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Dates to Remember
July 11: NWDBA Picnic (Sunday)
Aug 26-Sep 6: State Fair
Oct 14-16: WSBA Fall Conference (Spokane)
Meeting update
At our June meeting we had an update from Brandon on his
experiences working at Kona Queen this spring. He said they
shipped out 240,000 queens last year! Brandon is also raising his
own queens and expects to have them year-round in Woodinville -
425-486-3206. If you have a favorite queen he'll take it and make
a bunch of new queens for you bred from your queen. Now that's
service!
The treasurer (Karen) reported $388.70
in checking and $1071.55 in savings.
For those putting out water for your
bees, Ron reports that adding 2tsp of mineral salt (e.g. salt lick) per gallon makes the water a
lot more desirable for the bees and can help deter them from visiting
hot tubs and pools in the area. NOTE: TABLE SALT IS POISONOUS TO BEES.
At the fair this year there will be a
tent set up with a real working hive. Visitors will be able
to visit the bees several times a day and there will be an extra tent
set up on the entrance to make sure bees don't sneak out clinging to
beesuits. Please come to the picnic and sign up for your time slot
to work the booth or the tent ! Bee there!
July 11th Picnic
We will have our annual picnic on Sunday July 11th at
at the Flowing Lake
County Park starting at high noon for setup with dinner by 1:00-1:30.
We have the 'large shelter site' reserved all afternoon to dusk so bring the kids and
sunscreen.
This will be a potluck so pick one of main
dish, salad, or desert and extra to share. The club will provide a
variety of drinks as well as plates, eating utensils, and dogs and
hamburgers. We will
also feature We will have an auction so bring something to donate to the cause. For those
of you with web access,
click here
to get a map.
From the Machias Road, take Dubuque Road
3 miles east to a 4 way stop. Turn right on 171st Ave SE and take
a left on 48th Street. The park is at the end of the street.
Parking is to the right and costs $5.
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July Beekeeping
If
brood nest crowding occurs consider adding another brood
nest (western). Only remove combs of honey when they are 2/3
capped (nectar won’t shake from combs). Early morning or evenings
are the best times for removing comb to discourage robbing.
Note: Do not use brood nest combs in the
honey supers to prevent contaminating honey with miticide residues. Identify
brood nest combs and boxes (westerns and deeps) with colored paint so that combs
are not interchanged.
August
Beekeeping
In mid-August remove and store any surplus honey that is at
least two thirds capped over in a warm bee-proof, ant-proof place. To do so,
take off the honey supers early in the morning or in the evening so as to
prevent robbing of the hive by other colonies of bees. Treat all hives for 45
days with Apistan strips and treated with medicated patties and Fumidil-B as
needed.
WSBA Survey
Don't forget to return your WSBA survey by the end of the month.
You can fill it out online by clicking the link at the lower left of the
www.wasba.org home page or you can contact Paul Lundy at
425-527-4250. Please take a
minute to fill out the survey!
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