February 19th, 2012 Meeting
Spring Management Handout [PDF]
November 21st, 2011 Meeting
Honey Cooking Contest Results [PDF]
Honey Cooking Contest Recipes [PDF]
Minimalist Backyard Queen Rearing with Stu Jacobson (October 17, 2011 Meeting)
Stu’s Presentation Materials
For additional information regarding queen rearing and Cloake boards, click here.
Grant Gillard Treatments Presentation, August 15th, 2011 [PDF format]
Sustainable Beekeeping Presentation, March 17th, 2011
Websites
The Bee Space
Warre Beekeeping
Bees for Development
Top Bar Hive (Bush Farms)
Friends of the Bees
Gaia Bees
Sustainable Beekeeping with Warré Hives – David Heaf’s Warre Project
The Barefoot Beekeeper
The Melissa Garden
Warre Hive Construction
Articles
“Sustainable Beekeeping – An Introduction”, by Robin Morris [pdf]
“Quick Start Guide to Natural Beekeeping with the Warre Hive” [pdf]
“Beekeeping for All”, by Abbe Warre [pdf]
“Beekeeping and Sustainable Livlihoods” [pdf]
Plans
The Bee Space – Warre Hive Construction Guide
“DIY Bee Hive” (Warre Plans)
“How to Build a Top-Bar Hive” (Supplement to “The Barefoot Beekeeper”) [pdf]
Recommended Books
“The Barefoor Beekeeper”, by P.J. Chandler
“Beekeeping for All”, by Abbe Warre
“The Bee-Friendly Beekeeper – A Sustainable Approach”, by David Heaf
“The Quest for the Perfect Hive”, by Gene Kritsky
“Toward Saving the Honeybee”, by Gunther Hauk
Top-Bar & Warre Hive Suppliers
Bee Thinking
Back Yard Hive
Bee Landing
Gold Star Honey Bees
Spikenard Farm Top Bar Hive
The Garden Hive
The Warre Store
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Miscellaneous Links & Articles
Winter Feeding Techniques: http://www.threeriversbeekeepers.com/documents/WinterFeedingTechniques.pdf
Feeding With Hard Candy (Bob Finck): http://threeriversbeekeepers.com/documents/FeedingHardCandy.pdf
Basic Fondant Recipe: http://candy.about.com/od/fondantcandyrecipes/r/basic_fondant.htm
David Burns Candy Board & Recipe: http://basicbeekeeping.blogspot.com/2009/12/lesson-68-what-do-bees-do-during-winter.html
Bee Fondant Recipe: http://beehivejournal.blogspot.com/2009/01/bee-fondant.html
