Good news at last. The Surry County Beekeepers Association will resume monthly meetings and trainings in October. Even though our meetings will be held at the same time of the month, they will look a little different. We will meet on Read More …
While we’re not able to meet, we’ll be providing some “How To” videos and posts on our progress of our new bee yard. Also, we’re sharing information on our FaceBook page as well, so please come check that out.
Today our beekeepers are checking the hive to see what kind of mite load they have and also doing a quick in hive inspection. To learn about how to treat for mites, go to our previous video “Oxalic Acid Treatment.”
Join some of the Surry County Beekeepers as they return to the house with the previous hive that was cut out. Another chance to see how cutouts are done and how a queen may give you a bit of a Read More …
In this video, Davie Simpson and helpers Terry and Chad are going through the 35 hives installed on April 2nd. It’s been 4 weeks since installation so this is the second round of inspections. They are counting the number of Read More …
In this video, Davie Simpson and Eugene Brown demonstrate removing bees from a structure and getting them into a standard Langstroth hive.
In this video, Davie Simpson takes you through a hive inspection and things you may encounter. Also, he’ll be marking some queens for the year ending in 0 which is the color blue.
Here are some pictures from the first hive inspection of the new bee yard and also the marking of the queens. We mark queens with colors based on the last digit of the year. Here’s the code: Year ending in Read More …
In this video, Davie Simpson demonstrates using the ProVap 110 For Oxalic Acid Mite Treatment. Davie also demonstrates good safety practices using an oxalic acid vaporization method. If you’d like to learn more about this product, google “provap 110” or Read More …
In this video, Davie Simpson walks you through the parts of a standard hive with some dos and don’ts in beekeeping.