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Jumpstart 2024 – 2nd Quarter Report from Lisa Lengerich

Jumpstart 2024 – 2nd Quarter Report from Lisa Lengerich
Over the last 3 months I have experienced and learned many new things. April 18th, I received the nucleus colony from my local bee club along with the hive parts. The following day my mentor, Don Burkart, assisted me in transferring the frames into the 1st deep. I was nervous at first to handle the…
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Beekeeping Tips for June and July

Beekeeping Tips for June and July
By J. Morgan Swarm season is still in effect. Monitor hives for queen cells, eggs, and brood. If you find hives with a swarming tendency, decide if you want to pull the laying queen along with a split and locate her in another location over 2 miles from the original colony. You can also remove…
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Jumpstart 2024 – Quarterly Report from Lisa Lengerich

Jumpstart 2024 – Quarterly Report from Lisa Lengerich
In preparation as a new beekeeper, I have joined my local beekeeping club, Southeastern IN Beekeepers Association.  I attended my first meeting on March 21, 2024. I will be attending the monthly meetings, the third Thursday of every month. The first meeting mainly consisted of checking hives after the winter, catching swarms, how to prevent…
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Beekeeping Tips for April

Beekeeping Tips for April
Original article by Jim Orem and Ginger Davidson, revised by J. Morgan The overriding objective is for all colonies to be queen-right, healthy, and well-nourished so they can build up to maximum populations for the onset of your areas major nectar flow. Here in Southeast Indiana, we see black locust as our larger crop that…
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