February Meeting: Honey Production with Single Brood Chamber Hives

As winter winds down, it's time to start getting ready for Spring! Our February meeting will include our regular agenda items:

• What's blooming? A  monthly review of food sources for bees and other pollinators.  Have plant you have noticed bees on?  Share your pic from your phone to booneregionalbeekeepers@gmail.com. Please include approximate location and name, if known.
• Bee Curious. A review of interesting bee related scientific articles .
• Test your knowledge! A trivia quiz that is seasonal or related to our monthly program. 
• Club activities and business items.  A monthly review of our club's services and discussion of club business. 
• Maintenance calendar.  An overview and discussion of seasonal activities in the apiary. 
• Upcoming events. A review of upcoming conferences or other club related activities. 

Our special program for February will be a presentation by Steve Moeller on honey production with single brood chamber hives.  Steve Moeller lives in a rural area near Columbia, Missouri and began his beekeeping adventure in 1974. He currently manages 40-50 hives for the production of honey, beeswax and pollen. Steve is a past Secretary and Treasurer of the Missouri State Beekeepers Association and is an EAS certified master beekeeper. He believes that beekeeping is best approached as a life-long learning experience.

                   Have a question or suggestion for a topic? Please submit them here.

             Doors open at 2:30 PM for socializing with the meeting beginning at 3:00 PM. 

            Please contact us at booneregionalbeekeepers@gmail.com with any questions!