Green River Swarm Catchers

09/20/2021

Butler County Farmers the Butler County Conservation District is accepting applications for the 2021 CAIP Cost Share program. Applications are available at their office. Pick them up from the box on the porch of the USDA building. Follow all directions carefully.

09/11/2021

Homeowners note these worms can damage your lawn.

08/09/2021

Good afternoon. We have a farmer in Butler County that has a swarm in the wall of an old farmhouse that he would like to get removed. If anyone is interested in trying to trap them out give me a call at the extension office 526-3767.
Greg Drake

06/14/2021

The Green River Swarm Catchers will have their monthly beekeeping meeting June 15th at 6:00 p.m. at the extension office. All are welcome

06/03/2021

05/09/2021

Green River Swarm Catchers meet this Tuesday 5-11-2021 at the Butler Co. Extension Office 6:00 pm.

05/05/2021

The Green River Swarm Catchers will meet Tuesday May 11th at 6:00 p.m. at the Butler County Extension Office. Note: This is NOT the regular meeting date. Masks must be worn at all times in the extension office and there will be NO food.

02/16/2021

Farm Businesses have a less than 33% chance of surviving from the 1st to the 2nd generation. Register for tonight's program to get your family on the right track or to make sure you have done everything you can co to stay on the right track.

This program is tomorrow night. You still have time to register and participate It would be great if families could participate in this one together. Here is the registration link.
https://uky.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpce2trTIqE9B6WnHLMeIgcCzUzmwVBbNp

01/14/2021

I thought some of you might be interested

Good morning there was an incorrect date in the previous post.
Here is the registration link if you would like to participate.
https://uky.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqdu2opjstGdBq6wEZ6iRVzbTsARHyMOHW

08/10/2020

Dairy Promotion Day is Thursday, August 13. Thanks to everyone that made this possible for Butler County Families.

06/18/2020

05/15/2020

A video I shot today.

04/28/2020

This is a photo of wasp nests from a failed colony. I put a swarm in a nuc box late summer. They didn’t make it and wasps set up shop in their frames.

04/26/2020

Here is a swarm I tried to capture. Put honey supers on and watch for queen cells. They like to swarm after long rainy periods.

03/27/2020

This looks like a great series for bee keepers.

Dear beekeeper colleagues,

Attached please find a flier for the new "Stay at Home Beekeeping Series: Distance Learning for Beekeeping Clubs” created by the apiculture research/extension programs at various SEC Universities including Alabama Extension, Auburn University, University of Florida, University of Georgia, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, and Texas A&M University. The series is free of charge and will be available online from 2 April to 28 May 2020. I would be grateful if you can share them with your beekeeping organizations.

Social distancing to resist COVID-19 doesn’t mean you need to stop learning about your favorite social insect! We’re offering members of beekeeping clubs the chance to attend ’remote’ meetings from the comfort of one’s own home using a computer or mobile device. Each event will bring participants up to date on timely beekeeping topics. Time for Q&A included. All are welcome, and it’s completely free!

The schedule to date is as follows, with all presentations being from 6:30pm to 7:30pm Central Time:

Apr 2: Ten mistakes beginners make, with Lonnie Funderburg (Blount Co. Beekeepers, AL)
Apr 7: Coping with pesticides, with Jack Rowe (Alabama Extension)
Apr 16: Learning from pandemics, with Dr. Jennifer Tsuruda (University of Tennessee)
Apr 30: Queen management essentials, with Dr. Juliana Rangel (Texas A&M University)
May 14: Bee and parasite biogeography, with Dr. Keith Delaplane (University of Georgia)
May 28: What’s killing honey bees, with Dr. Jamie Ellis (University of Florida)

Thank you very much for helping us “spread the word” and let us know if you have any questions!

09/17/2019

Tonight (Tuesday) at 6 p.m. is the September meeting of the green river swarm catchers.

08/20/2019

Tonight is the August Beekeeping meeting

06/17/2019

The June meeting of the green river swarm catchers is Tuesday June 18th at 6 p.m. at the extension office. If you are a Butler County Beekeeper please make plans to attend this important meeting.