BYBA Blog
Leading The Scout
Having been a beekeeper for over 20 years and involved with numerous bee clubs, I often get calls from beekeepers who need some advice or help. I recently received an email inquiry from Liz who has a teenage daughter Lindsay and one beehive. Someone from a bee club...
Numbers Mite-Bee Overwhelming
Years ago, I did some research into varroa mites for the Wannabees which is a group for young beekeepers in the Back Yard Beekeeper’s Association. In doing so I came across a statistic that mites can multiply 12 times in twelve weeks. So, if you start with 12 mites...
So Many Choices in Our World Today
So many choices in our world today. I sometimes am thankful for this period of downtime, in Corona Virus time… because there is so much to think about and so many important decisions to make. I like to take the different viewpoints and ponder all of them, take a few...
Get Notified of Pesticide Application
Did you know that you can be notified if a neighbor will be having pesticides applied to their yard? The State DEEP has an annual registration form that can be completed before December 31st of the current year to be included in the next year's registry. The...
Wild Honeybee Hive saved after Tropical Storm Isaias
A day after Tropical Storm Isaias BYBA members Jim Wood and Mike Lund rescue a wild honeybee colony from a fallen tree. Read the story and see more images here, "This Will "Bee" Quite a Day!" on 06880danwoog.com.
Our general membership meetings are held on the last Tuesday of the month at 7:30 PM at the Norfield Church in Weston, CT
