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February 2012 BCBC Meeting

The Year in Bees



The featured topic
at the Buncombe County Beekeepers meeting:
Exploring the seasons
and the year
from the bees and beekeepers' perspectives.




Plus, discussion of "This Month in the Hive."



Join us February 6 at 7:00 pm
at Groce United Methodist Church
at 954 Tunnel Rd in Asheville, NC.
Come early at 6:30 for informal mentoring,
conversations about your bees,
opportunity to talk to other beekeepers.
January Pollen Mystery

Well, it is a gorgeous day out here in Spring Creek and I'm so happy to see the sun after so much cloudy weather. Around noon today I headed into the bee yard to check on the girls. I was thrilled to see many bees bringing in pollen! A beautiful light beige pollen in late January...and I wondered; skunk cabbage, willow...what? As I watched them with a great deal of joy, I noticed that the pollen looked almost the color of white pine - and then it hit me. I'm a woodworker and just yesterday I emptied out my dust collector. As I walked over to the sawdust pile, my heart sank...here were over a hundred bees busily working the dust. Ugh. Anyone know anything about the nutritional qualities of sawdust...I would think 'nothing' but hope at the very least it is not harmful to them.



Inclement Weather Policy for Buncombe County Beekeepers


If Buncombe County Schools are closed on the day of a scheduled meeting of BCBC, there will be no club meeting that night. 2 hour delays do not effect meeting times. Please do not contact the office of Groce Church for details about meeting times. Please check www.wncbees.org or call the Buncombe County Extension Office.
No January BCBC Meeting

The Buncombe County Bee Club
will not meet in January.

Look forward to joining us
the first Monday of February
for more learning, sharing
and bee fun!

January in the Bee Yard

v Watch for signs of starvation and take advantage of any warm, over 50 degree days, to feed hives that have no stores. Winter feeding is tricky and often is a failure. Best way to feed is before winter. You may want to transfer frames or supers of honey directly over the brood box it is a best way of winter feeding. IF no disease free honey is available, the baggy method is a very good method of feeding sugar water.
  If bees are flying alot in winter, they will be eating food faster. Keep close tabs on hives to make sure enough food is available.
  When it is very cold, feeding is not easy to accomplish. Recognize you must be proactive early to save any weak hives that do not have enough stores.
  If weather is warm, you may see some pollen in some areas. Supplementing with pollen substitute may not be the best thing for hobbiest beekeepers because you may build up too quickly and end up with an early swarm to weaken your hive. At this time of year, you mostly only need honey or sugar water for feed.
  v Get brushed up on your spring plan and when you need to implement your plans. Club meetings and bee schools will greatly assist you in planning for your spring buildup.
  If you have not already done so, pay your dues to Buncombe County and the State of NC. These dues repay you many times over with quality programs and mentoring.
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(1/27/12 - 9:53AM)
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Middlesbrough's Bee Friend beekeeping project nets much-needed cash
A TEESSIDE community beekeeping project is celebrating after securing vital funding.   (1/26/12)

Committee: Limit Oversight of Beekeeping to State Department of Agriculture
A Senate committee Monday approved a bill that would put beekeeping out of the reach of local rules and regulations.   (1/24/12)

Do you want bees in the city?
The event is being held to gauge support for changing a bylaw that prohibits apiaries or hives in its urban area. In January, city staff presented a report to council which concluded that hobby beekeeping can be a safe activity with the appropriate regulations.   (1/26/12)

Forsyth Co. commission votes on beekeeping changes
CUMMING - Forsyth County beekeepers are buzzing after a vote this week to change the county's zoning laws. Forsyth County commissioners voted to allow beekeeping in residential areas of the county, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.   (1/26/12)

Provo council to review residential beekeeping
While honey bees and Mason bees are quietly resting in their hives for the winter, the Provo Municipal Council is scheduled to review the city's year-long ordinance on beekeeping.   (1/16/12)
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