David Hocutt will be joining us to talk about "checkerboarding," a management technique to prevent swarming.

By popular request, Jason Morgan will lead a discussion on mead making using honey harvested from your hives. This is a great winter-time topic and we hope to see you there.

Dave Broxterman and Jason Morgan will demonstrate several methods of making splits for apiary increase and varroa management. Please note we're still meeting at our winter location.

Dwight Wells will visit us again to talk about Swarm traps... and trapping! Always a great topic... and just in time to get things ready to go collect some swarms for the 2018 swarm season!

Karen Ferguson will talk about taking notes and logs for each hive. Paying attention to what's going on in each hive is one thing, writing it down in a way that you can remember it is another. The December, January, February and March meetings will be held at the Moores Hill Senior Center.

Dave Broxterman and Jason Morgan will demonstrate several methods of making splits at the March 2017 SIBA meeting.

Jim Orem will lead a discussion on homemade/build-it-yourself bee tools and equipment at the February 2017 SIBA meeting.

Tyson Hermes will present beeswax processing and candlemaking at the Jan. 2017 SIBA meeting.