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April 2018
DCBC Meeting: Installing Bees/Hive Splitting – April 24
Installing Bees/ Hive Splitting Keeping Your Smoker Lit!
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DCBC Meeting: Gentle Bees/Gentle Handling – May 22
Gentle Bees/ Gentle Handling (Minnesota Bee Squad)
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DCBC Meeting: Maintaining Your Hive During Nectar Flow – June 27
Maintaining Your Hive During Nectar Flow Hive Dive at Wildwood Farm @ 5:30 1693 Wildwood Road Sister Bay, WI 54234 Janice cell: 920-421-0936 This is the farm of Amy Savard and the Hives of Janice Thomas and Amy Savard. Max will talk to us a bit about the green drone brood frame (mite control) installed in these two hives. 6:30 PM Meeting Savory Spoon Cooking School 12042 Hwy. 42 Ellison Bay Presenter and Topic: Janice Thomas and Max Martin -…
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DCBC Meeting: Removing Honey and Honey Extraction – July 24
Removing Honey and Honey Extraction Location: Crossroads at Big Creek, Sturgeon Bay
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DCBC Meeting: Wintering Your Hive – August 28
See you on August 28th for the Hive Dive at the Crossroads Flow Hive. We'll meet at 5:30 PM. This is the club hive located along the trails at Crossroads, just south of the Collins Learning Center. I will be checking the hive and demonstrating how honey is harvested from a flow hive. Following the honey harvest, I will demonstrate a powder sugar roll test for mites. Our 6:30 PM Club Meeting will be at the Collins Learning Center at…
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DCBC Meeting: Maintenance and Storage of Equipment – September 25
Topic and Presenters : Maintain and store your beekeeper’s equipment (boxes, frames, tools etc.) once the honey extraction season has ended. Local beekeepers will share steps that have been effective for them. Honey Tasting Social: Let’s share a taste of our bounty! Feel free to bring a sample of your honey or a sample of someone else’s to share. And/or if you’d like to bring a treat made with honey, please do. Crackers, paper plates, forks, and napkins will be…
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DCBC Meeting: Marketing Your Honey Products – October 23
Topic: Marketing Your Honey Products Presenters: Heather Spetz, Door County Beekeeper and producer of ‘MotherSun’ honey products. Heather will share her experience in marketing her products: • Labeling - what is required, what is attractive • Selling - word of mouth, road side stand, stores, and Farmers Markets, etc.. Group input from others and their marketing products and experiences. Bring your labels and products to show and tell (Lip balm, Facial creams, Soaps, Cutting board finishes, Pollen, Propilis, Candles)! If…
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DCBC Meeting: Varroa mite life cycle and control caution using oxalic acid – November 27
Topic: Varroa mite life cycle and control caution using oxalic acid Presenter: Kevin O’Donnell (DCBC club member) Case Study: Negative behavioral effects from Oxalic Acid Vaporization on honey bee colony, vitality, brood and honey production. This study was done by Kevin as a field study experiment for the University of Montana Master Beekeeping Course. Location: Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay
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DCBC Meeting: Holiday Pot Luck Social – December 18
The December meeting of the Door County Beekeepers Club will be held at the Crossroads in Sturgeon Bay at 6:30pm on Tuesday, December 18th. Holiday Pot Luck Social DEMO: Making Bee Candy Location: Crossroads at Big Creek On the agenda: • Pot Luck Social! Bring a dish to pass and enjoy fellow beekeepers company! • Max Martin will demonstrate how to make bee candy for the winter to feed your bees. Recipes will available. • 2019 Meeting Calendar copies will…
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2019 Beginner Beekeeping Class
What: Introduction to keeping honey bees as a hobby When: Saturday, January 12, 8am to Noon Presenter: Max Martin, local beekeeper for 20 years Where: UW Peninsular Agricultural Research Station, 4312 Hwy 42 Sturgeon Bay, WI Cost: $35.00 (pay at the door) Beverages and light snacks will be provided. Class limited to 25. For reservations please call 920-743-8457 or Email mwmarti1@wisc.edu.
Find out more »DCBC Meeting: Honey Color, the How and Why, and their Plants – January 22
Topic: Honey Color, the How and Why, and their Plants Presenter: Kent Pegorsch Kent is the president of the Wisconsin Honey Producers Association (WHPA). His program will cover honey flavors and color from different nectar sources. Kent will also have a collection of honey from around the world that he will provide samples and share. He will conclude his program with a brief overview of the WHPA and the benefits of membership. A Guide to Bringing Up Bees in Your…
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DCBC Meeting: Getting Ready for Your Bees – February 26
Topic: Getting Ready for Your Bees DEMO: Building your own frames Location: Crossroads at Big Creek
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DCBC Meeting: Honey Color, the How and Why, and their Plants – March 26
Topic: Honey Color, the How and Why, and their Plants Presenter: Kent Pegorsch, president of the Wisconsin Honey Producers Association Location: UW Ex Ag Station, Sturgeon Bay Kent is the president of the Wisconsin Honey Producers Association (WHPA). His program will cover honey flavors and color from different nectar sources. Kent will also have a collection of honey from around the world that he will provide samples and share. He will conclude his program with a brief overview of the…
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DCBC Meeting: Keeping Your Smoker Lit! – April 23
Topic: Best practices in hive inspections, setting up your hive for your bees, keeping your smoker lit! Activity: Bee equipment Swap HIVE DIVE: Location TBA Location: Peninsular Ag Research Station
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DCBC Meeting: Maintaining Your Bees Against Disease – May 28
If it is above 60 degrees we will do a short hive dive at the Cross Roads hive just to check on the queen, eggs, larva and brood at 5:30pm. Regular meeting will be at 6:30pm. Topic: Maintaining Your Bees Against Disease Presenter: State Apiary Inspector Dan Ziehli Location: Crossroads at Big Creek
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