The monthly NOPBA meeting next Sunday, June 9th at 12:00 noon in the Port Angeles Library. The listed topic of discussion is Varroa treatment but as that has taken up much of the last few meetings, we may touch on other topics of interest.

Mark adds this note of caution about caring for your bees right now:

“The bees have had a spell of bad weather to contend with and I would remind you that feeding is a good idea now. I have hives that are going through 1 quart in a matter of hours. I checked to see if they were just storing in away but the nectar stores are almost non-existent so I think they are just very hungry because of the nectar dearth and the poor flying weather. Robbing may also be a factor but none of my hives seem to have more stores than the others (visiting bees?).”

Also: Rex Robertson has invited the club to his bee yard for another visit. This will take place on Saturday, June 22nd at 12:00 noon. Location is 4923 Mt. Pleasant Road in PA. Rex always has interesting things to see, both in the hives and also in their beautiful gardens. Please plan to attend. He also included this link on Summer Brood Interruption that he spoke of in March: https://youtu.be/a4wCBHNLKL8?si=cc9HbbLcjNmTlL9n