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Bee Heroic is hosting a Jeoparbee Game Show as part of their Buzz Series! Jeoparbee will take place at Asher Brewing Co in Gunbarrel/Boulder On July 29, 2017. Jeoparbee is a team-style Jeopardy game where contestants compete for bee/ecofriendly prizes. There are 5 teams of 4 competing. Also included...

Hi, Marianne.
Call the Boulder County Extension Office at (303) 678-6238.

Might these be yellow jackets? It sounds like they could be. If so, try any of the yellow jacket traps you can get at Home Depot/Lowe's and so on. Alas, it's too late this season to catch many yellow jacket queens (which would help knock the overall population down) but you can still trap workers. h...

No, not inappropriate. This placement should be fine.

Yes! We have seen this. While it's alarming to watch, in our experience the tanagers don't stick around long enough, or eat enough bees to compromise the overall health of your colony. They don't stay that long (maybe a week or three tops, I haven't kept notes). And yes, they do return from year to ...

Hi, Randy. It's not unusual for a swarm-primed colony to swarm multiple times and two may not be the the end of it. Some colonies will swarm until they're essentially exhausted. Yes, it's likely that the subsequent swarms are swarming with virgin queens. Collect them as you can, allow them to establ...

Hi, Jamie.

Browse this forum under "Beekeeping" and, perhaps, "Classifieds" for bee locations.

Beekeepers, this came to us via the BCBA website. I know nothing about the seller but thought it sounded intriguing. See address below to reach out: I am closing down over the next year and am reaching out to former Customers first... I am a longtime Vintage Paper Dealer who has been selling to Corp...

Thanks for your question, Sharon. BCBA's two big business meetings happen on the first Wednesday in February and March annually at the Lefthand Grange in Niwot, Colorado. You can count on those. Additional, smaller meetings happening bi-monthly-ish (every other month), also typically on Wednesdays b...

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