Spring is upon us and the beekeeping season is nearly here.

The time is now to order those nucleus colonies and package bees and come down to the next meeting of the Leatherstocking Beekeepers’ Association at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, at the Fenimore Farm & County Village (formerly The Farmers’ Museum) in Cooperstown.

This months meeting will feature a presentation all about nucleus colonies vs package bees. Their pros, their cons, and how to install them once you have them with our mentoring coordinator Steve Davis and Honey Chef Richard Lercari.

The meeting will include discussion of the upcoming monthly beekeeping activities and time for a Q&A session so bring your questions and your notebooks.

In club business, membership dues will be collected at the March meeting. They are $10/individual or $15/family. This supports us as we bring you educational presentations each month and connect everyone to mentors in their area. If you can’t attend you can mail your dues to:

The Leatherstocking Beekeepers’ Association
PO Box 374
Cooperstown, NY 13326

We will be looking for volunteers to assist with our booth at the Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 26 at the Milford Central School, and at the Harvest Festival on Saturday and Sunday, September 13th and 14th, at the Fenimore Farm & Country Village.

Elections for President of our association will take place at this upcoming meeting and will be followed by nominations for the board, including Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. We are an organization run by and for our members so please come and make your voices heard.

We’ll bee seeing you there.