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- Fri Jan 25, 2019 9:54 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Starting Off Right with Packages, Nucs, Swarms Class
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Starting Off Right with Packages, Nucs, Swarms Class
Starting Off Right with Packages, Nucs, Swarms Thurs 14 Mar 7-9 pm or Thurs 21 Mar 7-9 pm Bees are coming! Most will arrive in April, some in May. Getting your bees off to a good start is important. We'll cover how to install a package, swarm, or nuc and pros and cons of each. If you've been puttin...
- Fri Jan 25, 2019 9:00 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Spring 2019 Beginning Beekeeping is NOT for Dummies Class
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Spring 2019 Beginning Beekeeping is NOT for Dummies Class
Spring 2019 Beginning Beekeeping is NOT for Dummies What makes this class better than others? There's a hands on apiary session with real live bees! I've been working with bees and students for over 35 years and have a solid background in both. I stay up to date. Choice of dates and formats. Four 2...
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 10:15 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: National Western Stock Show 2019 - Info for Volunteers
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National Western Stock Show 2019 - Info for Volunteers
National Western Stock Show 2019 Howdy Intrepid Stock Show Bee Booth Wranglers! Thank you so much from all the bees in Colorado and the Boulder County Beekeepers Association for your participation in our most far reaching public outreach event! The BCBA has been providing this booth as a public ser...
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 9:29 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: National Western Stock Show 2019
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National Western Stock Show 2019
Howdy Bee Wranglers!, The 2019 National Western Stock Show will take place from January 12-27. The Boulder County Beekeepers Association provides a beekeepers’ booth, which gives us an incredible opportunity to talk with thousands of people about the incredible honey bee. Public outreach helps us al...
- Wed Jan 02, 2019 5:15 pm
- Forum: Beekeeping
- Topic: Deadout Diagnostic Key - Necropsy
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Deadout Diagnostic Key - Necropsy
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...
- Sun Nov 25, 2018 8:51 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Bees and Supplies 2019
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Bees and Supplies 2019
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 ...
- Sun Nov 25, 2018 8:49 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Bee and Equipment Suppliers 2019
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Bee and Equipment Suppliers 2019
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 ...
- Wed Oct 24, 2018 10:47 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Colorado State Beekeepers Meeting
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Colorado State Beekeepers Meeting
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...
- Sat Sep 08, 2018 8:48 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Free Varroa Mite Talk
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Free Varroa Mite Talk
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...
- Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:25 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Spring 2018 Hive Tours
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Re: Spring 2018 Hive Tours
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...