Brown County Beekeepers Association

Honey Frame Display Cases are built. Club members are working on readying their honey frame entries for the Nov 15 judging.

Other categories are honey, wax and candles. First time for the club. Can’t wait to see your entries.

Check your emails for rules and helpful tips.

The Club had a great day at the Green Day Botanical Gardens teach honey bees

Stop by and say hi to Wayne Steigelman, Dave Elsen, Carl D. Fisher & CR Groth

Worken the side hustle overtime tonight 💪🤣 Green Bay Botanical Garden Family Fall Fest tomorrow with LIVE Bees 🐝 & Honey 🍯 😋 Brown County Beekeepers Association booth. Stop by!
Shout out to my friends 97.9 WGBW with the cool T!

We are so excited for our September meeting tomorrow!
5:30PM - 6:30PM Honey Show Prep with Stephanie Slater from Jam Session Honey & Preserves
6:45PM - Featured Education via Zoom
Dr. Angie Perotti from Mellifloral featured in American Bee Journal March 2024 will be discussing Honey Pollen Analysis.
More information about her services can be found at www.mellifloral.com

Hope to see all our beekeepers!

September President's Message

Hello BCBA Beekeepers!
It's that time of the year to vote for your favorite beekeepers. Sorry Wayne, last year's Beekeeper of the Year is not eligible.
We are now taking nominations for New Beek and Beekeeper of the Year (Description listed on the form). If you have more than one in mind, feel free to nominate multiple beekeepers to help them become a finalist at our October meeting. Winners announced at our end of year meeting in November.
Vote on-line or print the nomination forms that will be emailed later today and bring to the September meeting.

Good luck to everyone!

Nomination Committee
Sarah Matt Mueller
Tom Marquardt
Wayne Steigelman

New Beek Award...
https://forms.gle/fM7pbvPzEzGQYEo26

Beekeeper of the Year...
https://forms.gle/1GrBkdprr98pJ5aFA

BCBA Beekeeper of the Year Recognize an outstanding beekeeper who has made a significant contribution to beekeeping; a person who sets high standards and who is looked upon as a resource of beekeeping knowledge. Qualifications Must have kept honeybees for 3 or more years and also been an active participant of the Brown County...

Today Carl Fisher and Dave Elsen from the Brown County Beekeepers teamed up to teach Hive Inspections to the NWTC Sustainable Agriculture Program students. Always fun to see some new enthusiastic beekeepers.

Timely information from Dr. Erica Shelly, our special zoom education event September 11th (Members will receive an email link prior). Follow her at Best for Bees and make sure to subscribe to the newsletter for more great bee education every month!

Bees on Acid: Oxalic and Formic Acid Benefits 🐝 Dr. Erica’s PPE equipment for oxalic acid vaporizing includes goggles (not seen), gloves, and a 3M Organic Vapour/Acid respirator

Beeing a BCBA member is more than attending meetings, it’s about educating our communities. Thank you Dick and Carol Sturm of Dick's Bees for all your hard work!

We have had such a memorable summer to this point and while there's more to be enjoyed, we are certainly excited to share the fun that can be had with us in Fall and Winter!
The highly anticipated activity guide is live at https://cms5.revize.com/revize/cityofmenasha/departments/parks_recreation_forestry_and_cemeteries/index.php

The Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund is a great resource to help you create a wonderful pollinator friendly space. They assist with how to prepare the land and also provide the seed dependent on how much you need. Different seed for Bees and Butterflies.

This is are 3rd year and its really taking off.

Meet our honey Judge Stephanie Slater from Jam Session Honey & Preserves. Best in the land!

We are looking forward to Dr. Erica Shelly from Best for Bees presenting about her ProtectaBEE innovations and Big Bee Data on a special Zoom presentation September 11th.

We are buzzing with excitement about this one!

We just published a paper in Frontiers in Bee Science about our innovative ProtectaBEE® technology! This breakthrough allows us to deliver treatments directly into beehives without disturbing the bees. This means beekeepers can now care for their hives in any weather, saving time and enhancing hive health.

We’re working with special fungi to combat varroa mites and awaiting approval for new mite treatments that could transform beekeeping. Stay tuned for our next paper, which will explore using our technology for other hive diseases.

A huge thanks to my co-authors Tasmin Brown, Peter Kevan, and Aparna Karthikeyan, and everyone who contributed to this research, including Nicole Gauvreau, Amy Savigny, Melanie Nobre, Victor Nobre, Lise VdB, Michelle Lantink, Andrew Abouchar, and many supportive beekeepers. Your efforts are invaluable!

Together, we’re advancing beekeeping and contributing to global food security. Thank you to everyone who has supported us—It truly takes a hive! 🐝

Interested in collaborating? Reach out! Let’s keep innovating together.

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/bee-science/articles/10.3389/frbee.2024.1428673/full

A secret package just arrived at A-Frame Acres…What is Big Wayne the Beekeeper up to now 🤔 Can you guess what it is? 💨
Full review coming soon!
APISOLIS

Our top swarm hunter caught this marked beauty yesterday near Casco and is now in good hands.
If you see a ball of bees in your trees…call us!👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
https://browncountybeekeepers.com/swarm-removal/

BCBA Members are invited to a Tour of Sikora residence
Tuesday, August 13th, 2024
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm (Central Time)
Ken and Judy Sikora residence, 978 Lakeview Dr, Green Bay, WI, 54313

Tour of Sikora residence - Wild Ones Green Bay Chapter We will tour the property of Ken and Judy Sikora, past members of our chapter and native plant enthusiasts. We may also get to see the planting that Judy h...