July 24, 2018 – When you check your hives, be sure that your second brood box is not filled with honey, and that there is space for the Queen to lay eggs.

See you at the meeting tonight (July 24th) at Cross Roads. 5:30 hive dive, 6:30 meeting, all at Cross Roads.

June 26, 2018 – The June gathering of the DCBC on June 27, 2018 includes a Hive Dive and Meeting.

Hive Dive at Wildwood Farm @ 5:30
1693 Wildwood Road, Sister Bay, WI 54234
Max will talk to us a bit about the green drone brood frame (mite control) installed in the hives.

6:30 PM Meeting
Savory Spoon Cooking School 12042 Hwy. 42 Ellison Bay
Presenter and Topic: Janice Thomas and Max Martin – ‘The Sweet Life’. Max will discuss honey flow this time of year. Janice will lead our group in a honey pairing tasting.

April 24, 2018 – April meeting for the Door County Beekeepers Club will be held at the Peninsular Agricultural Research Station, located at 4312 WI-42 in Sturgeon Bay at 6:30pm on Tuesday, April 24th.

Presenter and Topic: Max Martin

Installing your bees/Hive splitting.
Keeping your smoker lit (Max is not very good at this, so crowd participation expected)!

March 26, 2018 – Our monthly Door County Beekeepers Club Meeting will be held at the Kress Pavilion (Great Hall), located at 7845 Church Street in Egg Harbor at 6:30pm on Tuesday, March 27th.

Presenter and Topic: Bill Meyer, Managing Your Bees Against Diseases (and Pests)

Guest presentation: Southern Door AP Literature and English 11 Honors classes
They will present their book project, DC Law. Proceeds earned from their book sales will be donated to our club towards a beehive at Crossroads at Big Creek. Books will be on sale at the meeting.

February 27, 2018 – Our monthly Door County Beekeepers Club Meeting will be held at the Crossroads in Sturgeon Bay at 6:30pm on Tuesday, February 27th.

Presenter and Topic: Max and other seasoned beekeepers.
Getting Ready for Your Bees (types of bees, location, equipment, etc.).

January 22, 2018 – This month’s Door County Beekeepers Club Meeting will meet at the Crossroads in Sturgeon Bay at 6:30pm on Tuesday, January 23rd.

Presenter and Topic: Max M., Gretchen, and Google
Using your harvest for other products (Mead, Soap, lip balm, etc.). Honey Uses Around the House, Bee Bella: Bee Balm, How to Make Mead, Candle-Dipping.
Mead Sampling – Taste two types of mead, made in Denmark Wisconsin (blackberry current with grape and Orange Cream)

January 6, 2018 – Max’s 2018 Beekeeping Class will be offered Saturday, January 20th, 8:00 am to 12:00pm at the Ag Research Station, 4312 Hwy 42, Sturgeon Bay.

Please contact Max at 920-743-8457 or mwmarti1@wisc.edu to reserve a spot. Class is limited to 20 participants, cost is $25.00 (pay when you arrive).

Brown County Beekeeping Association is also having a beginner beekeeping class, see details here.

November 27, 2017 – This month is the Door County Beekeepers Club Meeting And Pot Luck Social. This month we’ll meet at the Crossroads in Sturgeon Bay at 6:30pm on Monday, December 4th.

Agenda includes a Caribbean Bee Cruise Travel Log, viewing entertaining slides of apiaries visited by Bill and Barb Meyer during their Caribbean Honeybee cruise. He will also share about The Wisconsin Honey Producers State Meeting, held in Eau Claire, this November. Come and find out the top 5 ‘need to know’ pointers.

Honey Sampling Social and Pot Luck! Bring a sample of your honey to share and enjoy tasting others golden harvest. Hot mulled cider, plates and plastic will be provided.

October 23, 2017 – It’s time for our final scheduled official club meeting of 2017. This month we’ll meet at the Crossroads in Sturgeon Bay at 6:30pm on October 24th.

Experienced beekeepers, will share their preparation of hives for the winter months (all welcome to add their 2 cents):

Feeding, Treatments, Varroa mites, American and European Foul brood, Nosema, Mice, Temperature control, Blankets, Polystyrene, Pillows, Built-more board.

September 23, 2017 – Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 6:30 PM
Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay

Paul Kenyon, local beekeeper geek, will show how to use the club owned Oxolic Acid Vaporizer. Build your confidence and understanding in utilizing this tool in controlling the varroa mites in your apiary.

Ivan Bissen, experienced beekeeper, will share his beekeeping journey and his top 5 lessons he’s learned along the way. Ivan’s 8 hive apiary is in Southern Door where he has been keeping bees for 11 years.