Club meetings are free and open to the public. Below is the upcoming schedule — check back as it is updated frequently.
Meetings (usually) take place on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. They take place at the Kalamazoo Nature Center, 7000 North Westnedge Ave. Kalamazoo, MI at 6:30 pm.
Next meeting is on:
Wednesday, September 12 at 6:30 pm – Chuck Bauer – “September in the Bee Yard”
Chuck is a passionate beekeeper for 10 years and a member of five different bee clubs where he has delivered some really good presentations! He usually has 18-20 colonies going into winter and often has a 100% overwinter success rate using the methods that he will present.
This year, he will present a “new” method that he has been experimenting with through last winter by putting extra feed in the hive if the stores aren’t where they should be going into winter.
But first and foremost, varroa mite treatments have to be done in a timely matter. Many commercial treatments are temperature sensitive, so they need to be applied when the outdoor temperatures are still warm! Hence the importance of his talks about mite treatments. Chuck will come back in October to share more of his recommendations in winterizing your hives.
Wednesday, October 10 at 6:30 pm – Chuck Bauer – “Windbreaks and Winterization”
Chuck is a passionate beekeeper for 10 years and a member of five different bee clubs where he has delivered some really good presentations! He usually has 18-20 colonies going into winter and often has a 100% overwinter success rate using the methods that he will present and demonstrate.