Evaluate last year
and set goals for 2009.
Repair old equipment,
order new equipment to construct.
Mid-Ohio Valley Beekeepers Assoc. Honeybee Expo 2009 31th 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
WVBA Executive Board
Meeting, 7th 10 -3pm
WVBA Executive Board
Meeting, 7th 10 -3pm
Inspect hives food supply,
feed if needed. Check for queen
right, diseases. Move brood nest down,
replace bad comb.
Ag Day at State Capitol
10th
WVBA Spring Meeting 28th
Marion County
Inspect hives for congestion,
good brood pattern. Prepare
for swarming. Supers ready
for honey flow?
Install package bees.
Start removing any
medications from hives.
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,
6th 10 - 3pm
Entries for the
WV State Fair Begin
10th
WV Arts & Craft Fair
Ripley
2 - 5th
Last day for Entries
WV State Fair
18th
A swarm in July not worth
a fly, might merge it with
another hive.
Super up for the sourwood.
Super up for goldenrod.
WV State Fair
14 - 22
WV Honey Festival.
28 - 29
Is the hives ready for winter?
Each hive should have
at least 45 lbs honey stored.
WVBA Fall Meeting,
24 - 26
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
7th 10 - 3pm
Have you mailed in your Apiary Registration
for 2010?
Christmas 25th