Meetings & Events

February

2 Tuesday - SUSSEX COUNTY BEEKEEPERS MEETING
Dept. of Ag. Apiculturist Robert Mitchell Will detail the importance of spring management!
Don't miss the hand-outs & helpful hints from DE.'s most loyal bee advocate!

17 Wednesday - NEW CASTLE COUNTY BEEKEEPERS MEETING*
Late Winter/Early Spring Management

March

2 Tuesday - SUSSEX COUNTY BEEKEEPERS MEETING
U of Maryland Extension Apiculturist, Michael Embrey, Small Hive Beetle Expert, will discuss the impact & prevalance of Athena tumida in our hives & what we can do to better manage our apiaries in the face of this destructive interloper!

6 Saturday - ANNUAL DBA MEETING
Business meeting followed by presentations by Dr. Debbie Delaney, newly appointed professor of entymology at University of Delaware.
Election of new officers, door prizes, potluck lunch-bring a covered dish.

18 Thursday - NEW CASTLE COUNTY BEEKEEPERS MEETING*
Spring Hive Management.

April

19 Monday - NEW CASTLE COUNTY BEEKEEPERS MEETING*
Swarms, Swarms, Swarms: anticipating, controlling, catching, & utilizing swarms.

May

12 Wednesday - NEW CASTLE COUNTY BEEKEEPERS MEETING*
Topic: TBD.




*New Castle County Beekeepers meet monthly at 7 p.m. in Room 132, Townsend Hall, University of Delaware in Newark. For more information, contact Bill Leitzinger at zinger13@att.net or call his cell phone at (302)584-4631