Welcome
Welcome to the Trinity Valley Beekeepers Association web site.
If you are a first-time visitor, please take a few moments to browse our site. You can check out our FAQ to view frequently asked questions and their answers. For links to other online resources click on our Resources page and if you find bees and beekeeping as fascinating as we do, come to one of our monthly meetings; they are always free and open to the public. If you like what you see, then join us as a member.
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This Month in The Bee Year |
| January: Despite the odd warm day, your bees are relying on their winter stocks of honey to survive. On those warm days check to see that your bees are taking cleansing flights. If you see no activity put your ear to the side of the hive and tap the hive. You should hear a momentary buzz. If not open your hive to check. Also lift your hives and if they feel light feed them with a 1:1 sugar-water mixture (top feeders work best). For more details check out January in The Bee Year. |
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| This Month |
February Meeting
Making Splits
and Handling Swarms
Christi Baughman and Tom Scott
February 1st, 2012
The Point, Center for Arts and Education
C. C. Young Retirement Community
As the weather warms, the queen starts laying and the once spacious hive can become overcrowded, inviting swarming. Learn how to reduce the risk of swarming, what to do when you have a swarm and how to make splits of your hives to increase space and create more hives. Christi Baughman and Tom Scott will be leading the discussion.
Also this month we are introducing a new Q&A Session at 6:45 (15 minutes before the meeting). Come early to get your questions answered by our more experienced members in a more informal setting.
We will have our Bee Plant of the Month and Alan Eynon with our monthly In the Hive.
All meetings are free and open to the public. See the Meetings page for more details.
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| Upcoming Events |
| February 1 |
Splits and Swarms, Christi Baughman and Tom Scott |
| March 7 |
Bee Plant/Bee Landscaping, Becky Bender and Michael Parkey |
| April 4 |
Bee Safe Herbicides and Pesticides |
| May 2 |
Pollen |
| June 6 |
Propolis |
| July 11 |
Movie Night (1 week later due to holiday) |
| August 1 |
Honey Chef/Honey Tasting |
| September 5 |
Scholarship Recipient Presentations |
| October 3 |
Photo Contest |
| November 7 |
Hive and Bee Microbiology |
| December 5 |
Holiday Party |
Note: Topics and speakers subject to change |
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New on TVBees.org |
| We're now on Facebook |
Resources Page Updates:
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In The News |
Nicotine Bees - Movie Trailer
Peter Earth |
Pollinator Protection Campaign: Saving Honeybees!
Sierra Club, November 10, 2010 |
In Pictures: China's Bee Wearing Contest
BBC, July 17, 2011 |
Gardeners add backyard beehives
Dallas Morning News, May 12, 2011(Subscription needed) |
For Allergy Relieft, Local Honey Fails the Test
New York Times, May 9, 2011 |
Pollution Killing Flower's Fragance
Science Daily, August 2008 |
Do the Honey Bee
helpthehoneybees - YouTube Music Video
August 2009 |
Bee-Boy dance crew drops dead
helpthehoneybees - YouTube Music Video
July 2008 |
| Search Google News for "honeybee" |
| More Articles > |
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