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Congratulations to Michelle and Tyler Matheson, the winners of the set of wooden ware donated by our President Dave Morris at the February club meeting.

In our area, people often confuse the paper wasp (Polistes) with the yellow jacket (Vespa) and hasten to kill either one that they see, for fear of stinging and of damage to their honey bees. ...

This could be serious. Dry sugar may not be so great for bees after all, in contrast to liquid syrup. A brief summary in the May 2022 issue of American Bee Journal 1 describes the findings of a...

Have you been wondering whether busy honey bees ever sleep? Most foragers sleep at night from 5 to 8 hours after their hard day’s work and occasionally nap briefly on a flower during daylight....

May is a busy and critical month for beekeepers in our area.  New packages, “nucs,” and queens ordered for the spring arrive, cherry and apple trees start the month in glorious bloom, and the...

"Cracking the hive" is a simple, rapid way to check your colonies for queen cups and elongated queen cells that could indicate an imminent swarm. Use this quick inspection method to determine...