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4th Quarter 2013 SIBA Update

By Tyson Hermes and J.Morgan Our diligent efforts in preparing for Winter seem like it was months ago now. As we are snuggling in watching snow fall, we can only hope our bees are doing okay. I personally am already anxious for Spring’s arrival. It was a busy quarter in SE Indiana. Our Moore’s Hill meetings…
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Videos of Michael Bush presenting at Clifty Falls November 2013

Contributed by J. Morgan It was another rough season for many of us at SIBA with regards to keeping varroa mite populations knocked down to a safe number. Some in the club who have never treated before resorted to trying ApiVar for the first time. Others, such as myself are rolling the dice again seeing…
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Of Bugs, Blooms & Vittles: Honeybees heading into winter

By Chandra L. Mattingly One hive richer than in the winter of 2013, I'm hoping my honeybees will winter as well as last year. To recap this year, all three of my backyard beehives came through last winter with strong populations. Due to the drought, I'd fed honey cappings over the inner covers in September…
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Drones the Forgotten Bees: See You Next Spring

by Ginger Davidson www.GeezBeezHoney.com It’s now fall. This is the time of the year when trees look like a Monet against our hillside. The temperatures are dropping and the days are getting shorter. Pumpkins, corn stalks, and decorative Indian corn adorn porches across the Midwest in preparation for bean and chili suppers, ghostly trick o’…
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