2013 WV Beekeepers Calendar
January February March
Evaluate last year
 and set goals for 2013.
 Order packages for
desired delivery date.
Check hive stores,
feed if needed
Mid-Ohio Valley Beekeepers Assoc.
Honeybee Expo
2th  9 a.m. -5 p.m.
WVU - Parkersburg
Parkersburg, W.Va.
Contact Teresa Wagoner, 375-4919.

9th ?? Deadline for Spring Newsletter
Articles to be Submitted


 WVBA Executive Board
Meeting, 9th 10 -3pm
 Inspect hives food supply,
feed if needed. Check for queen
 right, diseases. Move brood nest down,
replace bad comb.

Ag Day at State Capitol
20th

Deadline for Applications for 2012 
Association of the Year Submitted to
Secretary, Nancy Postlethwait

30th
April May June

Inspect hives for congestion,
good brood pattern. Prepare
for swarming. Supers ready
for honey flow?

Install package bees.

Start removing any
medications from hives.

WVBA Spring Meeting
Eastern Panhandle, Capcapon State Park
Berkley Springs
12 - 13th
 Supers ready for Tulip Popular?

A swarm in May is worth a load of hay.
 A swarm in June is worth a
silver spoon.

Time to move out your spring honey.

WVBA Executive Board Meeting,
1th 10 - 3pm
July August September
A swarm in July not worth
a fly, might merge it with
another hive.

Hearthland  Apicultural Society



Super up for the sourwood.
 Super up for goldenrod.

WV Honey Festival
Parkerburg WV City Park
24 - 25
Is the hives ready for winter?
Each hive should have
at least 45 lbs honey stored.

Deadline for 
Beekeeper of the Year Nominations 
to be Submitted to the
Secretary, Nancy Postlethwait

13th.

 WVBA Fall Meeting,
Jackson's Mill
20 - 21st
October November December
It's time to start removing medications. Think about Christmas gifts
for YOUR honey.

Has your bees blessed you
with lots of honey?

WVBA Executive Board Meeting
2th 10 - 3pm
Have you mailed in your Apiary Registration
for 2013?

Christmas 25th