EAST CENTRAL IOWA BEEKEEPERS
ASSOCIATION
MEET MONDAY,
MARCH 10, CORALVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Neonicitinoids:
Bob Wolff will tell us what he has learned about the threat to honeybees of
these “neonic” pesticides.
Winter
survival: It may be that many of our colonies have already used up
their winter stores due to this winter’s severe cold, and are now in danger of
freezing out. Let’s hear from those who have checked their colonies, to
get a line on what this year’s survival rate may be.
Swarm
catching: Healthy hives are likely to divide in spring. Beekeepers can
avoid some swarming by being alert for swarm cells and by making nucs, but
swarms still happen. Floyd Otdoerfer will talk about catching swarms.
Dues and
Bee Hive Raffle. I’ll collect 2014 membership dues, $5 per member or
couple, at this March meeting. As a further money-raiser, Paul
Gardner has donated one of the hives he makes to be raffled off at that
meeting. These are special hives, painted, with screened bottom board, 2
hive bodies and one honey super, frames with foundation, inner cover and outer
telescoping cover. Come look the raffle hive over before the
meeting. Raffle tickets will be $5 each. You must be present to
win.
Library
location: 1401 5th
Street
Coralville IA 52241
(Balloon on this map)
Come north on 12th Ave from Hwy 6 for one long
block and cross over 5th Street. Library parking is on the
left (west). Meet in Room A&B, the first room on the right in
the library’s basement.
