Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Time: 7 pm

Location: Richards Building, 37 Plains Rd Augusta, NJ

Grant Stiles will be presenting: Tips & Tricks on finding the best location for your apiary. He will discuss what to look for and what to avoid when placing your apiary. SCBA needs your help: Please email Tanya a picture of where you are thinking of putting or moving your apiary and Grant will review it with the group during the meeting. Already have an apiary set up? Send us your picture and Grant will assess the location and perhaps offer a few suggestions to help your apiary thrive.

Light refreshments will be served.

Keeping track of the varroa destructor levels in your hives, and treating those parasites, is paramount to your success as a beekeeper, and your bee's ability to survive the onslaught of the bee viruses the mites vector. As we've discussed, in order to accurately and simply establish mite loads, you need to perform monthly checks.  We've attached a link here to a short educational video performed by Randy Oliver, researcher and beekeeper, and author of the web page Scientificbeekeeping.com.  The video is titled "Randy's Mite Wash Video". Randy's web page also offers an instructional aid on how to create your own inexpensive mite shaker. Please log on to Randy's site, use it as you wish, and feel free to make a contribution if you're so moved.

Thank you and Bee well.

Tom Makoujy, Pres.

Sussex County Beekeepers Association