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Northern Colorado Beekeepers Association |
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The Northern Colorado Beekeepers Association (NCBA) is an organization of both hobbyist and commercial beekeepers. We exist to provide a forum for education in beekeeping and for exchange of ideas and experiences. We also enjoy some ability to provide savings in equipment and bees by purchasing as a group. We are affiliated with the Colorado Beekeepers Association. We meet once a month with the above objectives in mind. Each meeting strives to discuss one or two subjects of interest in beekeeping. Whenever possible we will discuss beekeeping and hive maintenance activities appropriate for the next month. We also like to provide time for members to discuss beekeeping among themselves. Once a year, usually around January, we conduct a multisession beginning beekeeping class. On completion of the class, we offer you the opportunity to join the association, to order beekeeping equipment and bees, and we offer you a mentor to help you get off to a good start. If you have any interest in keeping bees, we encourage you to join us. We believe joining a beekeeping association such as ours is one of the easiest and most enjoyable ways to start beekeeping. By joining now you will receive our news letter as well as notification of upcoming classes and meetings. Dues are modest and affiliates members with the Colorado Beekeepers Association.
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2009 NCBA Contact Information NCBA president, Beth Conrey at Bee2Apiary@q.com or (970) 532-0329 NCBA VP/Webmaster, James Boyd at boydfn@prodigy.net or (970) 412-5685 For membership information Contact Estel J Schultis at outbackej@comcast.net or (970) 669-2477 NCBA Membership Application
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NCBA and Beekeeping EVENTS For information on upcoming NCBA events see the NCBA calendar or (click here). July Meeting: The July meeting will be held at the Fort Collins Cooperative Extension service building in Fort Collins from 7-9 pm on Thursday, July 16th. Featured speaker will be Patrick Miller on how pesticides are detected as well as how amounts are determined in soils, water and air. In addition, Beth will be presenting the swarm update.
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Swarm and Hive Removal Bee keepers collect bee swarms and remove bee hives as a service to the community. Some of our members may charge a fee for hive removal. During the months of April - August collection and removal activity is very great and we need you to make sure that what you are looking at is either a honey bee hive or a honey bee swarm. if you are not sure if you have honey bees or whether you have a swarm or a hive click here. Contact the appropriate person listed below for swarm collection or hive removal. Please do not Email -- swarms will move on before we can help you. ******************************************************************************************************************************* Broomfield and North (Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont, Berthod, Greeley, Wellington, Windsor etc.) Beth Conrey - President NBCA 970-213-3099 Cell ******************************************************************************************************************************* Parker, Louviers, Sedalia, Franktown, Castle Rock, Colorado Springs Kathy Boone 303-814-8870 HM 303-994-2256 Cell ******************************************************************************************************************************* Evergreen, Conifer, Westminster, Thornton, Arvada, Wheat Ridge, Lakewood, Aurora, Golden Patti Stefaniw 303-679-4437 ******************************************************************************************************************************* Denver Kathleen Taylor 303-883-0136 ******************************************************************************************************************************* Englewood, Littleton, Centennial, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Roxborough, Sheridan Jo Haugland 303-972-4952 hm 303-916-7398 Cell ******************************************************************************************************************************* Denver and Metro Areas - live structural removals/extractions Paul Woolsey - 3033-972-6816 Hm 303-906-9198 Cell ******************************************************************************************************************************* |
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Colony Collapse Disorder |
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Why are all the bees disappearing? |
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Penn State Podcasts The Role of Pesticides in Colony Collapse Disorder Honey Bees in Crisis |
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2009 Scientific American CCD article - click here |
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CCD Frequently Asked Questions click here |
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November 17, 2007 - ABC National Radio - The Science Show - Colony Collapse Disorder in Bees click here |
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April 25, 2007 - UCSF Sleuths Identify Suspects in Mystery of Vanishing Honeybees click here |
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2007 Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, Widespread dispersal of the microsporidian nosema Ceranae, an emergent pathogen of the western honey bee, Apis mellifera click here |
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April 23, 2007 - New York Times CCD article click here |
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December 2006 - CCD Working Group Preliminary Report - Good overview of CCD click here |
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Need information on submitting samples to the? click here |
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New articles available click here |
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Swarm Moving In Courtesy Cynthia Manuel |
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Looking for a good bee tree? The Greenspire Linden is a great choice for Colorado. Many Northern Colorado cities are planting this beautiful tree. The Linden blooms in late June and lasts for about three weeks. Honey Bees prefer this to anything else available during this time period and it makes a fine light honey. |
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© Copyright 2009 Northern Colorado Beekeepers Association For problems or questions regarding this Web site contact: boydfn@prodigy.net Home | This site was last updated 05/18/09 Space for this website was donated as a public service by www.fortnet.org |
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