Winterizing Beehives
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 · 9 am–noon
VSU Randolph Farm Pavilion, 4415 River Road, Petersburg, VA 23803
Keith Tignor, our State Apiarist, will cover the steps needed to winterize your beehives. Keith will begin the workshop with a PowerPoint presentation in the large classroom at the Randolph Farm Pavilion. Then we will go to the hives at the bee yard on Randolph Farm. Topics will include opening a hive for inspection; pest identification and management; techniques to feed bees over the winter; cover crops and tree species that produce the most nectar and pollen; and when and how to order honeybee nucs in preparation for the spring. Information from this program will help attendees mitigate hive loss over the winter. All participants must bring a bee suit to wear during the hive inspection part of this workshop. Wear light clothes and avoid open-toe shoes, perfume or cologne.
For more information, contact Dennis Hatch at 804-689-0410 or dhatch@vsu.edu.
If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact the Small Farm Outreach Program office at smallfarm@vsu.edu or call (804) 524-3292 / TDD (800) 828-1120 during business hours of 8 am. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event.
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