The Dog Days of Summer are here and the bees love them. This is the season of honey production, sometimes splitting the hives, and sweaty beekeepers. This is when some of the bees most important work is done from filling the hive with resources to us beekeepers keeping the mite numbers in check ahead of autumn and the dark days of winter.

But that’s way in the future.

This month the Leatherstocking Beekeepers’ are meeting up to discuss, review monthly activities and learn about the industry and craft of beekeeping. We will be welcoming Lindsey Moroch of Kutick’s Everything Bees located in Oxford, NY, to present about commercial beekeeping in the year of 2025. Some of us know her from picking up nucleus colonies, her beginners classes, and from picking up equipment from her beekeeping store.

This month, we will be changing the schedule of events. Lindsey will be speaking at 7 p.m., doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for social time and to taste the honey from the forests of Germany provided by your Vice President, Stephanie Wardwell.

After the educational portion we will hold the business meeting and a Q&A where we will be passing around sign ups for the Open Apiary.

Mike Hoyt will be opening his apiary for visitors to observe and assist with an inspection. This is a good opportunity for beginning and prospective beekeepers to get a look inside the hive and what an inspection involves. The event is free but registration is required. A limited number of veils will be available.

Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-apiary-day-tickets-1466539652579?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

We’ll Bee seeing you there!

The next meeting of the Leatherstocking Beekeepers’ Association will be held Thursday, July 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the classroom of the main building at the Fenimore Farm and Country Village (formerly the Farmers’ Museum) at 5775 State Highway 80, Cooperstown.