The FCBA club hives were very active this afternoon at 2:30. It was a balmy 50 degrees in Walkersville, MD at Fountain Rock Park where the hives kept. We are pleased to see the colonies so active after enduring such a cold January. Watch them.
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Candy Making
Thanks to Rose for the use of her home for the 2013 FCBA candy making party. Burners were lit, water brought to a boil and ingredients added (sugar, protein powder, etc.) at just the right time. When cooled a little, the mixture was poured into wax paper-lined trays to harden. Then it was time for snacks and bee-talk. Thanks to all who participated!
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Allen Winpigler Featured in Bee Article
Member Allen Winpigler is featured in the below article that appears in today’s Frederick News Post. Below are the two links the article references:
- http://www.mdbeekeepers.org/downloads/The%20Value%20of%20Honey%20Bees%20in%20MD_9-17-12v2.pdf
- http://www.frederickbees.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/RecommendedManagementPractices20100122.pdf
2013 Fair a Success!
Fairgoers were all abuzz after leaving the FCBA booth at the 2013 Great Frederick Fair. The week began early with set-up which included Bill, Allen, Kristien and myself getting frames from club hives at Fountain Rock Nature Park and placing them into two observation hives that were the center of attention at our Fair booth. Ed Mordan hung his gigantic bee while Bill, Ed and I continued to arrange the booth.
Thanks to Rose for such a great job with the sign-up sheet. We were ready for the 6000-7000 elementary school children that poured through the Fair from Monday through Thursday. With flashlights at the ready, we were kept busy pointing out the queen which all the kids really wanted to see. Thanks to all club members who volunteered to man the booth and help educate the public about beekeeping. It was amazing to see how much of the public is aware of and concerned about the plight of the honey bee. 100 people signed up requesting information about our January Beekeeping Class for Beginners!
Congrats to ribbon winners including Allen Winpigler, Joe O’Connell, Janet and Steve Davis, and Ed Mordan. I even won a ribbon!. A special congratulations to Kristien for winning Best of Show with her hand-woven St Ambrose (patron saint of beekeepers) skep.
Thanks, too, to Rose and Ed for helping me with the teardown. Ed and I returned all the girls to their hives at Fountain Rock without incident!
Thanks also to members who sold honey. 323 jars were sold which netted the club a tidy profit.
And a special thanks to Bill McGiffin for his work in coordinating this year’s FCBA Great Frederick Fair program!
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FCBA Field Day in News
The below appeared in the Frederick News Post on Sunday, May 5, 2013.
2013 Fountain Rock Park Swarms
I received an email last night from Kelly at Fountain Rock Park informing me that the observation hive had thrown a small swarm and that it was now on the ground next to a walkway by the Nature Center. She had marked the spot to keep pedestrians away. I went there early this morning to remove it.
See this award-winning 🙂 video of the undertaking complete with video of bees marching into the box: http://youtu.be/OAGIpN2O-c0
Swarms really are ready to draw comb. Notice in the video of photo of the comb they started drawing in the dirt and on the blacktop!
Not sure if the queen is in there, though. Will put some foundation in and start feeding 1:1.
– Dave
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