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Daggerwing Nature Center’s Annual Earth Day at Daggerwing Nature Center

April 21, 2018 from 10am to 2pm

PBCBA will bee at the Daggerwing Nature Center April 21th from 10 AM to 2 PM to help them celebrate Earth Day 2017.Enjoy the Nature Center on Earth Day and stop by our table to say hello.If you are interested in volunteering to help with this event please let me know. 561-758-9677 See More

Feb 15, 2018

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Rare Fruit Plant Sale at South Florida Fair Grounds Building 8 at South Florida Fair Grounds Building 8

March 24, 2018 from 9am to 2pm

We will be manning the PBCBKA booth at the Rare Fruit Council's plant sale. The event is from 9 am to 2 pm. Setup starts at 8 AMAny members of the PBCBKA who want to assist us in education and honey sales are welcome.Thank you for your volunteerism ! See More

Feb 14, 2018

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Need experienced Beek to look at our hive with us.

We have a problem but are not sure what it is, so we are looking for some one to take a look with us. Mark is available any time today September 9th, Sunday September 11 after 4:30, any time Monday September 12th, Wednesday September 14th, or any time Thursday September 15th. If some one is willing to take a look please call or text Mark at 561-248-2330.We already lost one hive to wax moth and this one is shrinking, very little of anything on the frames.Photo 1 from End of JulyPhoto 2 from…See More

Sep 9, 2016

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Mold in the hive

Just want to check with FL beekeepers, because the info I am finding pertains to northern beehive that overwinter.We have what looks like black mold (mould) inside the top of our hives. Is this a real concern? If so what should we do about it. This is the first time we have had this occur. What I have read so far indicates the bees will take care of it on their own and maybe we should vent the top.Appreciate any information or experience you can pass on.See More

Apr 6, 2016

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There is an App for that....

Found a App for bee hive management, is called BEE APPY for iPhone/iPad and Android. Place for inspections, pictures ask question like the last time the queen was spotted, how many frames have capped brood, uncapped brood, large ..time of day, weather, temperament and more...I just found it today,seems user friendly. So if you are a app geek like me you should check it out, was less than 4.00. There is another one for 14.00 but it did not really explain or show you what you can do with it.See More

Aug 30, 2015

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Swarm trap questions.

My husband wants to build a swarm trap/box. Is it the same size as a 5 frame NUC? Should the lid be screwed down? Can you use Lemongrass EO or should it be fresh Lemongrass? And does it need to be up in a tree or can it be on a stand near the ground?

Aug 3, 2015

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July 11 2015

This is the frame I added about 4 weeks ago. Does it look normal

Jul 11, 2015

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Can't seem to win the Beatle Battle

I cleaned out the NUC got rid of two frames the bees didn't seem to like and replaced with new ones. We still have a queen, it looks like there are more bees, and they filled one new frame with brood and honey. It looks like they started on the other frame (north side) but not much there.We just can seem to get a handle on the beetle problem. I think part of,the problem is the NUC. So we are wondering if we should/could go ahead and put them into a hive, we have the screened bottom board that…See More

Jun 28, 2015

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Jun 7, 2015

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Wax moth grub

Found two of them in the box fed them to the chickens.

Jun 7, 2015

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"Well they didn't swarm all over me, we have babies. I saw the queen, the body was longer than the others. Bad news found beetles and moths."

Jun 7, 2015

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Need to borrow a smoker ASAP

My smoker sprouted legs and I can't geta new one here until Wednesday. I really need to see all the frames in the hive, to see if we have a queen or not. Also found beetles today.... on my way to store to get wintergreen EO. If you have one I can borrow text me 561-891-7416... I am in Loxahatchee Groves off D rd.

Jun 6, 2015

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