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Norfolk County Beekeepers Association 2008
 

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We invite you to visit us or attend an event. Our members are more than happy to answer any questions you may have about the organization, beekeeping, and how you can join.

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The Norfolk County Beekeepers Association (NCBA) is dedicated to apiculture and promotion of the art & science of beekeeping among beekeepers, agriculture and the general public. We are a non-profit organization founded in Walpole, Massachusetts.

The Latest Buzz

Packaged Bees 2008
Reseska Apiaries will be providing bee packages for club members. Download the form and send in your orders asap.

NCBA Bee School -2008
Bee school has started but it is not too late to join.

The Bee School last year is the biggest we have every had. See the graduating class on the Bee School Page.

Please follow the link to our Bee School page (Buzz)

Meeting Discussion List
(Download Word Doc.)

October 2007 (Word doc.)
1. Caring for wax capings
2. Cleaning honey supers
3. Storing for winter
4. Checking your hive weight
5. Organic beekeeping update

November 2007 (Word doc.)
1. Planning for winter
2. Feeding bees fondant candy
3. Top bar hive presentation

December 2007 (Word doc.)
1. Checking Hives now and over the winter
2. Comments from the November SNEBA Meeting


Swarms...
What You Should Do?

Swarming is a natural process of bees and usually occurs between April and June. If you have spotted a swarm and need to know what to do, follow this link:click here. We are here to educate and help.

Our organization is made up of men and women who enjoy the art of Beekeeping. Some of our members have only one or two hives, while others keep fifty or more. One thing that we all have in common is our dedication to nature, the environment and apiculture.
 

Next Meeting is our Summer BBQ in July

Download our Newest and Latest Newsletter (PDF)

Upcoming Programs

April
Nectar and Pollen Plants

Past Programs

Getting off the Chemical Treadmill (PDF)

Horizontal Two Queen System to replace winter losses
Download the presentation in PDF form. Bring a copy with you to the meeting

Hive Record Keeping

Tim Sullivan came up wtih a couple of forms to helps us keep record of our hives over the season. Here are the links to the 2 page PDF as well as the cover sheet that he created when he made the binders for the members last year.

Queen Rearing

We just completed our 4th session on Queen Rearing. Tim Sullivan has given 2 great demonstrations and we watched an awesome movie from German.. Tim has made available the slide presentation from the 3 sessions and they are available for download here.

Session 1: Selecting the Candidates (1.1 MB)

Session 2: Simple Queen Rearing (.85 MB)

Session 4: Larval Transfer Methods (2.2 MB)


 

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Norfolk County Beekeepers Association,
Walpole, Massachusetts
2007
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