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LBA Annual dues due by March 31

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February is nearly over done and the bees will be getting ready for spring.

Members of the Leatherstocking Beekeepers’ Association can ensure that they are ready for them by attending the monthly meetings, featuring educational presentations, the chance to connect with other local beekeepers, and access to the honey extractor (by reservation). Stop by at 7 p.m. on the 4th Thursday of each month at The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown to find out what you can do for your bees and what the club can do for you.

Annual memberships are due by March 31. Dues are $10 for an individual and $15 for a family. Checks may be sent to:

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

Learn about winter feeding with the Beekeepers’

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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!

Kick-Off 2024 Beekeeping Association Meetings

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Leatherstocking Beekeepers’ are all invited for the first meeting of 2024 of the Leatherstocking Beekeepers’ Association.

Meet other beekeepers, share tales from your bee yard, and enjoy the presentation “Life of the Honey Bee” by Mike Lyons.

This presentation will be a preview of our upcoming class “To Bee or not to Bee: Introduction to Beekeeping” to be held on February 24 at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown. Sign up now by e-mailing Beekeepers2023@gmail.com or calling Mike at 518-390-0068.

The meeting will be held on January 25, at 7 p.m. in the Farmers’ Museum at 5775 State Highway 80, Cooperstown.