Announcements
Fair Booth for the Dunn County Beekeepers
The Dunn County Beekeepers are having a booth at the 2017 Dunn County Fair, July 26 – 30. Clicking here to view the schedule. Or view the file below. It is a great opportunity to learn from an experienced beekeeper by working with them at the booth. Contact Veronica K. at: vjkkjv@yahoo.com. Updates will be posted. |
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2017 Dunn County Fair Booth Workers.pdf
A NEW HONEY BEE INFECTION TRANSMITTED BY VARROA MITES
UW-Stout biology professor Jim Burritt and his students have published research about a new strain of the bacterium called Serratia marcescens strain sicaria. With evidence of its killing power, they chose the name sicaria, which means assassin, and Ss1 for short. With this research, they may have made an important discovery in the effort to determine why honey bee hives are dying out during the winters in the Upper Midwest. A new honey bee infection transmitted by Varroa mites? by Jim Burritt, University of Wisconsin-Stout, may be viewed on YouTube. Follow the link at: |
June Beekeepers Meeting
Fellow Beekeepers, Dr. Becky Masterman, Assistant Extension Professor and Program Director for the UMN Bee Squad, has accepted our invitation to give a talk at our June 12th, 2017 meeting (next month). The topic will be: Keeping Bees Healthy: Updates on Bee Research, Management and MiteCheck. She will give us an update on the latest research on varroa mites and how to manage the mite levels in our honeybee colonies. We will meet at UW Stout in room 112 at the Jarvis Hall Science Wing. This room is right next to the room Jim gave his presentation in April. Again this is an announcement for our JUNE 2017 - which is next month!!!! I will send another email reminder in June!! Please mark your calendars!! Thank you, Klaus |
May Beekeepers Meeting
Fellow Beekeepers, We will meet in room 116 at the Menomonie Alliance Church, 502 21st St N, Menomonie, WI 54751. (3 blocks north of the Hospital on 21st ST). First: For those who were unable to attend our last meeting or those who just want to see Jim Burritt's research presentation again, here is a link where you can watch it online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoSi5v9rtWo Our May meeting will have something for everyone: - We will present the results of our informal honeybee colony winter loss survey - For new beekeepers we will have a presentation on what your colonies should look like by now and what to do next. - Tom and Dave will give a presentation on how to do splits and why nucs are so useful in an apiary. No lunch. Hope to see you all Monday, May 8th. Klaus AGENDA
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April Beekeepers Meeting
Dear Fellow Beekeepers, Our April 10th meeting will be at UW Stout. It will be Jim Burritt's research presentation on honey bee health. His presentation will start at 7pm. We will have short club business meeting starting at 6:30pm. Here is the invite that was sent to area clubs: A research presentation on honey bee health by Jim Burritt will be held at 7pm on April 10th, 2017 in room 110 of Jarvis Hall Science Wing on the UW-Stout campus. The information will pertain to efforts at UW-Stout and UW-Madison campuses to investigate the bacterium Serratia marcescens strain sicaria, a potential new threat of honey bees. Links to the UW-Stout news release on the research and the publication follow. A map of the UW-Stout campus is attached (Jarvis Hall Science Wing is #16 on the map, and parking lot #18 should be a fitting location to park). Visitors should avoid parking in Disabled, Reserved (signed), No Parking Areas, Loading Zones and Meters, Yellow Zones, Groundsdisabled spots or A spots. General parking spaces in lots 18, 24, and 29 will not be ticketed between 4 p.m. and 2 a.m. Research publication: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0167752 UW-Stout press release: http://www.uwstout.edu/news/articles/Professor-students-identify-bacterium-that-may-kill-honey-bees.cfm |
March Beekeepers Meeting
Fellow Beekeepers,
I would like to invite you to our next monthly Beekeepers
meeting on Monday, March 13th, 2017 at 7p.m. We will meet in room 116 at the Menomonie Alliance Church, 502 21st St N, Menomonie, WI 54751. (3 blocks north of the Hospital on 21st ST).
We will discuss how to get your bee colony started (feeding, first inspections etc.).In addition we will discuss hive inspections and record keeping (different methods of record keeping and what information to record). No lunch. Hope to see you all Monday, March 13th.
Klaus
AGENDA Roll call -- Beekeepers sign in
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February Beekeepers Meeting
Fellow Beekeepers,
I would like to invite you to our next monthly Beekeepers meeting on Monday, February 13th, 2017 at 7p.m..
We will meet in room 116 at the Menomonie Alliance Church, 502 21st St N, Menomonie, WI 54751. (3 blocks north of the Hospital on 21st ST).
On this day we will take your bee
orders. This is the ONLY day we will be taking orders. NO mail in orders. We
require payment in full for your bee order. No lunch.
Hope to see you all Monday, February 13th.
Klaus
AGENDA Roll call -- Beekeepers sign in
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January Beekeepers Meeting
Happy New Year Fellow Beekeepers,
I would like to invite you to our next monthly Beekeepers meeting on Monday, January 9th, 2017 at 7p.m..
We will meet in room 116 at the Menomonie Alliance Church, 502 21st St N, Menomonie, WI 54751. (3 blocks north of the Hospital on 21st ST).
This will be our last meeting before our 10th annual Beginner's Beekeeper Workshop on Saturday February 4th, 2017. We will finalize our plans for the workshop. We are still looking for volunteers to - help with set up and tear down (set up will be done on Friday, February 3rd starting at 4pm) - help in the kitchen / food prep - help with the round robin sessions - be available for questions from workshop participants - general help
As a reminder: we will have our club Christmas get-together immediately following the workshop. It will be right at the church.
It's also time to pay the club dues ($5 per member). Please pay at our next upcoming meetings.
No lunch.
Hope to see you all Monday, January 9th. Klaus
AGENDA Roll call -- Beekeepers sign in Secretary/Treasurer's Report Old Business New Business Beginner's Beekeeping workshop 2017 |
November Beekeepers Meeting
Hello Fellow Beekeepers, I would like to invite you to our next monthly Beekeepers meeting on Monday, Nov 14th, 2016 at 7p.m..
We will meet in room 116 at the Menomonie Alliance Church, 502 21st St N, Menomonie, WI 54751. (3 blocks north of the Hospital on 21st St.)
Discussion on overwintering hives.
No lunch.
Hope to see you all Monday, November 14th.
Klaus
AGENDA Roll call -- Beekeepers sign in
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2017 Beekeepers Workshop
Registration is open for the 2017 Dunn County Beekeepers Workshop. Click on the sidebar to view the program and register. |
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