Beekeeping Workshop: Spring Inspection and Management
Hosted by the farm and conducted by the CT Beekeeper's Association, our beekeeping sessions run from spring through fall each year.With the winter weather behind us, it is time to make a plan for inspecting the beehive. Observational beekeeping is our method. Mild temperatures get the honey bees moving and therefore the beekeeper approaches the hive with a checklist. The workshop will cover questions like: are the bees alive, do you see or hear the cluster, do they have food, do they need a quick fix to carry the bees, what do the frames look like, did you see the queen or evidence that the queen is laying? Is there a plan to clean off the bottom board?Part of the management of honey bees is having hives in good working condition (clean, painted, no decaying hive boxes, good-looking frames, etc). Now is the time to take corrective action.Led by Bill Hesbach, CBA PresidentRegistration for this workshop can be found here: https://www.ctbees.org/.../spring-inspection-workshop-2022