Punxsutawney Phil might have predicted an early spring this past Ground Hog day, but we as beekeepers know that winter is an unpredictable beast.

Learn how you can help your bees make it through the winter to that first spring flow.

Steven Davis will be presenting “Winter Feeding and Bee Nutrition” at this months meeting of the Leatherstocking Beekeepers’ Association. Learn the best type of feed to use at this dangerous part of the winter, what nutrition they need as the prepare for the spring build-up, and how to deliver it to our winter bees.

The meeting will be held in the ‘back room’ of the main barn at The Farmers’ Museum, at 5775, State Highway 80, Cooperstown at 7 p.m.

There’s still time to register for the “To Bee or Not to Bee: Introduction to Beekeeping Short Course” to be held February 24, 2024 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Attendees will learn the basics of how to take care of the bees in their first year. The $45 fee includes snacks, lunch, and a book on beekeeping. And if you attend the March meeting, we will be raffling off free bees, courtesy of Kutik’s Everything Bees (must be a members of the association to qualify).

We’ll Bee seeing you there!