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BCBC's Summer 2008 participants in the NCSBA Summer Meeting held in Southern Pines. Great People, great meeting! Make plans to attend state meetings with us NEXT year!
Crabtree Bee Tree!
Connie and Ted Brown contacted Calvin Robinson about a bee tree in Crabtree area of Haywood County. This tree had fallen across a road in a development and need to be removed. Knowing of Calvin's mutual interest in saving feral colonies, they asked him to assist in removing them. The best part for Calvin is they get to go into his breeding program if they measure up. These photos give you some idea of what it is like to remove a bee tree colony and put it into a Langstroth hive
This colony was successfully placed into a Langstroth hive and fed because there were no stores of nectar or honey. It appeared they may be queenless due to no brood and not seeing a queen, but the dearth may have shut down brood. Calvin set them up at his place to feed and observe. After 2 days, they left the hive and Calvin figured they were gone. After a couple of weeks, Calvin discovered what appeared to be a large swarm in a tree not far from the hive box. He "captured" the swarm by shaking them into a large trash can and putting the lid on. He then discovered the large sections of comb built on the limb they were hanging on. He cut the comb out and put it in the hive the bees were originally in and took bees and hive two miles away. There he put the bees back in the hive and fed them. This time the stayed, but still appeared queenless. He tried to introduce a queen, but the hive killed her in the cage. Two months after the capture of this colony, brood finally became visible and the beautiful dark queen was found. It appears she had shut down for the dearth and the rain from Fay and subsequent Golden Rod bloom, as well as feed, stimulated her to lay again. The hive is back in the Sourwood Knoll Apiary doing well now.
2008 Georgia Beekeepers Association Fall Conference
Looks like Kefyn and Janet are in perfect step and sporting a smile as they head in to the conference on Friday morning
President Bob Binnie
Randy Oliver ABJ writer, researcher and commercial beekeeper
Buncombe County's own Greg Rogers does demonstration on making pollen patties
The N Ga mountain back drop made us feel at home
Dan Purvis gives queen breeding workshop
Workshop apiary
Pop tops please!
Next meeting could we recycle the WHOLE can?
Ga beekeeper, Berry Wright gives fall management advice
Janet cuts her eyes at someone talking in class (You can take the teacher out of the classroom but you can not take the teacher out of a teacher)
