BCBA's Discussion Forum

I'm seeing hives in our area that are already too far gone to make it! FYI the thymol Ed mentions is registered as Apiguard and the amitraz is registered as Apivar. Hopguard 3 isn't approved yet for CO and Mann Lake is out of it anyway. Waiting for it to cool off enough for one of the formic acid tr...

Beth's presentation on the 5th will be our August meeting.

Greetings from your vice president: Happy hot July and hope your mite counts are low! In the past, the CSBA and regional bee clubs have hosted traveling road shows for hive exams, a tremendous opportunity to learn and share. In Covid Times, we probably won’t be able to convene such large groups. But...

From People and Pollinators Action Network https://peopleandpollinators.org/ Mark your calendar for our next webinar! Thursday, July 23rd Colorado's Native Bees Noon (Webinar via Zoom) Did you know that Colorado has over 900 different species of bees? Ryan Bartlett, founder of Colorado Native Bee wi...

Thanks to Jo Zeimet for making this happen!! Hello and happy hot weather! 🌞 Please mark your calendar and join us for this fun virtual meet-up next week. WHAT: Panel Dialogue with local experienced Beekeepers Dean Chapla (Nimbus Apiaries), Tim Brod (Highland Honey), and Theresa Beck (Bee Chicas). Pa...

Join us this week for another great session in BIP's webinar series! What Can Pollen Tell Us? Thursday, June 25, 2020, 12pm EDT/9am PDT Habitat and forage quality have emerged as critical factors influencing the health of honey bee colonies. The nutritional status of bees influences their susceptibi...

Hi, It sounds like your queens were released awfully fast. I'm guessing you used a marshmallow? Turn the full hive around backwards. Hopefully many of the forageres will return to the front facing hive on their own. Make sure you're feeding both hives heavy sugar syrup, 2 sugar : 1 water using INSID...

Please reply directly to Scott I have 4 complete sets of 8-frame landing boards, screen bottom boards, covers, inner covers, deeps and frames, an oxalic acid fumigator/with chemical, 4 sugar water feeders plus various numbers of 8-frame small, medium supers with drawn comb. I would love to be able t...

Note - Sorry about the formatting! Forum doesn't play well with Excel files. Bee Equipment For Sale Contact Herb Schaffer at: fjr_lvr@yahoo.com, cell: 303-324-4415 . (NOTE: All equipment is located in the Longmont/Berthoud Area) Description Qty Mann Lake P/N MSRP Sale Price ea Bee Boxes: "Brood boxe...

We will have a members meeting on Wed, March 4, 7-9 pm at the Lefthand Grange in Niwot to iron out some things together. We will redo all the nominations because several people have withdrawn. There will be no campaigning at the meeting. You must be present and paid up at this meeting to nominate or...