March Meeting - Swarms & Splits - Spring is Coming!

We will discuss swarm prevention, why hives swarm, how to tell when a hive is preparing to swarm, and tricks to collecting a swarm.  If you are a member and would like to be added to our swarm list, please let us know.

Swarms & Splits - Spring is Coming!

Club member, Jeff Bonner, will go over "Trapping Bees the Easy Way!" He'll talk about how to successfully catch and trap swarms; and how to successfully transfer the swarm to your apiary.

We will also discuss how splitting your colony can help keep your bees from swarming, how to tell when a colony is preparing to swarm, and when a split should be done. There are several benefits to splitting your colony, which we will go over. There are also several ways that you can split a colony. You can let the colony create their own queen or you …