Our January meeting was great! We spent a few moments confirming our new executive committee (see below) and then spent a good hour doing general Q&A about beekeeping, top bar hives, and the old package vs nuc debate. Good time was had by all and 2012 looks to be starting off on a great...
Club Meetings
October Program & November Meeting Place Change
October Program We have Mark Bennett of Dadant Va scheduled to present at our October meeting !! Mark will bring and demonstrate items in 3 categories. Anything new in the last couple of years – products, services, policies, etc. Options for the basics – for example, bottom boards – solid, screened, with built-in...
Ask the Experts a big Success!
The annual Ask the Experts meeting was a huge success. Three experienced beekeepers fielded questions that ranged from feeding bees, overwintering Nuc’s, packages vs nucs, and mite treatments (or non-treatment.) The other important items discussed included: 1. The State Fair Richmond-area Beekeeper group is still looking for beekeepers interested in selling honey, candles and...
ERBA August Mtg & VSBA Fall Meeting
Tomorrow night (Tuesday, August 9) we have John Adams speaking about removing bees from structures (6:30 PM to 8:30 PM), which should be a great talk. Come over to Fort Lee Baptist Church, just to the east of Richmond and mix with a bunch of local beekeepers who love to talk beekeeping and honey...
Pictures from the Picnic
We really had a blast at the picnic, with around 30 folks and more food then we knew what to do with! The weather was amazing (who would have thought a mid-80′s day in July!)
The July Member Picnic
In July, we do not hold our regularly scheduled meeting. We’ve just gotten through the busy Spring month, many folks are harvesting honey or tending to their new hives and we take the month of July to have a member’s picnic at Dorey Park. Check back soon for information on our August meeting. July...
Certified Naturally Grown
Our June meeting focused on Jonathan Duffy from Kinloch Farm in The Plains, VA, who gave a presentation/slide show called Certified Naturally Gown – For Beekeepers Why & How. This program explained how the beekeeper could certify their honey as naturally grown. He also gave comparisons and differences between this and certifying your honey...
Honey Extraction and New Beekeepers
The May meeting of the East Richmond Beekeepers Association was a big success. Our open discussion Q&A covered top bar hives, langstroth hives, swarming and cut-out’s. Dennis Williams then focused the meeting on the in’s and out’s of honey extracting, including some discussion on how to store your wax during the off season. All...
Life with Africanized Honey Bees
The topic for our next meeting, on Tuesday, April 12 (from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Fort Lee Baptist Church) will be Life with Africanized Honey Bees. Ann Harman, world traveling beekeeper and author and regular contributor to Bee Culture Magazine, will speak to us about her experiences with Africanized bees.
March ERBA Program Announced
We were unable to obtain Andy Westrich’s services for a weekend class, as his weekends are his cherished ‘bee time.’ But, he did agree to come down and give an abbreviated version of the class at the March meeting. The Agenda for the March meeting follows: - Welcome New Members & Visitors - Reading...