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August 2025
September 2025
October 2025
DCBC Meeting: Cooking With Honey – October 21
Topic: Cooking with honey demonstration. Now that your honey has been harvested, what can you do with it? Giving it as gifts is something that’s always appreciated by friends and family. However, renowned chef and club member Janice Thomas has some other suggestions. Those of you that have attended her presentations in the past know that her program will be both informative and tasty. Janice will share with you some new ideas this year and answer your questions about cooking…
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January 2026
DCBC Meeting: Beyond Beekeeping 101 – January 20
Topic: Beyond Beekeeping 101 Guest Speaker:Tim Wilbanks “Beyond Beekeeping 101” Tim Wilbanks – Heritage Honeybee. Tim is the owner of Heritage Honeybee and a fifth-generation beekeeper. He grew up in Claxton, Georgia, working in his family’s commercial package and queen rearing business, The Wilbanks Apiaries, Inc. He has a first-hand understanding of the time, effort, and dedication that goes into raising quality queens and producing healthy bees for all beekeepers, from hobbyists to commercial levels. He is a past board member…
Find out more »2026 Beginning Beekeeping Class
Do you like the sweet taste of natural, local honey? Are you interested in gardening, pollinators, or science? Have you ever wondered what honey bees do to survive the cold winter months in Door County? The Door County Beekeepers Club will host a Beginning Beekeeping Class on Saturday, January 24th, at the Peninsular Ag Research Station, 4312 HWY 42, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235. The class will be held from 8:00 AM to 1200 PM. For those interested in the fascinating…
Find out more »February 2026
DCBC Meeting: BroodMinder – February 17
Topic: BroodMinder Presenter: Wayne Steigelman
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April 2026
May 2026
DCBC Meeting: Mite Treatments – May 19
PROGRAM CHANGE! Instead of the Social Hour meeting time for this Tuesday's meeting (May 19th), Max will demonstrate a Hive Split at 5:30P at the Crossroads Apiary. Topic: Mite Treatments Presenting: Jonathan Parsons This session will take a holistic approach to mite management throughout the year, walking through monitoring strategies and treatment options timed to protect your colonies at every stage of the season.
Find out more »June 2026
DCBC Meeting: Hive Dive and More – June 13
Date: Saturday, June 13 Time: 11:00 AM Location: Jonathan T. Parsons’ Apiary, 11279 Meadow Rd, Ellison Bay, WI Jon will conduct a hive dive at his apiary, diving into multiple colonies at various stages of development. During the dive, you’ll have the opportunity to observe and learn about reading frames and the specific details of each colony. This is an excellent chance to witness a larger-scale apiary operation. We'll do a complete apiary inspection looking at hives in different states…
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August 2026
DCBC Meeting: Preparing Bees for Winter – August 18
Topic: Preparing Bees for Winter Presenter: Jonathan Parsons Preparing bees for winter! Yes, your bees are already preparing; are you ready?
Find out more »DCBC Event: Community Honey Harvest – August 22
DCBC 2026 Community Honey Harvest 2026 Community Honey Harvest (PDF) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ACTIVITIES 0900AM: Event Opens - Welcome Table/Map - Pollinators - Parts of the Beehive - Observation Hive - Honey Bee Products - Children's Activities - Movie - Honey Extraction 1000AM: Flow Hive 1030AM: Langstroth Hive 1115AM: Flow Hive 1145AM: Langstroth Hive 100PM: Event Closed - - - - - - - - - -…
Find out more »September 2026
DCBC Meeting: Winterizing Your Bees – September 15
5:30 p.m. - Social Hour NEW: Honey, Cheese, and Beverage Tasting + DCBC Honey Contest! DCBC Honey Contest: who has the lightest or darkest, best-tasting, and infused “funny honey” categories. If you’d like to enter your honey into the club’s contest, please bring it to Social Hour. Winners will be announced at the start of the meeting! 6:30 p.m. – Meeting at the Collins Learning Center at Crossroads Topic: Winterizing Your Bees Presenter: Jonathan Parsons & Len Arsenault Wwe will…
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