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November 2019
DCBC Meeting: Making Mead – November 26
Topic: Making Mead with the Marquardts Activity: Mead Tasting Location: Crossroads at Big Creek
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DCBC Meeting: Holiday Pot Luck Social – December 17
Holiday Pot Luck Social DEMO: Making Bee Candy Location: Crossroads at Big Creek
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Max’s 2020 Beginner Beekeeping Class
Max's 2020 Beginner Beekeeping Class What: Introduction to keeping honey bees as a hobby When: Saturday, January 11, 2020 - 8am to Noon Where: UW Peninsular Agricultural Research Station, 4312 Hwy 42 Sturgeon Bay, WI Cost: $35.00 (pay at the door) Presenter: Max Martin, local beekeeper for 20 years and Co-President of DCBC. Beverages and light snacks will be provided. Class limited to 25. For reservations please call 920-495-8457 or email mwmarti1@wisc.edu.
Find out more »DCBC Meeting: Commercial queen and package production – January 28
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
Find out more »February 2020
DCBC Meeting: Prepping for Spring Beekeeping, Part 1 – February 25
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…
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(CANCELLED) DCBC Meeting: Prepping for Spring Beekeeping, Part 2 – March 24
(CANCELLED) Topic: Prepping for Spring Beekeeping, Part 2 Presenter: Location: Hatch Distillery - Egg Harbor
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(CANCELLED) DCBC Meeting: Installation and Splitting your hive – April 28
(CANCELLED) Topic: Installation of bee colony video, and Splitting your hive Presenter: Open Panel Discussion Location: Crossroads at Big Creek – Sturgeon Bay
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DCBC Meeting: Bee Diseases – May 19
Topic: Bee Diseases, and a hive dive Presenter: Dan Zeile, State Bee Inpector Location: Crossroads at Big Creek, Sturgeon Bay
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DCBC Meeting: Bee Club Meeting – June 23 (Tuesday)
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…
Find out more »July 2020
DCBC Event: Day Trip to Sweet Mountain Farm on Washington Island – July 12 (Sunday)
Topic: All day trip to Washington Island, hands-on learning at Sweet Mountain Farm apiary. Presenter: Sue Dompke Location: Sweet Mountain Farm, Washington Island
Find out more »DCBC Meeting: Different Kinds of Hives – July 21
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,…
Find out more »August 2020
DCBC Meeting: Honey Harvesting and Preparation for Fall – August 18
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…
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DCBC Meeting: Prepping Your Honeybee Hive for Fall – September 22
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.…
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DCBC Meeting: Making Mead with the Marquardts – October 20
Topic: Making Mead with the Marquardts, Mead Tasting. Presenter: Lynn & Denise Marquardt Location: Crossroads at Big Creek, Sturgeon Bay
Find out more »November 2020
DCBC Meeting: Making Mead with the Marquardts – November 17
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…
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