Capital Bee Supply

Capital Bee Supply is a Columbus, WI based manufacturer and distributor of beekeeping supplies and equipment for backyard and hobby beekeepers.

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Earlybird registration for Capital's Learn to Keep Bees class ends Feb 22. To register call 608-444-1493 or visit https://t.co/OBeIgFzO9e

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Capital Bee Supply's December sales flyer. Stop in, see our bee themed Christmas tree and grab a scroll for a surprise holiday gift. #beekeeping

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April 8th- I do not have specific pickup information currently.

The next Bee update will be April 15th, UNLESS I receive information that warrants me to make an update sooner.

Feel free to check this site... https://t.co/TA3HyCl2UD

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Built a couple honey decrystallizers based on the beegeek design. Work really well. The small one fits jars and bottle and the big one holds five gallon pails.

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Thinking about beekeeping? Just curious to know what a beekeeper's year is like? Then join us Tuesday night, March 12, 6pm-7:45pm, for a enlightening discussion about honeybees and beekeeping. https://t.co/EDoXztqcDQ

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Reminder for those enrolled in our Learn to Keep Bees 4-part class...the first class is Saturday 3/9 @ 9:30 am

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Reminder: The first part of our 4-part Learn to Keep Bees class is Saturday March 9th. To register, or for more information, visit our website https://t.co/OBeIgFzO9e or call 608-444-1493 https://t.co/OBeIgFzO9e

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Rich will be at the Sauk/Columbia beekeeper's meeting Tuesday night to do a presentation on "Hives that Lived, Hives that Died"..a discussion of winter mortality causes and how to do evaluation of deadouts, how... https://t.co/5qGcrDq1If

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The daughters were Googling around and stumbled across a number of beekeeping related talks and interviews we had done over the past years. Below are a couple of the more interesting ones. It is... https://t.co/uO1WIWqIfQ

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Varroa feeds on honeybee fat tissue rather than hemolymph...the news of this discovery has been floating around over the past year, but now the research paper behind this discovery has been published. Also within this paper is the... https://t.co/YcSxnceBoS

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Quick video tour of Capital's retail and new classroom/meeting room space at Columbus where we will be holding our classes. Thanks to Steve Drajeske for his help in doing a large part of the finish work to convert a former drafting... https://t.co/jFjxOY775H

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Do northern raised queens do better in northern climates than southern raised queens in the US? Recently published research from PSU attempts to answer the question https://t.co/p3NIjr3O2Z https://t.co/p3NIjr3O2Z

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SS mites, which are a predatory mite used to control garden pests and have been considered as a possible control for varroa mites, are the subject of recent research paper out of Canada. https://t.co/8WxfOAgfd0 https://t.co/8WxfOAgfd0

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Production/Lead Seamstress position open:

Capital Bee is seeking an individual to lead the production of beekeeping protective garments and gear on a part-time basis at our Columbus, WI facility. Prior... https://t.co/r2pwNmZwcY

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Great savings during our Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale!
In store/Online/By Phone. Save 20% on protective gear, woodenware, bee supplements, smokers and tools. In stock items only while supplies last!... https://t.co/ZfHtxzmWkU

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Thanks to Creek Bed Country Farmacy for inviting us to Sunflower Fest. It was a fun day https://t.co/jZFpdxgpx0

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For those in our beginning beekeeping class: The last part of our 4-part class meets Sunday, August 5th 10am-4pm. This class will focus on late summer/fall management, honey harvesting/grading/labeling, wax rendering and winter preparation.

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Bioelements concentrations in honeybees, their impact on honeybee health, how they differ between summer bees and winter bees, and how nosema infection impacts their levels is the focus of recent research published out of Poland.... https://t.co/amE0H0r1bk

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As technology improves, bee researchers ability to make new discoveries improves as well (but sometimes it seems it is better to not know such news). Such is the recent research out of Penn State that has... https://t.co/dDLClo3CCt