Magic Valley Beekeepers

07/20/2026

UPDATE: We will be meeting at KMVT's Community Room. North side of the building. 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd. N., Twin Falls

July's MV Beekeepers' meeting will be held TUESDAY, July 21st at:

Location: KMVT Community Room, north side of building. 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd. N., Twin Falls

Bring snacks to share if you'd like. Starts at 6:30 pm. Did your bees swarm? Did you make splits? Do you have other questions? Bring your questions, concerns and successes!

Sherry will discuss uses for nucs to replace queens and fix laying worker hives.

Time to start thinking about the fair. What are you going to enter? Have you done any mite checks. What does your honey harvest look like? What will you do differently this year to help your bees through winter?

Do you know any youth between the ages of 8-18 who would like to get into beekeeping? Have them check out the scholarship page for application info. Scholarship applications are due no later than Sept. 15, 2026 for the 2027 bee season.

Hope to see you there!

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07/16/2026

Would anyone like to host our bee club meeting Tues. July 21st from 6:30-8pm? Please PM me.

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06/13/2026

Check your hives. I'm not seeing much pollen coming in & robbing has already started. Not much out there for our bees to eat. Be sure to supplement them.

05/20/2026

05/12/2026

May's MV Beekeepers' meeting will be held TUESDAY, May 19th at:

Tubbs Berry Farm
1250 S Park Ave W
Twin Falls.

Starts at 6:30 pm. Did your bees swarm? Did you make splits? How do your packages look? What are you seeing in your hives? Do you have other questions? Bring your questions, concerns and successes!

Do you know any youth between the ages of 8-18 who would like to get into beekeeping? Have them check out the scholarship page for application info. Scholarship applications are due no later than Sept. 15, 2026.

Hope to see you there!

03/05/2026

If you don't want to deal with these nasties this Fall, set out your yellow jacket traps now. The YJ queens are the only ones that survive winter. Killing the YJ queens in Spring eliminates thousands of YJ's this Fall.

02/27/2026

Tonight! 7pm.

Honeybees rely on pollen for essential nutrients including sterols, which are critical for growth and development. Unfortunately, these sterols are rare in nature and missing from most pollen substitute feeds.

Join us Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM MST for a virtual mini-conference with Dr.Elynor Moore, Scientist & Bee Nutrition Researcher, as she shares research on engineering yeast to produce the specific sterols honeybees need and helping colonies rear brood longer when natural pollen is limited.

If you have previously registered for one of VFairs conferences, there is no need for you to reregister for other VFairs conferences. You are automatically registered for subsequent Vfairs conferences that WAS hosted.
Register here: https://wasevents.vfairs.com/en/

02/27/2026

Bi-Monthly Beekeepers’ Meeting

March’s MV Beekeepers’ meeting will be held TUESDAY, March 17th at KMVT Community Room, 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd. N., Twin Falls, north side of the building. Starts at 6:30 pm.

Any kids, aged 8-18, who would like to get started in beekeeping should submit a scholarship application. Scholarship deadline is Sept. 15, 2026. This is for the 2027 beekeeping season.

If you would like to serve on the scholarship committee, please let me know. You don’t need to be a beekeeper but you shouldn’t be related to a scholarship applicant.

Hope to see you there!

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02/24/2026

Lots of pollen coming in and water being hauled.

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01/21/2026

Tomorrow night!

Thursday, January 22, 2026 | 7:00 PM (MST) | Join us for a mini-conference on Varroa management and oxalic acid treatments, featuring David T. Peck, Ph.D., Director of Research & Education at Betterbee .

Register here: https://wasevents.vfairs.com/en/

Dr. Peck’s work spans varroa transmission, parasite virulence, and mite–bee interactions, with research conducted through Cornell University and international fieldwork in regions both with and without varroa pressure. His talk will explore why parasites should never be underestimated, along with emerging oxalic acid formulations and other varroa treatment approaches on the horizon.

This session is ideal for beekeepers interested in science-based insight into varroa dynamics and evolving treatment strategies.