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<p>Are you staying warm? I hope the bees are! Spring can’t be too far away. Let’s hope it is nothing like last year. I hope [&hellip;] <span class="read-more-link"><a class="read-more" href="https://pugetsoundbees.org/february-23-in-the-apiary/">Read More</a></span></p>

<p>January ’23 in the Apiary By Kathy Cox Say goodbye to ’22! I won’t miss it. Will you? I sure hope the spring is really [&hellip;] <span class="read-more-link"><a class="read-more" href="https://pugetsoundbees.org/january-23-in-the-apiary/">Read More</a></span></p>

<p>By Kathy Cox Ho Ho Ho! I hope you are all enjoying the holiday season. It is a needed break from beekeeping, but don’t forget [&hellip;] <span class="read-more-link"><a class="read-more" href="https://pugetsoundbees.org/december-22-in-the-apiary/">Read More</a></span></p>

<p>By Kathy Cox What a weird bee season! The wet cold start was hard on the bees. I hope you were able to help your [&hellip;] <span class="read-more-link"><a class="read-more" href="https://pugetsoundbees.org/october-22-in-the-apiary/">Read More</a></span></p>

<p>By Kathy Cox Oh my, it has been hot. Are your bees bearding? That is when you see bees all over the outside of the [&hellip;] <span class="read-more-link"><a class="read-more" href="https://pugetsoundbees.org/august-22-in-the-apiary/">Read More</a></span></p>

<p>By KATHY COX Well, we skipped Spring altogether and have gone right into Summer. Weather has been whacky! Everything with bees has been whacky. Many [&hellip;] <span class="read-more-link"><a class="read-more" href="https://pugetsoundbees.org/june-in-the-apiary-2/">Read More</a></span></p>

<p>BY KATHY COX Well, I feel like a duck! Quack, Quack!! Is this non spring getting you down? It seems like there are only 4 [&hellip;] <span class="read-more-link"><a class="read-more" href="https://pugetsoundbees.org/may-in-the-apiary/">Read More</a></span></p>

<p>We are two weeks away from our second Backyard Beekeeping Class with Tracy Klein coming up on March 26th and 27th. Our first was taught [&hellip;] <span class="read-more-link"><a class="read-more" href="https://pugetsoundbees.org/beginning-beekeeping-class/">Read More</a></span></p>

<p>by Kathy Cox Every day I check the weather report hoping for better weather. I’m sure the bees are thinking the same thing! Because the [&hellip;] <span class="read-more-link"><a class="read-more" href="https://pugetsoundbees.org/march-in-the-apiary/">Read More</a></span></p>

<p>By Kathy Cox That darn groundhog saw his shadow! I’m ready for Spring. How about you? I’m sure the bees would be happier. So, while [&hellip;] <span class="read-more-link"><a class="read-more" href="https://pugetsoundbees.org/february-in-the-apiary/">Read More</a></span></p>

<p>Tim Hiatt, Washington State Beekeeping Association (WASBA) Legislative Chair, will join us at the end of our meeting tomorrow night to invite conversation about the [&hellip;] <span class="read-more-link"><a class="read-more" href="https://pugetsoundbees.org/wsda-survey-discussion-at-tomorrow-nights-meeting/">Read More</a></span></p>

<p>PSBA&#8217;s monthly meeting on February 22nd at 6:30pmDr. Dewey M. Caron Presents Bee Hive CSI: Dead Out Necropsy&nbsp;Bee colonies die for a variety of reasons [&hellip;] <span class="read-more-link"><a class="read-more" href="https://pugetsoundbees.org/february-meeting/">Read More</a></span></p>

<p>By Kathy Cox Beegin anew! The next season of beekeeping is here. Are you ready to start? For new beekeepers there are big decisions to [&hellip;] <span class="read-more-link"><a class="read-more" href="https://pugetsoundbees.org/january-in-the-apiary/">Read More</a></span></p>

<p>By Kathy Cox Happy Holidays! By now you all have some degree of snow. So, what does it mean for the bees?? They have an [&hellip;] <span class="read-more-link"><a class="read-more" href="https://pugetsoundbees.org/apiary-in-the-snow/">Read More</a></span></p>

<p>By KATHY COX Brrrr! Cold and wet weather is all around us. The bees are busy keeping the core of the winter cluster at 93.5 [&hellip;] <span class="read-more-link"><a class="read-more" href="https://pugetsoundbees.org/december-in-the-apiary/">Read More</a></span></p>

<p>Ruthie Danielsen has been at the center of the Asian Giant Hornet saga. She told amazing, personal stories beginning with the original hive on Vancouver [&hellip;] <span class="read-more-link"><a class="read-more" href="https://pugetsoundbees.org/novembers-virtual-meeting-zoom-link/">Read More</a></span></p>

<p>BY KATHY COX Here we are already in deep Fall. Have you put on a winter feeder with dry sugar? (Check your hives’ sugar at [&hellip;] <span class="read-more-link"><a class="read-more" href="https://pugetsoundbees.org/november-in-the-apiary/">Read More</a></span></p>

<p>By Kathy Cox BOO! Is it a trick? Or a treat? I hope everyone treated for mites! No tricks! The weather is telling us that [&hellip;] <span class="read-more-link"><a class="read-more" href="https://pugetsoundbees.org/october-in-the-apiary/">Read More</a></span></p>

<p>Please visit this link for to listen to Thomas Seeley&#8217;s presentation entitled &#8220;Honey Bees In The Wild&#8221;. We also had a good &#8220;Winterizing Your Hive&#8221; [&hellip;] <span class="read-more-link"><a class="read-more" href="https://pugetsoundbees.org/psbas-september-2021-meeting-recorded/">Read More</a></span></p>

<p>By Kathy Cox Can you believe it is already September? This is a big month for beekeepers. There is a lot to do before winter. [&hellip;] <span class="read-more-link"><a class="read-more" href="https://pugetsoundbees.org/september-in-the-apiary/">Read More</a></span></p>