Recent Posts by Jason

Beekeeping Tips for June and July

By J. Morgan Swarm season is still in effect. Monitor hives for queen cells, eggs, and brood. If you find hives with a swarming tendency, decide if you want to pull the laying queen along with a split and locate her in another location over 2 miles from the original colony. You can also remove…
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Jumpstart 2024 – Quarterly Report from Lisa Lengerich

In preparation as a new beekeeper, I have joined my local beekeeping club, Southeastern IN Beekeepers Association.  I attended my first meeting on March 21, 2024. I will be attending the monthly meetings, the third Thursday of every month. The first meeting mainly consisted of checking hives after the winter, catching swarms, how to prevent…
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Beekeeping Tips for April

Original article by Jim Orem and Ginger Davidson, revised by J. Morgan The overriding objective is for all colonies to be queen-right, healthy, and well-nourished so they can build up to maximum populations for the onset of your areas major nectar flow. Here in Southeast Indiana, we see black locust as our larger crop that…
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Beekeeping Tips for March

Originally submitted by Jim Orem and Ginger DavidsonRevised by J. Morgan According to the Farmer's Almanac, "Spring is the time when worms begin to emerge from the earth, ladybugs land on screen doors, green buds appear, birds chirp, and flowers begin to bloom. The vernal, or spring, equinox signals the beginning of nature's renewal." It…
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