Northeastern Kansas Beekeepers
AssOCIATIOn
NEKBA.ORG
2016 National Bee Meetings
Don’t put your bees at risk
Are you registered on BeeBase?
BeeBase is a FREE online service provided by the
National Bee Unit (NBU) to help protect you and your
fellow beekeepers from colony threatening pests and
diseases.
If there is a disease outbreak in your area, the NBU team
uses BeeBase to contact local beekeepers and arrange for
precautionary inspections to check for any signs of
infection, and to advise on what to do.
Register today through one of these easy methods:
w. www.nationalbeeunit.com
t. 01904 462510
November
Take varroa counts
Make sure hives are secure against the weather
Take BBKA exams
December
Dead bees might start to block the entrance. Take out the entrance narrower, sweep out the bees with the mouse guard and then replace the entrance narrower but with the entrance at the top, this means that the dead bees should not block the entrance as the entrance is now higher
Oxalic acid treatment (Read: Varroa Management). In the UK research has shown that 10-25 December is the optimal time to apply Oxalic Acid. I like to do it on the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, which occurs around the 22nd December.
Feed fondant if required (Read: Feeding Bees)
Check stack of stored brood boxes and supers for signs of rodents or wax moth
Please comment below if there is anything I should add.
Northeastern Kansas Beekeepers Association
Contact US by email: beekeepers@NEKBA.org
BEE TASK CALENDAR 2016
WHAT tasks should our regional beekeepers be completing....
PRESENTATION info
Join for the benefits. National Associations hold annual conventions in January 2016