REMINDERS:
DONT FORGET about those hives you currently have!
If you haven’t already, get out and check those hives the next warm day to ensure they have the honey/nectar/stores to survive spring.
IF NOT – make some 1:1 Sugar Syrup & FEED those bees!
Renew your membership with the NC State Beekeepers Association yet?!
Neither did I, so I went over to https://www.ncbeekeepers.org/membership/join-or-renew-now and got it done.
The Outer Banks Beekeepers Guild will not be asking for membership fees in 2022. COVID restrictions on our local public buildings are still preventing monthly gatherings. Alternative sites are being sought. Please suggest any ideas you may have.
NCSBA 2022 Conference
https://www.ncbeekeepers.org/calendar/state-meetings/2022-spring-meeting
Others are going! If seeking a group, post on our FB page or reply to this email.
In need of Bees this year?!
Apologies this wasn’t compiled and sent out sooner, but here’s who we checked in with…
Everyone’s dates were dependent on weather and all had pricing info and how to order on their sites:
Hands on Beekeepers – Only Nucs! Maybe late April or early May, all info is on the website. Deep and medium nucs, locally raised in SE Virginia. VHS F1 queens are $20 more in a package if you want, or you get a Carniolan/Italian open-mated queen otherwise. (awesome)
http://handsonbeekeepers.com, (757)-408-5201
Sapony Creek in Rocky Mount – Package pickup 3/22 ($135) and nucs ($193) in mid-April.
http://saponycreekapiaries.com, (252)-904-1446.
James Wierman at 8 Veterans Farms: April 24 pickup at Currituck Extension Office from 11 am – 1 pm. $125 for 3 lb. packages and he will have nucs as they are ready in the spring $175 for 5-frames.
(757)-354-1412.
Bailey Bees in Hillsborough, NC: Pickups on two weekends } 3/24-25 and also 3/31-4/1. $135 with a marked queen.
http://baileybeesupply.com (919)-241-4236
Birdneck Bees: Pickup is mid-April at Greenbrier Farms in Chesapeake. Nucs only, $242, raised in SC. May be ready around 4/15. (757)-718-3581
GROUP PICKUP:
IF you are interested, PLEASE reply to this email or text Dalton with where you purchased from and I will add you to the list on my phone, if enough people purchase from one place, we’ll see if someone from that group is willing to pick up for others. If not, you’ll want to work out pick-up with the supplier!
If anyone is willing to pick up others orders from a supplier, please let me know by email or phone!
I hope everyone & their hives are doing well!
-Dalton Hyde
OBBG President
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Dec 1st, 2021 Honey Contest – Save the Date!
Hope you saved some honey!
Jar it up for our 5th Annual Honey Contest!
We are venturing onto the thin ice of normalcy to celebrate together after the past two years of trials & tribulations… Julie Moye has graciously invited us to use her family’s home off Byrd St Access in Kitty Hawk!
Park at the Byrd St Access parking lot across the street… with the access available to us, there is plenty of parking.
Feel free to bring along the spouse or a friend, anyone is welcome who feels comfortable inside with a group of people and is welcome to remain masked/unmasked.
Joey Russo will once again prepare us a spectacular main dish of Chili & Cornbread… Please consider bringing additional sides, a veggie or fruit dish, along with any sweets!
A selection of adult beverages & soft drinks will be available but BYOB if you are particular.
WHEN: December 1st, 2021, Wednesday
TIME: 6:00pm
WHERE: 5130 N Virginia Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk 27949
PLEASE – RSVP as soon as possible, by replying to this email or texting Dalton/Denise, so we can get an accurate idea of how many will join us. Even letting us know you can’t make it is helpful!
As this will be a somewhat “scaled-down” event compared to previous years, we have reduced the judging stipulations.
Honey Contest:
Bring your 4 oz jarred honey – light or dark (no separate light/dark judging)
Ensure your name is on the lid & watch your bubbles!
Honey will be out the whole time
Judge each honey at your convenience
There will be a People’s Choice & a Judge’s Choice
Judges will consist of longtime members & any guest Judges that attend
It will be great to see everyone!
Thanks,
Dalton Hyde
OBBG President
919-260-3265
October Last Minute Meeting – This Wednesday 10/20/21
A hive in hibernation…
Hello everyone, I hope you are still with us as it’s been a while since you’ve heard from the OBBG…
First – Give yourselves a clap on the back if you’re still standing after the year we’ve had down here! These are strange times in the world outside the hive. We continue to be in a sort of holding pattern until we can get regular access to our meeting room, but we are slowly creeping back to some normalcy.
Second – As this is a late notice, I will hold a soft meeting this week at the Library for anyone that’s around and available to swing by to catch up, see some friendly faces, and chat about how your hives are heading into fall.
REMINDER: If your hives are feeling kind of light, you should be Feeding 2:2 sugar syrup so they can stock some stores! Nighttime temps will be dipping below the 50-degree mark shortly.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 20th, 2021 – starts at 7:00 pm
WHERE: KDH Library – 400 Mustian Street, Kill Devil Hills 27948
TIME: Arrive early anytime after 6:30 PM to chat each other up! Starts @ 7:00 PM. Follow the walkway to the left of the building around back to the ramp that leads to a door… that’s the meeting room!
If anyone is unable to join, do not sweat it! I will be working to hold our annual honey contest in November in the safest manner possible as well as a possible meeting, to make up for ones missed this year. We will get back into the swing of things soon.
As a whole, there are aspects of our Chapter, Communication, & Meeting Logistics that need improvement. None of which can be accomplished by any one person in our group. Anyone interested in contributing is welcomed & greatly appreciated. Our website & online presence will hopefully benefit from some outside help that I’ve been working with. Any ideas or suggestions on anything – from meeting topics, alternative meeting locations, desired website functions, “members only” section content, etc – is always welcomed.
Feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns!
Thanks,
Dalton Hyde
April 2021 – Bee Package Pickup & Updates!
Spring has Sprung!
April 13th, 2021 –
Info regarding Dues, Online Services, & Bee Package Pickup Info!
2021 Dues:
With the meetings offline & the issues surrounding groups during covid, any Existing/ New/ Interested Members should not sweat paying their dues this year! Our usual services are disrupted right now and I think we will be fine to skip requiring any payments this year. We will see what 2022 brings us.
Web Services:
I bee-lieve I have found an experienced Social Media & Website developer who is excited to help us develop, expand, & enhance our online services! Her name is Crystal & we will work to achieve better utilization of our online presence throughout the year. I will of course update everyone as we progress.
Pickup Info of Sapony Creek Bee Packages(s) detailed below…
Driver – As in past years, Heidi Leo of Colington is our pick-up driver, once again coming through for the team… Thank You, Thank You!
Also thanks to Myia Thompson of Kitty Hawk who also offered to assist with pickups, as she’s planning on making the trip also… if anyone is in the KH area, let me know and your package could be picked up by Myia for closer convenience.
All packages will be picked up by Heidi unless otherwise requested!
DATE: This Tuesday, April 13th
WHERE: Stack’em High Parking Lot. 1225 S Croatan Hwy, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948.
Thank You to Nick Kiousis for offering the location again!
WHEN: Approx 11:30-1:00 PM
Heidi will leave early in the morning to arrive by approx 8:30-9:00 AM, with the loading of packages taking up 30-60 min, and then head back on the 2.5-3 hour return trip. Once she arrives, we will unload the packages, and then she will depart. We will have a collection bag for cash gifts, which we will give to her at the next opportunity.
Once YOU arrive, we ask that you park & wait for the previous person to retrieve their order., before coming up. I just want to be respectful of anyone’s health concerns, but we should alright outdoors with masks for any close contact.
That being said, if anyone has concerns about Package Installation, feel free to reach out…We have a step-by-step instructional and some videos at our disposal. Denise & I are both more than happy to assist anyone wanting help.
If for any reason, you can not make it to pick up at that time, let me know and we will find somewhere to safely house your packages until you can.
REMINDER: Bring your screen/laundry bag/etc. for transport, if you have one!
Dare Co. Library – Virtual Backyard Beekeeping: Beginner Basics Presentation!
WHEN: April 14, 2021 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm & repeated from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
The Dare County Library has announced the next virtual Zoom presentation as part of its monthly Virtual Enrichment Series for Adults.
Please join Denise Deacon & Dalton Hyde of the Outer Banks BeeKeepers’ Guild on Wednesday, April 14 from 11 am-Noon for a virtual class designed to help you start your own backyard beehive focusing on the knowledge and equipment needed. A tour of a beehive is included. They will repeat the presentation on Wednesday, April 14 from 2 pm-3 pm.
Registration for the program is required and space is limited. Select the program time of your choice.
Programs are free to Dare County residents and property owners ages 18 years and older. To register for this presentation, visit http://darenc.com/Enrichment or visit the Dare County Library’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/DareCountLibrary.
For more information, contact Dare County Librarian Jonathan Wark at 252-473-2372 or jwark@earlibrary.org
BEE AWARE & BEEWARE! – Southern Shores Residents
Southern Shores Township – 4/5/21
PROPOSED REWRITE OF TOWN NOISE ORDINANCE & BEEKEEPER REGULATION.
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“In contrast, a proposed new ordinance about the consent that non-commercial beekeepers in town must obtain from their neighbors before they may keep an apiary is tightly written and specific, spelling out how they must proceed. (Heretofore, there has been no beekeeping ordinance in Southern Shores.)
The intent of the ordinance, which is apparently dictated by state law, is to ensure that a Southern Shores resident’s beekeeping does not adversely affect “the use and enjoyment of neighborhood properties surrounding the property on which the bees are kept,” according to the proposed new Code sec. 4-28.
The beekeeper must obtain written consent—the details of which are spelled out in the proposed ordinance—from all adjoining landowners for a proposed apiary site and provide it to the Town Manager. Absent such consent, a beekeeper cannot operate. (See pp. 67-68 of the meeting packet.)
Another proposed change to the Town Code would delete an article in chapter 18 that created an auxiliary police force to consist of as many volunteer members as the Town Council “may, from time to time, deem necessary.”
According to Mr. Ogburn’s summary in the meeting packet, the abolition of the auxiliary police and changes to the noise ordinance “was initially requested by the Police Department.”
Unfortunately, a volunteer auxiliary police force has become an anachronism. Forty years ago it seemed like a good idea.”
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Please keep in mind, this is ONLY proposed without any real traction but I know there are a few of us in Southern Shores, so we are keeping an eye on this development.
Please reach out via my cell with any questions!
-Dalton Hyde
919-260-3265
2021 OBBG President
Jan/Feb New Year Catch Up! – Meetings, Hive Checks, & Packages!
Hello & Happy New Year!
I know we have been thrown off for a while due to Covid, but we are working to get some ideas flowing and hopefully some solutions for some of our logistical issues.
At this time we have not determined another location for hosting our monthly meetings. I only received a handful of replies (Thank you to those that did!) from last September regarding these issues, so I await further feedback.
First on the Docket – Early Spring Hive Checks & Feeding!
As spring creeps in and brings us warmer days, take the time to check your hives!! It’s common for hives to make it through winter only to starve before plants bud out… So get in there on any day above 50 degrees, see what resources they may have, & if they are depleted, get some feed on them asap!
While sugar syrup 1:1 works well above 50 degree nights, sometimes fondant/dry sugar that’s made wet is better for nights cooler than 50. Regardless, ANY kind or amount of feed is going to be helpful to them coming out of winter.
Next up – Packages!
ORDER ASAP!
Yet keep in mind – Swarm Season is around the corner and its always a great chance for some literal “FREE BEE’s”!!!
Below is info regarding some of the different suppliers members have used in the past, although we all have predominantly used Sapony Creek. That’s historically been the supplier we worked out group pick up with, which I expect to attempt again this year.
I have heard from one person – Myia Thompson, who has volunteered to pick up additional orders for others.
IF YOU NEED HELP Picking up your package/Nuc/order, YOU MUST inform not only Sapony Creek but also Myself (Dalton), and I will confirm with Myia/Driver about their pick up list.
Please remember… At pickup time, a donation toward the driver’s gas & time is always welcome!
(If you have purchased through other suppliers yourself and can pick up orders for others, please let Dalton know as soon as possible to spread the word.)
NOTE! DIFFERENT SUPPLIERS HAVE THEIR OWN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS & PICKUP DATES! Also, please remember suppliers pre-order a limited number of packages, so if you plan to get bees, the sooner you order, the better, lest they run out.
PACKAGE & NUC OFFERINGS:
Sapony Creek Apiaries, Dave Bradley, 6154 West Mount Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 27803
Phone: 252-904-1446
Pickup dates are currently scheduled for Tuesday, March 30th & Tuesday, April 20th. Please note that these dates are subject to change based on weather conditions at the supplier level.
If you call Dave to place an order, be sure to let him know you are with the “Outer Banks/OBX Order,” then also contact Dalton to let the Group Driver know you are on the pickup list.
We will strive to identify a rendezvous spot where you can collect your packages that is convenient, it will be determined as time draws closer.
Also, Dave has a store there with bee supplies at the ready: http://www.saponycreekapiaries.com
Packages:
Unmarked Packages $125.00
Marked Packages $130.00
Nucs:
Unmarked 5-Frame $188.00
Marked 5-Frame $193.00
Queens:
Unmarked Mated Queens: $30.00
Marked Mated Queens: $35.00
They will start taking orders until our dates sell out!
Bailey Bee Supply, 147 Boone Square Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278
Email: info@baileybeesupply.com
Phone: 919-241-4236
Offering Italian Packages & Nucs this season!
Package Pickup in Hillsborough- April 1/2 & April 22/ 23.
Nuc’s pickup set for early May.
https://shop.baileybeesupply.com/
Packages:
$135.00 Packages with a Marked Queen
Nucs:
$190 Unmarked Nuc
$195 Marked Nuc
**Bailey’s also offers equipment for any last-minute needs, in addition to offering Queens through the season!
8 Veteran Farms, James Wierman, Maple, NC
Email: 8veteransfarms@gmail.com
Phone: 757-354-1421
https://www.facebook.com/8veteransfarms
Offering Packages & Nucs this season!
Packages:
$125 Marked Package
Nucs:
$175 5-Frame Nuc
**If ordering online; Please include Full Name, Email, & Phone #!
NUC’s (NUCLEUS) HIVES ONLY:
Birdneck Bees – http://ncvabeenucs.com/
Email – info@ncvabeenucs.com
Phone: Sharon Tanner (757)-718-3581 OR Ann Baker (757)-641-4433
Overwintered Nucs available for the price of $230 for 5 deep frame Nucs. Pickup will be April 16th/17th at Greenbrier Farms in Chesapeake (near the state line). If you place an order with them and would offer to pick up for others, please let Dalton know.
The following links are regarding bee suppliers from our state or nearby chapters…
This link is VERY useful from the NC Dept. of Ag regarding all things apiary in our state: http://www.ncagr.gov/plantindustry/Plant/apiary/index.htm
On that page you will also find a “List of Dealers Authorized to Sell Bees in NC,” and you are welcome to contact any of those suppliers to order and pick up your own bees. Out-of-state suppliers are shown at the bottom of that list.
The Beekeepers Guild of Southeastern Virginia lists several suppliers of nucs on their website:
https://beekeepersguild.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=89&Itemid=131
Denise & I will be helping put on a Zoom Event for the Dare County Library on April 14th, 2021. More details to come!
Any Questions/Concerns, please feel free to reach out… Dalton Hyde (President) 919-260-3265 or Denise Deacon (Past President) 252-722-3118.
-Dalton Hyde
OBBG President
Covid Recap
Long Time No See/Talk…
First & Foremost – I hope everyone is doing well amid this most unforgettable year & that your hives have benefited from any extra time you may have found yourself with. I know some people have suffered losses directly/indirectly due to Covid & my sincere condolences go out to you. While not Covid related, I personally lost both of my Grandfathers this summer, a hard loss to navigate as a family on its own, only compounded by the current issues.
Second – I apologize for the long delay in emails/meetings, this has been a difficult year for myself as my personal/work life has been all-consuming. As we near the end of the year, we really need to look at a way to spread out some of the responsibilities as a group, as it’s a lot for any one person to manage but could easily be shared between a few.
As I’m sure most of you know our meeting location – the KDH Library – has been closed since the spring… If anyone has any suggestions for another location or an open outdoor space that we could try our meetings at, let me know!
The idea of Zoom Meetings has been raised, which is possible to conduct but I know there are many in our group that aren’t tech-savvy… that being said, if anyone is interested in that or is willing to figure it out, please let me know! I think now more than ever it is important to get any wrinkles of our social lives ironed out as we are social beings, and rely on them more than we realize during trying times.
I am open to any ideas or advice on how to best meet our group’s needs… but I need to hear from yall about what those might bee!
Third – How is everyone doing?
Please feel free to reply and fill me in on yourself & any good/bad news you may have to share, how your Hives are doing & any issues you found yourself facing this season… I’ve heard it was a plague of wax moth this year (lost a couple myself) & some Hive Beetle issues.
Side Note:
Is everyone receiving the NCSBA emails with the updated elections & suggestions they send out? You would receive these if you are a paid NCSBA Member…. I will consider sending out emails with those messages if I hear of interest from enough people.
I look forward to getting our group back up and running while ensuring the safety of us all, as well as hearing feedback from each of yall.
-Dalton Hyde
2020 OBBG President
NO May 2020 Meeting!
NO Meeting this Week!!
We will not be holding a meeting this month, for the obvious reasons. It’s looking like we won’t consider holding a meeting until August sometime.
I will continue emails in lieu of meetings to include topics, lessons, links for reading, etc.
If there is anything you have a question about, feel free to reach out. And please feel free to reply to the emails with any updates on yourselves and your hives! Toss in a photo of your hives if you’d like.
I hope everyone stays safe and healthy!
-Dalton Hyde
2020 OBBG President
April’s Email in Lieu of meeting – Splits!
Hive Splits… How, When, & Why?
But First… How about this Swarm Season?!
Between Beverly Owens, Gunther Heyder, Ed Sanders, Anne Evans, Denise Deacon, & myself – We’ve clocked 10+ in the past week alone, with two more yesterday! I will be sending out an email about Swarms in the coming week, that maps out some useful details.
Below is a simple overview of Splitting Hives. I’ve included the links towards the end for more in-depth reading, as well as some useful photos of frame configuration when making splits.
What is a Split…
“It is a simple process of taking 1 honey bee colony with a large population and dividing it into 2 or even 3 complete smaller bee families.
When done properly, both “halves” of the colony will grow into productive beehives.
Splitting a hive is relatively easy to do but you have some important things to consider first. This is an activity most often approached by a 2nd-year beekeeper and beyond.”
When should I Split…
Early to Late Spring.
Aim to split your hive if they are large and healthy BEFORE they make swarm cells, if too late- split well before they cap the swarm cells, making sure the original queen is in hive without any swarm cells.
I’ve also heard of end-of-summer splits specifically as a mite treatment… Once I compile my notes on this, I will share.
How to Split…
These are just individual concepts more so than a particular split.
An even split. The concept is that the results will be two somewhat equal hives as a result. You take half of everything and divide it up. If you face both of new hives at the sides of the old hive so the returning bees aren’t sure which one to come back to. In a week or so, swap places to equalize the drift to the one with the queen.
A walk away split. The concept here is just that you don’t add a queen, you let the queenless colony raise a new one. Make your split but don’t add a queen anywhere. Do something to make up for drift. Usually I shake in some extra nurse bees (making sure you don’t get the queen), put the lid on and walk away. Come back in four weeks and see if the queen is laying.
Flyback split. This is a new term I’ve only seen in since about 2018. The concept is simply that you do a split and the foragers all fly back to the old location.
Swarm control split.
Ideally, you want to prevent swarming and not have to split. But if there are queen cells I usually put every frame with any queen cells in its own nuc with a frame of honey and let them rear a queen. This usually relieves the pressure to swarm and gives me very nice queens. But even better, put the old queen in a nuc with a frame of brood and a frame of honey and leave one frame with queen cells at the old hive to simulate a swarm. Many bees are now gone and so is the old queen. Some people do other kinds of splits (even walk away etc.) in order to prevent swarming. I think it’s better to just keep the brood nest open.
A cut down split.
The concepts of a cut down are that you free up bees to forage because they have no brood to care for, and you crowd the bees up into the supers to maximize them drawing comb and foraging. This is especially useful for comb honey production and more so for cassette comb honey production but will produce more honey regardless of the kind of honey you wish to produce.
Benefits of Splits…
Swarm Prevention – makes them think they’ve swarmed
Varroa Treatment – Breaks brood cycle
Creates More Hives – one hive can become 2 or even 3
Creates New Queens – fresh queen with local genetics
https://www.perfectbee.com/a-healthy-beehive/inspecting-your-hive/splitting-a-hive
https://www.honeybeesuite.com/how-to-make-a-split/
http://www.bushfarms.com/beessplits.htm
https://carolinahoneybees.com/how-to-split-a-beehive/
https://lowtechinstitute.org/2017/03/07/bee-report-2017-management-plan-for-honey-and-splits/
https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/split-pros-and-cons/?newsletter=053019&spot=headline&utm_source=wcemail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=KBB%20eNews%2005.30.19&utm_term=KBB_eNewsAll%20Subscribers&_wcsid=34ADA6BC847C0809FB9C61EAF79691A15AEB35C895D06146
https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/the-backyard-buzz-the-70-swarm-rule/?newsletter=053019&spot=headline&utm_source=wcemail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=KBB%20eNews%2005.30.19&utm_term=KBB_eNewsAll%20Subscribers&_wcsid=34ADA6BC847C0809FB9C61EAF79691A15AEB35C895D06146
Split Practice:
A great way to practice and something I think would be great for everyone to have is a Resource Hive. Whether it’s a complete hive or just a Nuc setup, having a hive that you can pull a queen from in an emergency, resources such as pollen/nectar, or fresh eggs – Resource Hives are invaluable!
If anyone would like assistance with making splits, reach out to myself or anyone you’ve sought help from before. Once you split a hive, you catch on quick. I’ve split two hives myself, & helped a handful of people do so this year already.
Honey Inquiry?!: If you have Honey available for sale, reply to this email! I & others have been getting requests. To those who have already informed me of their availability – I have forwarded that info.
Wishing everyone healthy hives & lives!
-Dalton Hyde
2020 OBBG President
Beecheck By FieldWatch
The following content is via Program Director/OBBG Officer, Julie Moye, regarding registering your Hives for Free on BeeCheck (https://nc.beecheck.org/) so we can determine the best locations for our own Queen Yard!
Hi All,
I’m starting to plan for a Beekeepers’ Roster with pictures and with hive locations so we can see who is near to who else. Guess what? I don’t have to reinvent the wheel, although I do so enjoy reinventing the wheel, and have done it countless times.
I’m older now, so I’d like to request each of you to drop everything you’re doing and run to your computer/tablet/phone and log yourself into BeeCheck which will locate your entered hives in a registry for purposes of keeping your hives safe from agricultural over-spray, drift, etc.
If you’re driving a car, you can wait until you are able to safely pull off the road- say 10 minutes, would that be sufficient?
Well, as it turns out it will also locate you to us so that we can come to rob your hives at night…wait, I mean so that we can start thinking about the Born & Bred program and look at our bee yard overlaps (an actual queen would say “apiary” and since I’m a queen myself, I will use that royal term from now on).
Here’s a screenshot of those of us who have done so already and by tomorrow at noon, I expect to see the rest of you! Kidding of course, well maybe… It’s for your own good too.
Thanks for letting me entertain myself at your expense for a few minutes. After all, it’s all about my enjoyment, isn’t it?
I hope everyone reads emails regularly.
You’re the best!
PS: I’m a queen of a certain age so screenshots are not my thing, but just in case you’re of a certain age too, this does not have live links. You’ll have to look at that tiny print in the URL and actually type it in and register yourself, it’s free! A URL is an address of a website… a website is a place in a virtual land where you can look at pretty stuff and cats…if you need more info call me. I can’t do everything can I?
Peace Out!
-Julie Moye
OBBG Program Director
What is BeeCheck?
BeeCheck™ is operated by FieldWatch, Inc, a non-profit company created by Purdue in collaboration with interested agricultural stakeholder groups. For more information, visit https://fieldwatch.com/.
This mapping tool is meant to help pesticide applicators and beekeepers communicate more effectively to promote awareness and stewardship activities to help prevent and manage drift effects.
This site features a powerful map interface that clearly shows applicators the locations of registered sites so they can use the information in their ongoing stewardship activities before they spray.
Use this link to Sign Up/Create an Account & then add your Apiary/Hive Locations!
https://nc.beecheck.org/signup#beekeeper
No April 2020 Meeting! ETC.
There is NO APRIL MEETING scheduled!
Due to the current issues presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, we will not be holding a meeting this month. I will put together/send an email replacement regarding Splits… the different kinds, the best time to execute, etc. by end of the week.
I hope everyone who received packages was able to successfully install them. If you are new or even a seasoned keeper with questions regarding your Hives, Packages, Nucs, Splits Etc. – feel free to reach out to a fellow keeper for answers/help. Any of the following members are willing to help out…
Dalton Hyde (919)-260-3265
Denise Deacon (252)-722-3118
Mike Lambright (410)-215-8800
If you would be willing to assist with people’s questions/etc. – let me know!
A key benefit in the Google Doc – Member Directory that Julie Moye suggested creating would be access to current photos/contact info/hive locations so we can more easily interact/assist each other. Hopefully, we can get that going soon.
Still Need Packages?
Sapony Creek’s 2nd Pickup Date is now April 26th! Dave Bradley reached out to let us know to place an order if you are in need of one.
Please Note – We do not currently have any Pickup Plan in place, as I’m not aware of anyone who has placed orders for that date. If we get enough orders, we may be able to orchestrate something.
Swarm Reminder -Get out and check your hives for Swarm Cells! Two members & myself have had hives prepare to swarm and had to act fast to find the original Queen and split them up.
Keep an eye out for an additional Hive Registry Email with content/message from Julie Moye!
Stay Safe & Healthy!
-Dalton Hyde
2020 OBBG President