We hope you'll join us on Saturday, July 6th at Ralph's Apiary in Carmel, NY (254 Horsepound Road). Weather permitting, Ralph will do a hive inspection and discuss what to look for at this time of year. If it does rain, Ralph will share his beekeeping practices with us inside. So, there's plenty of great […]
Apiguard Mite Treatment Our next meeting is set for Saturday, August 3rd from 10:30am to noon. We plan to do a hive inspection as well as discuss mite treatments in more detail. Thanks to our newest volunteer, it will be held at Mike Elms' Apiary, 38 Schildbach Rd, Pound Ridge. Please bring jackets, veils and gloves as you […]
We hope you'll join us for our next Hudson Valley Natural Beekeepers meeting. We plan to do a hive inspection (weather permitting) as well as discuss assessing hives in preparation for winter. Thanks to our newest volunteer, it will be held at Yossi Taubenfeld's apiary at 75 Allison Lane, Thornwood, NY. Yossi has graciously volunteered […]
Our next meeting is set for Saturday, November 16th, from 10:30am to noon. We plan to talk about important preparations for getting your hives ready for the winter. We will focus on the key elements: food stores, ventilation, varroa mite treatment and insulation. Where: Rainbeau Ridge, 49 David's Way, Bedford Hills (please park on the farm's side […]
Please join us as we discuss the best way to plant for pollinators and as we have an opportunity to talk about winter experiences and spring plans.
Join us for a Zoom conference call for a spring Beekeeping discussion. Details are available via our email list, so feel free to sign up and we'll send you more information before the end of this week! This will take the place of our March and April meetings.
Join us as Andy and Eric talk about Part I of Winter Hive Prep. The conversation will include assessing hive health, population, honey stores and the queen. It will take place on Zoom and Facebook Live!
Andy will walk us through a hive split! We hope you'll join us for our next beekeepers meeting, Saturday, the 15th. It's on Zoom and live on Facebook, starting at 10:30am. Abbott has volunteered to demonstrate hiving his new nucs and Andy and Eric will walk us through hive splits. Thanks to Gabriella, we have […]
Join us on November 19th, at 11am for our next Hudson Valley Natural Beekeepers meeting. Eric and Karen will demonstrate oxalic acid vaporization to treat phoretic mites (when there's virtually no brood in the hive) and will make additional comments and demonstrations of winter prep. Sign up for our email list to get the most […]
Join us in January for our next Hudson Valley Natural Beekeepers meeting. Jody will demonstrate how to make mead from last season's yummy honey. Sign up for our email list to get the most up-to-date information about our meetings, resources and more. Click here for the meeting summary.
