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Eastern Colorado Beekeepers

 

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- Due to social distancing and precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have cancelled or modified some events, please check our calendar below or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information -

- Participate in the Fall 2020 Mite-a-thon! -
To help bring awareness, the pollinator partnership does an annual Mite-a-thon encouraging beekeepers to do either an alcohol wash OR sugar shake mite count and report your numbers. This also helps track data on mite counts for research on the efficacy of our efforts to manage Varroa mites in the US.
Step 1: Report your mite counts from August 15th-30th online at https://www.pollinator.org/miteathon
Step 2: Help the ECB earn a chace to win a Dadant gift certificate that we can use to either support the observation hive or support members by filling out this quick form.

- Member Services (new online payment options!) -

 

Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month January through November at 6:30pm

 

Please check the calendar entries or contact us (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for meeting location information, as it is in flux during the pandemic. We are currently trying to offer hybridized meetings allowing some in-person contact as well as an online connection for those that prefer not to meet in person.

Strasburg, CO  80136

 

Guests are welcome!

 

 

 

 

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Think you have a swarm?

Awesome! Now what?

 

  1. Don't spray them! Honey bee swarms are just a group of worker bees with the queen in the center looking for a new home - this is a natural part of their reproductive process and is one way we can get new bee colonies from established hives. Bee swarms may be alarming, but they are not a danger if left alone to be handled by experienced beekeepers.

  2. Call for help! If you live in Colorado, you can use the statewide swarm hotline or call your local country extension office or beekeepers' association.

    If you contact the right folks, someone will come collect the swarm and make sure they find a good home!
    We have local beekeepers from our club networked within the Colorado state swarm hotline (1-844-SPY-BEES or 1-844-779-2337) who you will be connected with when you call and enter your town/area information.

 

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Please see our Beekeeping Classes & Calendar pages or the list below for specific classes as they are scheduled.
Fill out the interest form linked here & we will contact you as educational opportunities that may interest you are planned!

We at Eastern Colorado Beekeepers try to offer a range of educational opportunities for our variety of club and community members.

Generally, we offer Beekeeping 101 each spring and, depending on opportunity and interest, will offer Beekeeping 201 & more specific classes such as hand-on hive splitting seminars.
Classes are typically held in the Byers/Strasburg/Bennett area and often include at least a portion of class in an apiary (weather permitting) with the bees.

If you are interested in any of these or other educational opportunities, please fill out the form below & we will keep you in the loop!

Typically, there is also an educational presentation at each regularly scheduled meeting (guests are welcome - see our calendar!).

 

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