BYBA Blog
Hive Installation Videos 2021
Rick Glover and Barbara Giobbi installed four packages of bees at the BYBA bee yard in Easton. With the assistance of board members Robin Hodgkins, Michael Lund and Susan Hawley, all went smoothly and the honeybees have all been placed in their new homes. Here are the...
May 2021 Meeting – Sam Comfort
Hopefully you were able to join us to hear Sam Comfort, for his presentation, The Good, The Bad, and the Bugly: Recent efforts to simplify a complex bee world. If you missed it, or just want to revisit, the video to the Zoom Meeting can be found here: The Good, The...
“If they aren’t making honey, they’re making queens”
by David Blocher One of the greatest challenges in beekeeping, especially with an overwintered hive, is keeping your bees (i.e., preventing your bees from swarming). Swarming is a biological imperative, and almost all colonies will attempt to swarm. Swarming,...
Words From Our President – May 2021
Happy May 2021 Backyard Beekeepers! This is the time of year in the beekeeping season that is the most fun for me. Our bees have plenty to forage on, their populations are growing fast, the mite loads are low, and the weather outlook predicts a great several months...
Forage – The Flying Frontier
by Michael Lund Sunday, January something. The weather report here in Connecticut looks as if bees may fly today. It’s been about 4 weeks since the last flight. As the temperature climbs into the low forties’ bees start checking out the entrance. While getting warmed...
TO FEED OR NOT TO FEED …..AH THAT IS THE QUESTION!
by Ralph Szur Paraphrasing the Bard leads to a discussion about springtime management practices. As beekeepers, we are often driven by the desire to “help” our colonies. Sometimes it is about helping ourselves to achieve a larger honey harvest. Whether you are...
CSI: Deadout
Gather evidence at the scene. Do your best to figure out what happened. Other bees' lives may be at stake, should you disregard the clues. Hives that die in winter don’t usually perish of American Foulbrood, but still, you want to rule that out as a cause of death. ...
Words From Our President – March 2021
Hello Fellow Beekeepers, It's March Madness Time and I’m not talking about college basketball, but rather all that we have to do now to get ready for the coming beekeeping season. 60 degree days, wind chill at nights sometimes down to the single digits...it’s all a...
Newsletter article by Kira Ferenc
I’ve always loved pollinators and I always knew their importance in this world. My Mom and I always put effort into our garden so it could be a safe haven for the pollinators. However, I never thought I would start beekeeping. But I’m glad I did. It all started with a...
A Way to Calm Winter Fears?
I've been a beekeeper for a couple of years now. I've spent the last two winters worrying about how the bees are doing and trying to find ways to check up on them without having to open the hive and chill all the ladies trying to keep the queen warm. Last year I got...
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