7:00 July Workshop (no Zoom):  Right sizing your beehives 

What happens when I have more boxes than bees?

This workshop is targeted at beginner beekeepers who needs to understand the risks of having more boxes than bees (empty deeps and honey supers). This is especially true for someone who added extra boxes during the spring population buildup and nectar flow. Right-sizing is part of seasonal hive management and now is the time to assess the need during your inspections.

Please join us for an informal discussion on right-sizing and visit with your fellow beekeepers.

7:30 – Preparing your beehives for winter

Gordon Goeking has been a beekeeper since 2008.  He is a journeyman beekeeper and currently has 11 beehives in 3 locations within Wake County.  He has learned the importance of being diligent in the management of our esteemed honey bee and values greatly the requirement to have a good honey bee management plan along with data in place to improve the potefont face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Now is the time to start preparing the honey bees for winter.  The goal is to be able to get all the hives you are managing by November through the winter and ready for the spring flow and the excitement that goes with it.  Gordon Goeking will present this topic that has been primarily put together by Rick Bordeaux.  

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