The time to fix Varroa problems is now.

With the season well underway it’s our job as beekeepers to keep an eye on the Varroa mite population and plan to treat the bees when it becomes necessary. To that end the next meeting of the Leatherstocking Beekeepers’ Association will feature a discussion session among the members about our Varroa mite counts and our plans on how to deal with this.

The homework for the meeting is to perform a test for Varroa mites on your colonies.

The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with snacks and the meeting will be called to order at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, in the Louis C. Jones Center at the Fenimore Farm and Country Village (formerly The Farmers’ Museum), 5775 State Highway 80, Cooperstown.

The discussion will be followed by Q&A, a discussion of monthly activities, and the business meeting.

We’ll Bee seeing you there.