic equipment, tools and techniques; how to choose the best hive location; how to obtain and install bees; and what to expect during the first year of beekeeping. All participants will receive half off a club membership. The workshop will be held at Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan St. in Sturgeon Bay. To register, email contact@doorcountybeekeepersclub.org. The $25…
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DCBC Meeting: Dead Hive Scene Investigation – March 21st
Topic: Dead Hive Scene Investigation Presenter : Max Martin 1) Doing a necropsy on a winter dead out hive. It is a process that starts with looking at the hive history from the year before. Then an external evaluation of the hive itself. Then a look inside the hive to do a little Dead Hive Scene Investigation! 2) Inspection of old hive frames and deciding what is good and what should be replaced. We will look at cell wall…
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DCBC Meeting: Bee Installation and Equipment – April 19th
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.
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DCBC Meeting: State Bee Inspector – May 16th
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.
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DCBC Meeting: Hive Splitting Field Demonstration – June 10th
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…
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DCBC Event: All day trip to Washington Island – July 15th
Event: All day trip to Washington Island, Sweet Mountain Farm apiary with Sue Dompke ** Registration Required (920-493-00900) Organizer: Gretchen Schmelzer
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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…
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DCBC Event: Community Honey Harvest Event – August 19th
Event: Community Honey Harvest Interactive! 9:00am-11:00am *Saturday - August 19th Organizers: Gretchen Schmelzer and Members
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DCBC Meeting: Wintering Bees and Treating for Mites – September 19th
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
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DCBC Meeting: ‘Mind Your Own Bees Wax!’ – October 17th
Topic: ‘Mind Your Own Bees Wax!’ Presenter: Debby Ulrich Sign up for the candle making workshop! Starts at 6:30pm. Interactive event! Registration Required.
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DCBC Meeting: Mead Making, Tasting, and Pairing – November 21st
Topic: Making Mead with the Marquardt’s - includes Tasting & Pairing Mead with Cheese & Chocolate. Presenters: Lynn & Denise Marquardt Interactive event! Registration Required!
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