7:00 pm - Building Wooden Frames for the bee hive- Susan Benton
Frames used in beekeeping may be wooden or plastic with wax or plastic foundation. Both kinds of frames work well in beekeeping, but the beekeeper may choose to use wooden frames with wax foundation.  With a little practice, it is easy to assemble wooden frames.  This workshop will demonstrate how to assemble wooden frames, install the wax foundation, and wire it into place.  The beekeeper will receive a medium frame and a sheet of wax foundation and receive instructions for installing and wiring the wax into place.  This will give the beekeeper a model to take home to use as a visual guide.  Please bring a small hammer if you have one. A Power Point presentation will be made available for those participating by zoom.

7:30 pm - Stress Factors affecting honeybees - Dana Stahlman
Beekeepers and honey bees face considerable challenges in the changing conditions of altered landscapes, agrochemicals, pollutants, changes in the climate and a host of other issues. Many of these factors are out of the beekeeper's control. However, there are things we as beekeepers can do to better manage and hopefully provide some  control. Dana has worked with bees since the late 1940's and has seen first hand how changing farming practices, lost of foraging land, and climate has affected his ability to keep honeybees.