Join us at our meeting Sunday December 8th 4:00-6:00 pm.
Bluestone Meadow Farm | 2025 Carson Rd | Placerville
December 8th is our annual Winter Social! We will have a special guest fermenter talking about taking our mead making to another level. We hope you’ve tried your hand at traditional mead and want to enhance your mead making skills further. This is something good to do with all the excess honey harvest we hope you enjoyed this year. Louis Zurlo will talk about some of the fabulous mead he has made in the past. He is an experienced fermenter of mead, and I have enjoyed some of his creations immensely. Come to Bluestone Meadow Farms 2025 Carson Rd Placerville and bring a dessert to share. EDB will have a door prize of a complete double deep hive woodenware with honey super. We will also have the same door prize in January when Randy Oliver comes to talk to us about Golden West’s breeding partnership with OHB.
If you produced some mead this year, bring some to have us try! We’ve had some very good mead in the past from our members. We hope to see you on December 8th!
Note the location for our next meeting! It will be held at Bluestone Meadow Farm 2025 Carson Rd Placerville.
March with us in the Placerville Christmas Parade!
EDB marches in the Placerville Christmas Parade each year. It is a fun tradition for our members and the community. We will assemble at the Grocery Outlet parking lot on December 8th. The parade starts at 1 PM. We will have a bee train and Model A so you can ride if you would like. For more details and to RSVP go here to sign up.
EDB apiary open days.
EDB Apiary 6699 Campus Drive Placerville CA
We are closing up the apiary for the season due to temperature and rain. Look for an opening announcement in the spring. Opening times are determined by the daily temperature forecast. Bring your bee suit/jacket and your questions. We are out there to help you.
Remember to register your hives!
To register, visit our Resources page and click on the "register your hives" button in the lefthand sidebar to register with BeeWhere, the statewide website for hive registration. This is a yearly requirement for all beekeepers, plus the fee has been waived for El Dorado County beekeepers. BeeWhere is a great resource, bringing beekeepers and pesticide applicators together to protect bees.
Operator ID number.
An Operator ID is required to purchase ALL Varroa miticides. California is enforcing a law requiring proof of an Operator ID # for all miticides like FormicPro, MAQS, Apiguard, HopGuard and Apivar, regardless of quantity. Mann Lake and Dadant won't sell to you without it. No fee is required to get the number. An Operator ID must be renewed yearly, it expires December 31st each year. Act now!
Step 1
Call El Dorado County Department Ag.
530.621.5520
Step 2
Tell staff that you are a beekeeper applying for the first time or renewing whichever is applicable to you.
Step 3
Make appointment
The County is required to read information and review the process with you in person.
Call today. Don't let your mites go untreated!
Questions about your bees? Try our Facebook group!
If you can't figure out what the heck's going on in that hive, ask our Facebook group, where club members post questions, answers, and many opinions. You can also post photos of your beekeeping successes!
Hungry bees?
It's a good idea to have pollen patties on hand, so you have them when necessary. The club has pollen patties for sale, $4 each. In the Placerville area, contact John Havicon at 916.996.8371, Patties are also available at our club meetings.
Join us for the next meeting, Sunday, December 8th, 4-6 at Bluestone Meadow Farm 2025 Carson Rd Placerville.