BCBA's Discussion Forum

Here's a good read on dead colonies by Megan Milbraith who spoke at the CSBA Winter Meeting in Greeley, Why did my honey bees die? https://beeinformed.org/2016/03/08/why-did-my-honey-bees-die/ Here's a key for diagnosing why your hive died (necropsy): http://nybeewellness.org/wp-content/uploads/2014...

Local brokers of packages and nucs as well as equipment suppliers will be at BCBA's Feb/Mar meetings. If you go to the Colorado State Beekeepers website, coloradobeekeepers.org , there's a list of everyone (who sends me their info) selling packages and nucs and sometimes queens. What's up there now ...

Local brokers of packages and nucs as well as equipment suppliers will be at BCBA's Feb/Mar meetings. If you go to the Colorado State Beekeepers website, coloradobeekeepers.org , there's a list of everyone (who sends me their info) selling packages and nucs and sometimes queens. What's up there now ...

Casting about for something to do this weekend? The Colorado State Beekeepers Association Winter Meeting is this Saturday in Castle Rock at the Douglass County Fairgrounds just off I-25. There will be some great talks aimed at beginning/intermediate beekeepers, a Big Money Honey Contest, and a chanc...

Hello fellow bee keepers! We have a special FREE event coming up, sponsored by the Colorado State Beekeepers Association, Brighton Bee Club, Mile Hive Bee Club and Westminster Bee Club. What: Matthew Mulica from the Keystone Policy Center, Honey Bee Health Coalition, and the 2018 Mite-A-Thon will be...

The tour tomorrow will start at 9 am at Leslie Ratica's hives at 4740 Shoup Place, Boulder. Looks like the weather should be perfect. Here are the stops: Leslie Ratica - 4740 Shoup Place, Boulder, 80303 Engrid Winslow - 5539 Niwot Rd, Longmont Joanne Keys - 2861 N. Lakeridge Trail, Boulder, 80302 Pl...

Hi, Dalea is a great bee plant for the reasons you've outlined. We have some nice plants for sale at Harlequin's Gardens. If you're thinking of pollinator habitat, check out pollinator.org and xerces.org for seed mixes for this area. Does this answer your question? Cheers, Kristina Williams Presiden...

Hello BCBA Members! We're putting together two spring hive tours. One is for this weekend, Sunday 6 May and will focus on newly installed packages. The second will be Saturday 19 May and will focus on overwintered hives. This is an exclusive BCBA members only event. We're looking for several apiarie...

Harlequin's will be open again Thu-Sun starting 1 March if you need anything else. I'm working there in the Bee Barn again so maybe I'll see you!
Cheers,
Kristina

Come to the meeting next week!