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January 10, 2010

“New England Farms Beekeeping and Apiary Management Winter Seminar and Training Series with Mike Palmer”

“New England Farms Beekeeping and Apiary Management Winter Seminar and Training Series presents Lunch with Mike Plamer”

Mike Palmer is a very successful commercial beekeeper and queen breeder. He will discuss the systems he uses for managing 600 plus colonies for honey production as well as his system for over wintering nukes.

Mike has a lot of information to impart in a manner that is easily understood and enjoyable.

April 10, 2010 10:00 am – 3:00 PM (Originally scheduled for February 27, 2010)

10:00 AM Nucs are not just for Increase Anymore

12:00 noon Buffet Lunch with Mike

1:00 PM Wintering Nukes

$25.00 per person, includes lunch and breaks, door prizes, a portion from each participant fee will be donated to the Vermont Beekeepers Association for the New Beekeepers Scholarships. Reservations are requested. Participants will also receive discounts from the sponsor on the day of the event. Seminar sponsor and location is New England Farms, 31 Main Street, Granville New York 12832. 518-642-3270 email newenglandfarms@aol.com. See www.newenglandfarms.com for directions, reservations and discount information.

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Spikenard Top Bar Hive Seminar

Greetings, Beekeepers, Friends and Bees,

We had a great day at the First Spikenard Top Bar Hive Seminar. The Artic Blast cut attendance to four brave Artic Beekeepers, two from Vermont and two from New York.

Graduates

Because the snow chopped the attendance list we had a very informal and informative session. Lots of time for questions and lots of good food. These four wiped out a crock pot of chili and three dozen doughnuts.

We not only covered the benifits of the Spikenard Top Bar Hive, but the use of top bar hives in general. There are as many styles of top bar hives are there are top bar hive beekeepers.

Here is a photo of the Spikenard Top Bar Hve we manufacture at New England Farms.

Spikenard Top Bar Hive and Stand

Here a few of the topices we covered thru out the day.

Advantages of using a top bar hive:

Only one crtical demension 3/8″ beespace
No extractor needed
No foundation needed
No frames needed
Can be built with local inexpensive materials
No super storage
Less heavy lifting
Higher quality wax production
Great comb honey production

Disadvantages of using a top bar hive:

Lower honey production
Difficult to swap bars
Combs very fragile
Transportation of combs difficult
Not many top bar beekeeping mentors around
Need natural swarm or package bees to get started

Keep an eye at www.newenglandfarms.com for the dates of the next top bar hive seminar.

Until then, happy beekeeping.

Filed under: New England Farms — Tags: Alternative Beekeeping, Beekeepers, Honeybee, New England Farms, New York Raw Honey, Raw Honey, Spikenard Top Bar Hive, Top Bar, Top Bar Beekeeping, Top Bar Hive — admin @ 3:54 pm

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