Meetings 2016

Meeting Location
At Denver Police Station District 1 
1311 W 46th Ave   (east of W. 46th Ave and Pecos)
Denver, CO 80211
     unless specified otherwise

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January
January 19, Tuesday, 7-9pm

1. Bulk purchases for 2016 (for distribution to members)
2. Ordering equipment (and when)
3. Adopting A Highway
4. Membership and Dues
5. Ideas on Monthly meeting topics

Denver Police Station District 1 (where we were in 2015)
1311 W 46th Ave   (east of W. 46th Ave and Pecos)
Denver, CO 80211


February
February 16, 7-9pm

Topics:
Hive placement; 

Steve- garden products ;

Repairing and preparing equipment for season;

Roundtable questions.

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Denver Police station 1
 1311 W 46th Ave   (east of W. 46th Ave and Pecos)
Denver, CO 80211


March
March 15, 7-9pm

 Topics:

How to split a hive

Discussion of Swarm management guidance documents (drafts to be shared before meeting) 

Roundtable questions

Transactions for Honey-B- Healthy and Memberships at meeting's end.


Denver Police station 1
 1311 W 46th Ave   (east of W. 46th Ave and Pecos)
Denver, CO 80211

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April
April 19, Tuesday, 7-9pm

Topics:
 
Laura Pottorff, Program Director / Colorado Department of Agriculture

• Colorado’s efforts to help with our Honey Bee and Native Bee Population, and the new state survey program involving hives

Queen overwintering/queen rearing discussion -- Eric Smith
 
Swarm techniques and standards (review of guidance documents)
 
Package prep
 
Bee Buddies
 
Roundtable questions

Transactions for Honey-B- Healthy and Memberships at meeting's end.
  
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Denver Police station 1
 1311 W 46th Ave   (east of W. 46th Ave and Pecos)
Denver, CO 80211

        

May
May 17th, Tuesday, 7-9pm

           Agenda TBD

June
June 21, Tuesday, 7-9pm

 Before the meeting in the parking lot -- 6:30ish -- Plant Swap!
​  Bring your extras or volunteers from your yard to share with others.  

Topics (many just a few minutes):

      Speaker -- Greg, Dakota Bees

      Swarm report, updates on swarm list

      Queens for sale? Nucs?

      Professional opportunity, and bee poems (update)

     Who is willing to do outreach?

     Discussion on the Bee Buddies system

     Roundtable / Q & A


July
July 19, Tuesday, 7-9pm

Topics: 

     Speaker -- topic TBD

     Honey management

     Extraction resources

     Club election (Fall)

     Roundtable / Q&A

Denver Police station 1
 1311 W 46th Ave   (east of W. 46th Ave and Pecos)
Denver, CO 80211

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August
August 16, Tuesday, 7-9pm
   
Topics: 

      Volunteer topic opportunity -- Have one? Be ready to present and discuss!

      Wax Moths and You

      Honey Extraction Techniques

      Mite Treatments

      Club election (Fall)

      Roundtable / Q&A
           
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Denver Police station 1
 1311 W 46th Ave   (east of W. 46th Ave and Pecos)
Denver, CO 80211


September
September 20, Tuesday,7-9PM

Topics: 

               The Club's new oxalic acid vaporizer

               Mite Treatments

               Honey Extraction - results

               Overwintering / Winter prep

               Club election (Fall)

                Volunteer topic opportunity -- Have one? Be ready to present and discuss!

                Roundtable / Q&A

Denver Police station 1
 1311 W 46th Ave   (east of W. 46th Ave and Pecos)
Denver, CO 80211


October
October 18, Tuesday, at 7PM

           Agenda TBD

November
November 15, Tuesday, at 7pm

           Agenda TBD

December
           TBD

Questions?  Please contact denverbeeclub@gmail.com.