Sussex County Beekeeping Association 

March Member Meeting

Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Time: 7pm-9pm

Location: The Richards Building, Sussex County Fairgrounds

37 Plains Road, Augusta, NJ 07822

 

NUCS will be arriving in April so it's time to get prepared. Make sure your electric fences are in working order, order new/replacement equipment, and refresh your knowledge on installation and frame manipulation. 

Join us for our March member meeting when Grant Stiles, Stiles Honey, will discuss these timely topics and answer all your beekeeping questions. 

Need equipment or supplies (i.e. mite treatment)? Email Grant at [email protected]

This will also be the last meeting to submit NUC orders. Download the form and submit it at the meeting along with full payment. Check and cash only, please. 

After Grant's talk, there will be a social hour, where beekeepers can mingle. Bring a snack to share. SCBA will provide coffee, tea, and water. 

We look forward to seeing you!

Let's Talk About

Varroa Destructor

Dear Fellow Sussex Beekeeper-

Keeping track of the varroa destructor levels in your hives, and treating those parasites, is paramount to your success as a beekeeper, and your bee's ability to survive the onslaught of the bee viruses the mites vector. As we've discussed, in order to accurately and simply establish mite loads, you need to perform monthly checks.  We've attached a link here to a short educational video performed by Randy Oliver, researcher and beekeeper, and author of the web page Scientificbeekeeping.com.  The video is titled "Randy's Mite Wash Video". Randy's web page also offers an instructional aid on how to create your own inexpensive mite shaker. Please log on to Randy's site, use it as you wish, and feel free to make a contribution if you're so moved.
Thank you and Bee well.
Tom Makoujy, Pres.

Sussex County Beekeepers Association

Name That Masked Beekeeper

Can you recognize your club members in their full beekeeping regalia? We all have a unique way of handling our bees--a special way we waddle when being chased by our hive. Send in your photos and give others a chance to Name That Masked Member.