Feb 24, 2024
Bridget and Carl Smith hosted the February general meeting at their maple farm in Hamburg. After a short introduction, Carl led a hands-on demonstration of rendering wax cappings and frame scrapings. The cold (19 °F) morning sped up the filtered wax solidification.
Then it was back inside to warm up and pour some candles. Discussions of wick sizing and insertion techniques, mold preparation, and wax pour temperatures occurred while the attendees poured candles. This meeting was a great opportunity to explore wax rendering and candle making in a hands-on environment.
This is also the site of the WNYHP Inc. apiary. After the candle-making, some of the attendees visited the five club hives. The cold temperatures of course limited the visit to external viewing only.
Thank you, Carl and Bridget, for your hospitality!
Jul 27, 2023
During a recent apiary “work” session, about 20 frames of honey was harvested from our growing (now 5 hives!) club apiary. Four members met at Carl Smith’s Maple Farm and extracted about 5 gallons of honey from the combination of deep and medium frames harvested earlier. Thank you, Carl, for your hospitality and the extraction equipment loan! What’s better than five gallons of honey? Two-and-one-half hours of sharing and comparing of different extracting equipment and techniques as well as all the normal beekeeping banter. We all left with new ideas, techniques, and tools we want to try in the future.
If you enjoy beekeeping and talking about beekeeping, the club apiary sessions are great social and educational opportunities.
Jun 12, 2023
A visit to a local apiary offers a hands-on experience of working with bees during the final class of our six-session Beginner Beekeeping Class.
Dec 7, 2013
Guest Speaker Peter Borst on the History of Beekeeping in New York
