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Coweta Beekeepers Association - Top Bar Beekeeping Weekend Intensive 101 Class

Dates: March 9 & 10, 2013

Location:
Coweta Extension Office
255 Pine Road
Newnan, Georgia 30263

Cost:...

Coweta Beekeepers Association - Top Bar Beekeeping Weekend Intensive 101 Class

Dates: March 9 & 10, 2013

Location:
Coweta Extension Office
255 Pine Road
Newnan, Georgia 30263

Cost: $175...

I agree.. Excellent conference and excellent location.

I can answer that question....
I learned this year that adding some wax to plastic foundation significantly increases acceptance by the workers and they readily build honeycomb on plastic foundation...

I have had good results with the foam rollers from the paint section at Home Depot or Lowes. These rollers are about 1 inch in Diameter and 4 inches long.

Dip it in the liquid wax and roll it on...

Feed, feed, feed....

Until each hive has the required amount of capped honey for your location. Here in Georgia we need a shallow super of capped honey up north with long winters a deep of capped...

September 17-18, 2010

Georgia Beekeepers Association's Fall Meeting

Location:
Callaway Gardens
5887 Georgia Highway 354
Pine Mountain, GA 31822

Cost:

Walt Wright’s “Nectar Management” or “Checkerboarding”

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkerboarding_(beekeeping)

Checkerboarding is a term used in beekeeping that describes a specific hive...

I found the labels at local office supply stores were mostly of the sizes for addresses.

I did find labels at http://www.onlinelabels.com/

For my 12 oz bears I use the OL1905WG (your bears...

The immortal words of George Imirie, Certified EAS Master Beekeeper, 1923-2007

Let me talk about a VERY CONTROVERSIAL subject - The PRICE that you charge for your honey when you sell it. I have...

Nutrition labeling is not required for small quantity bottlers.


more info....
http://www.honey.com/nhb/industry/labeling-information/

Bear fence info

http://www.kencove.com/fence/76_Bear+Fence_resource.php

'Thousands of bees' swarm White House
By Eric Zimmermann - 05/16/10 12:31 PM ET
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/98075-thousands-of-bees-swarm-white-house

A swarm of...

I will be a beekeeping mentor for the beekeeping merit badge.

It is like a jigsaw puzzle. It's best to run 9 frames in every super top to bottom.

Read this for more information.
Nine Frame Brood Chamber? Never!

More information
http://beelab.osu.edu/PDF/2010_Auburn_Announcement.pdf

If you decide to plant clover, look into Durana. It’s a white perennial clover that grows vigorously.

Durana Clover

I use a crown stapler. Staples are better than brads because the top of the staple acts like a large nail head, ensuring a secure bond when the glue dries. I use 1.5 inch staples to assemble the...

I have the same problem, no shallow supers with drawn comb. I expanded greatly this year and have no drawn honeycomb right now.

If the colony is still in the establishment phase, because they...

To expand on checkerboarding more....

During the nectar flow (May in the mid south) when the shallow just above the deep is full of capped brood. Move that shallow to the bottom of the stack. ...

You want the buildup prior to the nectar flow. That's how you get a large honey harvest.

The earlier you get a hive population built up the sooner you can split that hive with minimal loss of...

No one has talked about any variation that works. Walt has had enough problems promoting the method that does work.

Checkerboarding works because the bees think they don’t have much honey left...

Back to the original question....

The proper method of Nectar Management or Checkerboarding...
The winter configuration of the colony is a deep and 2 shallows. There is a shallow on the bottom...

Auburn University’s 15th Annual Beekeeping Symposium
2010-02-06 08:00

Auburn University and Alabama Extension System will hold their 15th Annual Beekeeping Symposium on Saturday, February, 6,...

Small Queen Breeding and Production Operation

Our business is nestled in the North Georgia Mountains in Union County. The closest towns are Blairsville, Young Harris and Hiawassee, Georgia. Our...