We had a busy schedule all planned in advance for this summer, but as we are all too aware, COVID came along. Events were canceled, but that did not deter us from making new friends, connections, and tending to the beehives that our Board members have.

We hosted a booth over Labor Day weekend at the Reno Town Mall, courtesy of our friend Dave Asher, in front of his Nevada Marketplace. Our Bee President, Robert Alten, is pictured at the booth he helped construct, showcasing our observation hive with live bees!

The booth was a fund-raiser and most welcome as our other scheduled events were canceled in the midst of the COVID shut-downs. We sold honey donated by our beekeeper board members, bee-themed merchandise, and collected donations. Staying true to our mission we also offered “Selecting Plants for Pollinators” brochures from the Pollinator Partnership keyed to your zip code and eco-zone.

We encouraged participation in our candle rolling table where participants could roll their own beeswax candles. Pictured is our PR Manager, Ellie Yarborough rolling her own.

We almost sold out of the honey and we received generous donations, both in-person and online (see below for how to contribute!).

Autumn is here and for a beekeeper, harvest time means reaping one of the sweetest rewards ever – HONEY! Now is the time we remove the honey “supers” from the hive, extract the honey, and pack the supers away for the winter. A “super” consists of a box in which 8 – 10 frames are hung. Honeybees collect nectar and store the processed nectar in a honeycomb, which they build on the frames.Beekeeper and Board member Ray Hopper says, "being a good custodian, I make sure to leave plenty of honey for the bees, which they eat through the winter.  Being a good neighbor, I share the honey with neighbors who have been bee-friendly to my fuzzy friends!"Honeybees don’t actually hibernate in the winter, but they stop foraging when the temperature drops below 45° F.  They keep moving around inside the hive, keeping their larvae at the core of the colony around 60°, no matter how cold outside.  To maintain this activity, they eat honey to give them energy.  The colder it gets, the more honey they consume during the winter, so we also check the weight of the hive from time to time and if it’s getting too light, we will feed them sugar syrup.It’s a BEEutiful cooperative effort!

Help Save the Bees Foundation facilitates people, bees, and produce thriving in a balanced and mutually harmonious relationship, through education and collaboration both locally and nationally.

Board of Directors:

President: Robert AltenSecretary: Laurie YarboroughTreasurer: Ray HopperDirector: David DuffieDirector: Dan Rider

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