All– Thanks to all of you who participated in the newsletter naming contest!  The winner is Brent Edelen of Grampa’s Gourmet Honey with the suggestion of “High Country Bee”.  Brent has generously, but unnecessarily, donated his winnings back to CSBA for beverages for the next meeting. Done! April went screaming by in a flash with the weather [...]

Attached is the presentation Beth gave at the April NCBA meeting. There are both PPT and PDF versions available. PDF  PPT

All– It has been a busy month with the arrival of this early spring!  All of the newbees are busy pounding together equipment and eagerly anticipating their package arrivals.  All of the old bees have been busy with bee yard maintenance.  In my case, this consists of pulling feeders (and putting in honey frames, if [...]

All– The warm weather of the past couple of weeks should have allowed you to observe all of your hives and to assess winter losses.  Hobbyists are severely under-represented in data collection in this state and nationwide.  If you are a hobbyist, this is your one chance to stand up and bee counted!  Please be sure [...]

Boy, after a February like that, who needs January!  An absolute role reversal for the months, in my opinion.  I was able to get two-thirds of my bees onto feeders before the weather struck back–that was actually January.  The final third are all running a field test for me as I have been unable to [...]