First-ever DCBA Monthly Meeting and Beginners Class session!
It’s almost Spring, and local beekeepers are watching for drones! Are they present? Are they purple-eyed? There is even more to drones, however: especially the benefits of your queens encountering not just more but more diverse drones.
Dr. Heather Mattila of Wellesley College has researched the importance of drone contributions to honey bee colonies, including the profound discovery that drone variety (in genetics, in the behavioral variety this brings) is hugely helpful and important to queen-rearing and the future of your colonies. Come learn about the big impact of this frequently overlooked minority member of every robust colony you ever managed!
This meeting will combine our monthly DCBA meeting with a beginners' class session!
LOGISTICS
- DAY: Wednesday, February 17, 2027
- TIME: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
- ATTEND: In-Person and via Zoom
- ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xZD-yPnhQfi7KPAeTz5IYg
- LOCATION: OSSE Beginning Beekeeping Classroom, 1050 First Street NE, Washington DC 20003
- REFRESHMENTS: Pizza, soft drinks, fruit and other snacks!
- DOOR PRIZE: In-person attendees have a chance to win one of our not-to-be-ssneezed at door prizes!
- GETTING THERE: Street parking is TIGHT, but location is a 5 minute walk from NoMA/Gallaudet Metro (Red Line)
SCHEDULE
| 6:30 PM ET | Club news, seasonal update |
| 6:45 PM ET | Rob Pollack of Lorob Bees on OAV for mite control in winter |
| 8:00 PM ET | Upcoming events, meeting close |