Spring has finally sprung. Make sure you’re ready to spring when your bees decide that swarming season has arrived.

At the next meeting of the Leatherstocking Beekeepers’ Association we will learn about Honey Bee swarming and how to capture them with Cliff Herring; followed by setting up a new colony and building the hive for your bees with Mike Hoyt. Rounding out the night will be Steven Davis presenting an education committee recap of 2024-2025.

That will be followed by the month by month preparations with group discussion and Q&A.

After that we will be raffling off a nucleus courtesy of Kutick’s Everything Bees.
You must be a member of the club in good standing to participate so make sure your dues are paid!

This month light refreshments will be available after the meeting with local honey for tasting.

In other news, we will be passing a sign up sheets for tabling at the Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 26 in Milford. This is a great time to hangout with fellow members and talk to the public about the bees.
Education Committee Director will be attending a workshop on observation hives at BetterBee in July and has offered to carpool with up to 3 people. A sign-up sheet will be available at the meeting.

We will also be holding club elections at this coming meeting for Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Thank you Stephanie Wardwell, Emma Wallace, and Richard Burroughs for accepting nominations for these roles.

The Leatherstocking Beekeepers’ Association will meet Thursday, April 24, at 7 p.m. at the Fenimore Farm & Country Village.