BYBA Blog
Meeting Replays
In case you missed it! We still have a few weeks until our next meeting. In the meantime, we hope you'll enjoy revisiting one of our recent speaker presentations: Robyn Underwood COMB Project Jennifer Berry Results of the 2020 Oxalic Acid Study SamComfort 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...
Our general membership meetings are held on the last Tuesday of the month at 7:30 PM at the Norfield Church in Weston, CT
