Walworth County Beekeepers Club

02/21/2017

There is no Walworth County Beekeepers Club meeting tonight. We will instead hope to see you at our Michael Bush speaking event this weekend in East Troy.

04/12/2016

One small step for the chemical industry, one giant leap for the honeybee! http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article71302242.html

Garden-care giant Ortho said Tuesday it will stop using a class of chemicals widely believed to harm bees.

03/06/2016

Have you had the privilege of hearing Marla Spivak speak?

Honeybees have thrived for 50 million years. So why, nine years ago, did colonies start dying en masse?

02/15/2016

Congrats to our very own club member Dan O'leary, of Honey Valley Apiary, for airing on WI Foodie!

Kyle visits the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in East Troy, touring the grounds and sitting down to a white-linen dinner prepared by Tyler Sailsbery of the Black Sheep. This episode also profiles Dan O’Leary, who has been caring for the bees of Michael Fields for 15 years.

01/08/2016

The agency says it may place new restritctions on the chemical by year's end.

11/18/2015

And trees... Bee friendly trees will provide huge amounts of habitat and food for the bees.

11/05/2015

Bees that eat the legs off mites! I want some...http://www.psmag.com/nature-and-technology/bees-bred-with-some-special-genes-are-killing-it

Backyard breeders are creating a new kind of hero honeybee—one that chomps off the legs of mites and saves the hive.

09/16/2015

Another great FREE webinar from Ohio State. http://u.osu.edu/beelab/what-newbees-need-to-know/

What Newbees Need to Know What Newbees Need to Know webinar with Alex Zomchek, September 16, 2016, 55 minutes. What NewBees Need to Know – PDF handout