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Bloom Date Predictions
Bloom Date Predictions


=Bloom Prediction=
=Plants For Bees=
We maintain a page of bloom date predictions with estimates of bloom dates for plants in our area based on bloom degree day calculations.
Wikipedia has information on honeybee friendly [[wikipedia:List_of_pollen_sources|pollen ]] and [[wikipedia:List_of_Northern_American_nectar_sources_for_honey_bees|nectar sources]].  Though the information is extensive, it is for Hardiness Zone 5B.  Culpeper is in Zone 7A.  The North Carolina Beekeepers club publishes information on [https://www.ncbeekeepers.org/resources/flowering-plants flowering plants] that is closer to Culpeper's climate, so the dates are likely much closer to ours.
Bee Information


    Plants-for-Bees List
=Online Resources=
 
[https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/plant-industry-services-beehive-distribution-program.shtml Virginia Beehive Grant Program]
 
[https://easternapiculture.org Eastern Apicultural Society]
 
[https://canr.udel.edu/maarec/ Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium (MAAREC)]


=Online Resources=
[https://honey.com/ National Honey Board]


    Virginia Beehive Grant Program
[https://va.beecheck.org/ BeeCheck] is a voluntary communication tool that enables beekeepers and pesticide applicators to work together to protect apiaries through use of the BeeCheck mapping program.
    Eastern Apicultural Society
    Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium (MAAREC)
    National Honey Board


=State Beekeeping Associations=
=State Beekeeping Associations=


    Maryland
[https://www.virginiabeekeepers.org/ Virginia Beekeepers Association]
    New Jersey
 
    Pennsylvania
[https://www.mdbeekeepers.org/ Maryland State Beekeepers Association]
    Virginia
 
[https://njbeekeepers.org/ The New Jersey Beekeepers Association]
 
[https://www.pastatebeekeepers.org/ Pennsylvania Beekeepers Association]

Latest revision as of 22:33, 4 June 2025

Extraction Equipment

NPBA maintains a full set of hobby-grade honey extraction equipment for club member use. A security/cleaning deposit may be required. Buckets may be available for short-term use, but you should have your own storage and bottling buckets. Please plan to complete your extraction, clean the equipment, and pass it on in one to two days.

Please contact Doug Higginbotham (dhigginbo@verizon.net, (540) 347-1542) to schedule the equipment. Bloom Date Predictions

Plants For Bees

Wikipedia has information on honeybee friendly pollen and nectar sources. Though the information is extensive, it is for Hardiness Zone 5B. Culpeper is in Zone 7A. The North Carolina Beekeepers club publishes information on flowering plants that is closer to Culpeper's climate, so the dates are likely much closer to ours.

Online Resources

Virginia Beehive Grant Program

Eastern Apicultural Society

Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium (MAAREC)

National Honey Board

BeeCheck is a voluntary communication tool that enables beekeepers and pesticide applicators to work together to protect apiaries through use of the BeeCheck mapping program.

State Beekeeping Associations

Virginia Beekeepers Association

Maryland State Beekeepers Association

The New Jersey Beekeepers Association

Pennsylvania Beekeepers Association