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March 2016
Sustainable Treatment-Free Beekeeping/Hive Management (4 of 4)
A Basic Beekeepers’ Workshop designed for beginners to prepare for a hive in the spring. Class will cover all aspects of beekeeping starting with the components of the hive and setting up a home apiary. Learn about the biology of honeybees, the lifecycle, nutrition and caste system. Understand basic beekeeping: hive management, components and products, and where to acquire bees next spring. The course will include a frame and hive assembly demonstration and tools used in the art of beekeeping.…
Find out more »April 2016
Sustainable Treatment-Free Beekeeping/Hive Management (1 of 4)
A Basic Beekeepers’ Workshop designed for beginners to prepare for a hive in the spring. Class will cover all aspects of beekeeping starting with the components of the hive and setting up a home apiary. Learn about the biology of honeybees, the lifecycle, nutrition and caste system. Understand basic beekeeping: hive management, components and products, and where to acquire bees next spring. The course will include a frame and hive assembly demonstration and tools used in the art of beekeeping.…
Find out more »Sustainable Treatment-Free Beekeeping/Hive Management (2 of 4)
A Basic Beekeepers’ Workshop designed for beginners to prepare for a hive in the spring. Class will cover all aspects of beekeeping starting with the components of the hive and setting up a home apiary. Learn about the biology of honeybees, the lifecycle, nutrition and caste system. Understand basic beekeeping: hive management, components and products, and where to acquire bees next spring. The course will include a frame and hive assembly demonstration and tools used in the art of beekeeping.…
Find out more »Sustainable Treatment-Free Beekeeping/Hive Management (3 of 4)
A Basic Beekeepers’ Workshop designed for beginners to prepare for a hive in the spring. Class will cover all aspects of beekeeping starting with the components of the hive and setting up a home apiary. Learn about the biology of honeybees, the lifecycle, nutrition and caste system. Understand basic beekeeping: hive management, components and products, and where to acquire bees next spring. The course will include a frame and hive assembly demonstration and tools used in the art of beekeeping.…
Find out more »Sustainable Treatment-Free Beekeeping/Hive Management (4 of 4)
A Basic Beekeepers’ Workshop designed for beginners to prepare for a hive in the spring. Class will cover all aspects of beekeeping starting with the components of the hive and setting up a home apiary. Learn about the biology of honeybees, the lifecycle, nutrition and caste system. Understand basic beekeeping: hive management, components and products, and where to acquire bees next spring. The course will include a frame and hive assembly demonstration and tools used in the art of beekeeping.…
Find out more »July 2017
BOCA Summer Meetings
BOCA SUMMER MEETINGS NEXT UP... MONDAY, JULY 17 6 pm Start Theme - Building the Community Hive Dive - seasonal Summer Solstice and Bees Spotty Brood (use of queen cages) Small Hive Beetle - Rob's pets Late Fall nectar sources - local and planting POT LUCK DINNER conversation Community Importance of bee-ing - Wrong reasons to keep bees Mentors - posting and communication What do we want out of club? This is our 12th year as an informal club. What…
Find out more »August 2017
BKNV Mid Summer Hive Dive
BEEKEEPERS OF NAPA VALLEY Mid Summer Hive Dive Inspections & Potluck @ NVBeeCo Apiary Monday AUGUST 21 @ 6 – 8 p.m. THIS IS A MUST ’ BE THERE’’ MEETING FOR ALL KEEPERS Dives will include, Hygienic Behavior, Queen laying, mite loads, resources, mites, hive beetles, ventilation. Christine will also deconstruct a compacted hive and reassemble it into a new super. This is a delicate and necessary skill every keeper should know. The invitation is open to all Napa beekeepers…
Find out more »September 2017
Book an Educational Hive Dive in 2017
Napa Valley BeeCo Hive Dive You know we love to share our knowledge and experience! Come along and catch the buzz on responsible bee keeping and check out how and why we manage vertical, foundationless, treatment free colonies to foster strong genetics in our community. We’ll meet you at one of our celebrated clients apiary where you will plunge into a hands on honeybee experience as we open the hives for inspection. Participants learn about using a smoker, identify the…
Find out more »Book an Educational Bus Junket in 2017
Napa Valley BeeCo Bus Junket A Social Species Shindig Bee there for a real time, full on beekeeping ride with one of our progressive and overly opinionated apiarists. Check out how and why we manage vertical, foundationless, treatment free colonies to foster strong genetics in our community. We will start and finish at the Oxbow Public Market http://oxbowpublicmarket.com/ with hot brew for the pre game plan and a cold one later @ Fieldworks http://fieldworkbrewing.com/ for the recap. Get on the…
Find out more »July 2018
Beeco Community Meetup
Join us to discuss the Beeco Community
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