To all Cherokee Beekeepers Club members:
It is the 14th of February and the bees have been bringing a little pollen into the hives during the warmer days. The colonies are starting to cycle up the brood. It’s just that there are not enough dry days with temps above 50 degrees and with warm sunshine. Under these conditions with an increasing brood volume and full sun, the bees will fly. Red maple is due but with our rain, the bees may not get much benefit if they can’t fly. You can help your hives by providing pollen substitute and probiotics inside the hives. Also, make sure to verify that your bees have enough honey/syrup to sustain them until spring arrives. If you have stores in your supers, you may want to swap them from the top to the below the brood chamber so they can more easily clean them out and bring the food into the cluster.
Our regular meeting will be at 7:00pm on Thursday, February 18th. The speaker will be Josh Fuder – club member, beekeeper, and our Agriculture and Natural Resources UGA Extension Agent. If you would like to know what annuals and perennials to plant for the bees-this meeting will be of great interest. If you would like to attend the meeting, JOIN NOW!
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The Cherokee Bee Club membership year runs from January 1st through December 31st each year and we would like to invite you to either join or renew your membership for 2021 now! The 2021 membership form may be emailed (you can fill it out electronically with free “write on pdf” apps) or printed and mailed with your payment to the address at the bottom of the application. You can pay instantly through VENMO if you want to email your application and save a stamp.
Venmo address: @Cherokee-Beekeepersclub If you pay through Venmo, don’t forget to send your application!
