July 23, 2017 – Our monthly meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, July 25th.

5:30 HIVE DIVE at the Ag Research Station (4312 HWY 42 in Sturgeon Bay).

Meet at the Garden Door. Max will do a quick hive dive just to show you the new and upcoming pest for bees in Door County – Small Hive Beetle.

6:30 CLUB MEETING at Cross Roads at Big Creek.

June 25, 2017 – DCBC June Meeting – June 27, 2017
5:30pm – HIVE DIVE at Mary Schartner’s, Blue Spruce Farm, 1816 HWY 57, Sturgeon Bay (3 Miles North of Brussels)

Mary has been a bee keeper since 2010 and has 6 hives in her apiary. She has Italians, Russians, and Carniolan honey bees. Lots to view. Look for our DCBK flag at her entrance to the driveway. You will be driven out to the bee yard on an ATV for the hive dive. Bring your own bee clothing and wear boots, as the ground is wet.

7:00pm – Club Meeting at Belgian Delight Restaurant, 1100 County Road C, Brussels, WI (3 miles from Mary’s farm)

May 22, 2017 – Our May meeting on the 23rd will be at the Peninsula Agricultural Station in Sturgeon Bay.
The topic will be: Hive Inspection / Hive Split (weather permitting)

This month we welcome Dan (the “old” bee inspector) and April (the new bee inspector). They will be doing a hive inspection and possibly a hive split at the research station (weather permitting). We will meet at the station and carpool to the hive in back.

April 25, 2017 – Hopefully you all got a chance to look at your bees in the warm weather and reverse the Brood Cambers and clean out the dead bees.

Regarding bee that have been ordered, the last I heard is the first few days in May for delivery.

Our April meeting is tonight, April 25th. Becky Masterman will be providing a great informational talk, and if you have questions she will have the answers and probably not just make stuff up like you know who!!! Hope to see you at the meeting.

April 11, 2017 – Our April meeting on the 25th will be at Crossroads At Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay.
The topic will be: Keeping Bees Healthy: Updates on Bee Research, Management and Mite Check.

Pot Luck at 6:00pm: Come and join your fellow bee keepers over a pot luck gathering as a prelude to our monthly meeting.
Check out the event page for more details.

Meeting Presenter: Dr. Becky Masterman, Associate Program Director University Minnesota Bee Squad, will present bee management tips with the latest research from the UMN and other Bee Labs. The Bee Squad communicates the latest bee research to audiences that are passionate about helping bees. Becky will share why the Varroa mite is considered by many to be the number one threat to honey bees and how we can work together to address the issue. Come learn more about bee research and the outreach mission of the Bee Squad!

March 18, 2017 – Just wanted to let you know what I am doing with my hives now that we are in the middle of March.

I have hard sugar on all my hives and will be adding a half pound Ultra bee patties to all the hives. I will be putting this on top of the my queen excluder where my hard candy is.

Hope your hives are doing well and see you all on the 28th at Crossroads!

February 22, 2017 – It’s time for our February meeting on the 28th at 6:30pm at the Ag Research Station in Sturgeon Bay.
The topic will be: Preparing for the bees arrival.

If you have some unique equipment or bee clothes or plastic foundation black or white, bring it along. A few new members that are first time beekeepers will want to get to know you. If you want to bring a treat to share, they are always welcome.

Thanks! Max

January 9, 2017 – This coming Tuesday it is supposed to get up to 30 plus degrees!! I will be lifting the tops of my hives just to be sure the bees have enough food!! Lift your hives or tip them to see if they feel like there is food in the hive yet. If not buy or make some hard sugar bars to put on top of the frames or put on a queen excluder and lay the sugar chunks on top of that. What I mix for the hard candy is 8 lbs of sugar, 2 cups of water, 1.5 lbs of caro syrup and ¼ tsp cream of tarter. bring to a boil until it reaches a temp of 252 degrees F. Pour into a cookie sheet let cool, break up and put on hives that are low on food. Good Luck!!

October 25, 2016 – Our monthly meeting is October 25 at the DC Co-Op Country Store, 6:00-8:00pm. The topic is “How to take care of bees/getting ready for winter”.

Also note, we are starting to get freezing temps, which means that mice are looking for winter homes and there isn’t a better place for them than in a bee hive. Be sure to have mouse excluders on with a 2 inch by 3/8 inch opening for your hives next to your boardman feeder which the bees are feeding on 2 to 1 sugar water (8 lbs sugar to 1 gallon of water).

October 6, 2016 – A reminder that our October meeting will the Fall Bee Seminar is being held on October 25th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Door County Country Store (Door County Cooperative) located at 317 Green Bay Rd in Sturgeon Bay. A representative from Miller Manufacturing (where all of the store’s bee products come from) will teach the public about how to take care of bees/getting ready for winter.