by BYBA Author | Feb 16, 2025 | Words From Our President
But let’s be careful about it. It’s definitely not a good idea to open up a colony and separate a box. The bees worked hard to build that propolis seal to keep the weather out. What about emergency food? Waiting until the temps get to around 45-50 degrees is a...
by Ben Haase | Jan 18, 2022 | Words From Our President
Happy New Year Back Yard Beekeepers! I hope you, your families, and your hives had a wonderful holiday season. 2022 is in full swing and the Back Yard Beekeepers Association is ramping up for another year of education and tending to honeybees. At the end of last year,...
by Rick | Dec 20, 2021 | Words From Our President
Greetings Fellow Beekeepers, I hope this final letter of 2021 finds you all healthy, happy, and looking forward to enjoying the holiday season and to a more wonderful New Year in 2022! Today I would like to talk about breaking the rules. We all learn...
by Rick | Nov 14, 2021 | Words From Our President
Hello Again Backyard Beekeepers! It’s great to feel the cooler weather come in and to look forward to the coming months of holidays. I hope you all are healthy and are resting, or soon to be resting, from your many beekeeping activities this past year. I still get...
by Rick | Oct 9, 2021 | Words From Our President
Happy Fall to All of our BYBA Members, As we wind down our beekeeping season we need to continue to judiciously assess our hives and either make critical decisions or micro-adjustments to our colonies. For many, this time of year means we need to feed, feed, feed our...
by Rick | Sep 5, 2021 | Words From Our President
Hello BYBA Beekeepers We are now into the full swing of Summer in our apiaries. And it’s been very hot outside. So what are you seeing? Lots of activity?…substantial brood, pollen, and honey being packed away in cells? Swarms, robbing, unusual behavior,...
