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Dates to Remember
Aug 10: NWDBA Meeting
Aug 26-Sep 6: State Fair in
Monroe
Oct 14-16: WSBA Fall Conference
in Spokane
August Meeting
At our August meeting, Tuesday Aug 10,
we plan on meeting at Lawrence Obherholtzer's home
for a test run of the tents and a desert potluck. Tent setup and
fiddling will begin at 5:00. At 6:00PM Jean will give a presentation on
how do make Fair Entries during which we can enjoy the desert potluck
(quietly!). More details will follow but Lawrence is at 8127 20th St
SE. This is just above the trestle on 20th street on the North side of
the road. You've probably seen his honey for sale signs out front.
Please see the map below.
Fair Plans
As you
know the theme this year for the Evergreen State Fair is 'Land of Milk
and Honey, Bee there!".
In order
to take advantage of this theme the bee booth is being repainted with
a great backdrop, the counters are being redone and it'll be spiffier
than ever! Another added feature this year will be a live hive
demonstration outside the building inside of a screened tent. The
tent will actually be a tent within a tent to provide access without
tracking bees outside and the plan is to have two demonstrations per
day.
As a
result of the additional demonstration hive we'll need more volunteers
this year so we can man the booth as well as the demonstration hive.
You don't have to be an NWDBA member to help out, in fact we
appreciate help from other groups!
Please contact Rick Jamsgard at 425-334-5527 to sign up for a spot.
The fair runs from Aug 26th thru Labor Day, Sept 6. Shifts are 10-4
and 4-10. You'll get free admission and a parking pass for helping
out.
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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.
September Beekeeping
You may re-queen your colonies now if you did
not do so in the spring. Unite weak colonies. To winter successfully, each
colony must have the equivalent of ten fully capped frames of honey in the
second hive body plus honey arches in the lower hive body, and two or more deep
brood combs of pollen. If stores are insufficient, colonies should be fed a 2:1
sugar syrup mixture. Use top feeders to prevent robbing. Start feeding early
in the month, because the bees will not store the syrup and cap the cells when
the weather turns cool. Feed one gallon for each deep comb of needed stores.
The last gallon should contain Fumidil-B. Feed pollen supplement as needed.
Extract honey now and give the wet combs back to the bees to lick clean.
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