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March 2021

Michigan Beekeepers’ Association Virtual Spring Conference 2021

March 3, 2021 @ 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Online

The Michigan Beekeepers’ Association is preparing for its Virtual Spring Conference. This conference will be held online the evenings of Wednesday, March 3rd-Friday, March 5th and during the day on Saturday, March 6th with 4 different tracks. There is a fantastic line up of speakers and topics! 30 Vendors | 40 Speakers | 4 Days For more information, please visit: Michigan Beekeepers’ Association Virtual Spring Conference webpage Conference Agenda

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May 2021

DCBC Meeting: Spring 2021 General Discussion with Q&A – May 18

May 18, 2021 @ 6:30 pm
Crossroads at Big Creek, 2014 Michigan Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 United States
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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…

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June 2021

DCBC Meeting: with Guest Speaker Donna Stine – June 24

June 24, 2021 @ 6:00 pm
Crossroads at Big Creek, 2014 Michigan Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 United States
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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…

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July 2021

DCBC Meeting: Honey Harvesting – July 27

July 27, 2021 @ 5:30 pm
Crossroads at Big Creek, 2014 Michigan Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 United States
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5:30 pm - Hive Dive Gretchen Schmelzer’s Hives 1043 Louisiana Street, Sturgeon Bay 5:30 pm – smoker lit 5:45 pm – cover off and hive dive (Follow the yellow flags to the hives) 6:30 p.m. – Meeting Collins Learning Center at Crossroads Mid-summer is here and your bees are likely very active gathering pollen and filling your supers. If you plan to harvest honey, this will be an informative meeting for you to attend. Guest Speaker: Dennis Marquardt and Mark…

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August 2021

Promoting Pollinators in Door & Kewaunee Counties

August 19, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Peninsular Agricultural Research Station, 4312 WI-42
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 United States
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Join us to learn about promoting pollinators on your land while sampling locally-sourced snacks and drinks. Peninsular Ag Research Station (4312 WI-42 Hwy, Sturgeon Bay) August 19, 2021, 4 pm to 6 pm Questions? Linda Mohr, Peninsular Ag Research Station, (920) 743-5406 Presentations: • Our Local Pollinators and the Fruits of their Labor (Rebecca Wiepz - PARS Superintendent) • Get in on the Local Buzz - Beekeeping 101 (Max Martin - Door County Beekeeper) • Home Sweet Home - Establishing…

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DCBC Meeting: Raising Fat Bees – August 24

August 24, 2021 @ 6:30 pm
Crossroads at Big Creek, 2014 Michigan Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 United States
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Door County Beekeepers Club Meeting August 24th, 2021 5:15 pm - Hive Dive - Weather permitting, we will open up the hive at Crossroads and do a mite check. 6:30 p.m. – Meeting - Collins Learning Center at Crossroads Honey harvest is either done or going to be done soon, time to start thinking about raising fat bees for the long winter ahead. Speaker: Max Martin and Seasoned club beekeepers • fat bees!! • Mite control • Strong Queens •…

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September 2021

DCBC Meeting: A Brief History Of Modern Beekeeping – September 28

September 28, 2021 @ 6:30 pm
Crossroads at Big Creek, 2014 Michigan Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 United States
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Topic: A Brief History Of Modern Beekeeping Guest Speaker: Jeff Bradley Jeff will give a brief history of Modern Beekeeping, starting in the middle half of the 19th century with the development of the Langstroth Hive (vertical hive) & Layens Hive (horizontal). Move through the evolution of the hives, the advantages/disadvantages, permutations. Ending with what we have on the farm and our experiences. Jeff has several different hives on his farm and is using a phone app that tells you…

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October 2021

DCBC Meeting: All About Beeswax – October 26

October 26, 2021 @ 6:30 pm
Crossroads at Big Creek, 2014 Michigan Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 United States
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Topic: All About Beeswax Guest Speaker: Debby Ulrich Debby will share her experiences and work with beeswax and talk about such things as: o What is it? o How do bees make it? o How to Harvest? o How to process? o Products and uses?

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November 2021

DCBC Meeting: Making Mead with the Marquardt’s – November 30

November 30, 2021 @ 6:30 pm
Crossroads at Big Creek, 2014 Michigan Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 United States
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Topic: Making Mead with the Marquardt’s Guest Speaker: Dennis & Lynn Marquardt Includes Tasting & Pairing.

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December 2021

DCBC Meeting: Pot Luck Social + Bee Candy Demo – December 14

December 14, 2021 @ 6:30 pm
Crossroads at Big Creek, 2014 Michigan Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 United States
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• Pot Luck Social! Bring a dish to pass and enjoy fellow beekeeper's company. • Demonstration: Making bee candy to support winter colonies • 2022 Meeting Calendar copies will be hot off the press and available • Questions, Answers, Sharing

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January 2022

DCBC Meeting: Honey Bee Breeds and Their Attributes – January 18

January 18 @ 6:30 pm
Crossroads at Big Creek, 2014 Michigan Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 United States
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Bewildered About Honeybee Choices? Honey Bee Breeds and Their Attributes. Presenter: Brett Hanson

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February 2022

DCBC Meeting: Planting For Pollinators – February 15

February 15 @ 6:30 pm
Crossroads at Big Creek, 2014 Michigan Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 United States
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Topic: Planting For Pollinators Presenter: Coggin Heeringa We are excited to have Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist at Crossroads, presenting at our February meeting. This talk will focus on improving plant biodiversity in order to support pollinating insects. Here is an introduction to her talk: “We frequently read statistics (some accurate) about how important honeybees (and our native wild bees) are to humans because they pollinate crops. Pollinating insects are vitally important, not just for crops, but for sustainable ecosystems on…

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March 2022

DCBC Meeting: Equipment and Supplies – March 22

March 22 @ 6:30 pm
Crossroads at Big Creek, 2014 Michigan Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 United States
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Topic: Equipment and Supplies Presenter: Mark Lentz Mark will present one of our core programs on the primary equipment needed for keeping honeybees and when to use the various components. This program will be helpful for all, but targeted at new or interested beekeepers. Equipment Swap will follow meeting.

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April 2022

DCBC Meeting: Swarm Management – June 21

April 8 @ 6:30 pm
Crossroads at Big Creek, 2014 Michigan Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 United States
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June 21 Crossroads at Big Creek Swarm Management Hive Dive

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DCBC Meeting: Bee Installation – April 19

April 19 @ 6:30 pm
Crossroads at Big Creek, 2014 Michigan Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 United States
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Topic: Bee Installation Guest Speaker: Max Martin Max will talk about installing packages and nucs. Different methods and ideas. What the hive should look like when done. Feeding both sugar water and pollen patties. Mite checks and treatment of overwintered hives, new packages and nucs. Hive Dive

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