Evaluate last year
and set goals for 2012.
Repair old equipment,
order new equipment to construct.
Mid-Ohio Valley Beekeepers Assoc. Honeybee Expo 2012 28th
9 a.m. -5 p.m.
WVU - Parkersburg
Parkersburg, W.Va.
Contact Teresa Wagoner, 375-4919 or Ron Adams, 428-5835.
Order packages for
desired delivery date.
Check hive stores,
feed if needed
Ag Day at State Capitol
??
WVBA Executive Board
Meeting, 11th 10 -3pm
Ag Day at State Capitol
??
WVBA Executive Board
Meeting, 11th 10 -3pm
Inspect hives food supply,
feed if needed. Check for queen
right, diseases. Move brood nest down,
replace bad comb.
Inspect hives for congestion,
good brood pattern. Prepare
for swarming. Supers ready
for honey flow?
Install package bees.
Start removing any
medications from hives.
WVBA Spring Meeting 14th
Harrison County
Supers ready for Tulip Popular?
A swarm in May is worth a load of hay.
A swarm in June is worth a
silver spoon.
Time to move out your spring honey.
WVBA Executive Board Meeting,
2th 10 - 3pm
A swarm in July not worth
a fly, might merge it with
another hive.
Super up for the sourwood.
Super up for goldenrod.
WV Honey Festival.
25 - 26
WV State Fair
10 - 18
Is the hives ready for winter?
Each hive should have
at least 45 lbs honey stored.
WVBA Fall Meeting,
21 - 22
It's time to start removing medications.
Think about Christmas gifts
for YOUR honey.
Has your bees blessed you
with lots of honey?
WVBA Executive Board Meeting
3th 10 - 3pm
Have you mailed in your Apiary Registration
for 2013?
Christmas 25th