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OSBA FALL PROGRAM AGENDA

Ohio Department of Agriculture
8995 East Main St.
Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068

Saturday November 3rd, 2012

RESISTRATION FEES
$15.00 Pre-Registration for OSBA members
$20.00 for Non Pre-registration
$  5.00 for spouse and children under 18 of OSBA members with      family membership
$30.00 for non-members

Pre-ordered lunches are $8.00. Limited lunches will be available for walk–in registrants

8:00 to 9:00 Registration (coffee, orange juice, pastries)
9:00 to 9:20 Presidents Welcome & Introductions & Election of Officers Voting
9:20 – 10:00 President John George to announce new members into the Beekeepers Hall of Fame and other awards
10:00-10:30 Mr. Danny Slabaugh Key Note Speaker

10:30 – 10:45 Break (Visit the vendors)

All classes except beginning beekeeping are approved for the OSBA master beekeeper program

10:45 – 11:30 Break-out session I

A.    Beginning Beekeeping  -  Terry Eddy
B.    Reading Your Hives, Part 1 -   Bill Starrett
C.    Raising Your Own Queens  -  Danny Slabaugh
D.    Marketing  Your Honey  -  Isaac & Jayne Barnes

11:30 – 11:45 Break (Visit the Vendors)

11:45 – 12:30 Break-out Session II          

A.  Beginning Beekeeping, Spring into Summer -   Terry Lieberman Smith
B.  Reading Your Hives, Part 2  -  Bill Starrett
C.  The Importance of Using Northern Queens  -  Danny Slabaugh
D.  ODA requirements for selling honey  -  Lowell Lufkin, ODA

12:30 – 1:15 Lunch

1:15 – 2:00 Break-out Session III

A.  Beginning Beekeeping, Fall into Winter -   Master Beekeeper Ins.
B.  Getting Ready for Spring  -   Joe Kovaleski
C.  Top Bar Hive, Part 1, Equipment -   Mike Bakan
D.  Preparing Honey and Products for Show -   Carman Conrad

2:00 – 2:15 Break (Visit the Vendors)

2:15 – 3:00 Break-out Session IV

A. Top Bar Hives, Part 2, Management -   Mike Bakan
B.  Controlling Pest of the Hive -   John Grafton
C.  Nuc’s for backup -   Master Beekeeper Ins.
D.  Soap Making  -  Dave Duncan

3:15    3:45 Closing remarks, drawings and results of elections and business meeting
               
Lunch is provided by the senior class of Licking County Christian Academy

Pre-Registration has ended.

For those of you with a long way to travel, we have made arrangements with the following hotels (The room date is for November 2nd):
 
Fairfield Inn has set aside 7 rooms that are being held until October 25th.  The cost is 89.00 plus tax.  When making reservations mention Ohio State Beekeepers Association in order to get that rate.

Fairfield Inn
2826 Taylor Station Rd.
Reynoldsburg OH 43068
614-864-4555

Holiday Inn Express has reserved 10 Rooms and the cost is 89.99 plus tax.  They will hold the rooms until the 25th of October as well.  When making reservations mention Ohio State Beekeepers Association in order to get that rate.
 
The Holiday Inn
2806 Taylor Station Rd.
Reynoldsburg, OH  43068
614-861-8888

OSBA Summer Meeting

Friday June 8th and Saturday June 9th, 2012

Miami University—Oxford Ohio

REGISTRATION FEES

  $15.00 Pre-registration, OSBA members
  $20.00 Registration at the door for OSBA members
  $30.00 Registration at the door for non-members

  Lunch can be purchased on site or its just a short walk to local restaurants 

FRIDAY EVENING JUNE 8TH

5:30 to 6:00 registration

Tour Langstroth’s cottage, Alex Zomcheck’s Apiary, and enjoy the social hour.

SATURDAY JUNE 9TH

8:00 – 9:00  Registration (coffee, orange juice, pastries)

9:00 – 9:20  President’s Welcome & Introductions

9:20 – 9:30  Break (Visit the Vendors)

10:00 – 10:45  Break-out Session I: Topics:  Beginning Beekeeping,  Increasing Your Hives with Splits and Nucs, Marketing Your Honey, and Getting Ready for Winter

10:45 -11:00  Break (Visit the Vendors)

11:00-11:45  Break-out Session II : Topics: Beginning Beekeeping, Apitherapy, Inspecting Your Hives, and Soap and Candle making

12:00 – 1:00  Lunch

1:00 – 1:45  Break-out Session III: Topics:  Hive inspection for the Certified Apprentice Beekeeper Program,  Controlling Pests of the Hive, Meadmaking, and Fall and Winter Management.

1:45 – 2:00  Break (Visit the Vendors)

2:00 – 2:45  Break-out Session IV: Topics:  Hive inspection for the Certified Apprentice Beekeeper Program, Removing Bees from Buildings,  Reviewing Your 1st Year in Beekeeping, and Understanding the OQI

2:45 – 3:00  Break (Visit the Vendors)

3:00 – 3:30  Q&A with a Panel of Experienced Beekeepers

3:30 – 4:00  Closing Remarks and Drawings

Special thanks to Alex Zomcheck and the Butler County Beekeepers Association for sponsoring this meeting.

Directions: http://www.miami.muohio.edu/about-miami/visiting-miami/directions-and-drive-times.html

Physical address:

Miami University
Psychology Building
90 North Patterson Avenue
Oxford, OH  45056

 Local accommodations…blocked rooms under “Beekeepers”:

                Best Western – Sycamore Inn
                6 East Sycamore St.; Oxford, OH  45056
                (513)523-0000; $68/night+tax; 11 rooms (2 taken as of 5/25).
            
               Miami Inn
                100 N. Patterson Ave.; Oxford, OH  45056
                (513) 529-2104; $109/night; 20 rooms (3 taken as of 5/25).              

               Dorsey Hall
               (513) 529-3760; $39/night; 900 East High Street; Oxford, OH  45056

Pre-registration for the meeting has ended.

OSBA FALL PROGRAM AGENDA

Ohio Department of Agriculture
8995 East Main St.
Reynoldsburg, Ohio

Saturday November 5th, 2011

REGISTRATION FEES
Members – $10.00
Non-Members – $20.00
Lunch can be purchased on site for $8.00

The sponsoring clubs for this meeting are Scioto Valley Beekeepers Association and Central Ohio Beekeepers Association (COBA)
Lunch is provided by the junior class of Licking County Christian Academy

There is a block of rooms reserved for November 4th at the Fairfield Inn, 2826 Taylor Rd., Reynoldsburg, Oh 43068. Their phone number is 614-864-4555.  The cost is 79.00 plus tax.  The confirmation number is OBAS. And no, the confirmation number is not spelled wrong.  If you need any other information, please contact John George at 614-376-3040.

LIVE   AUCTION   ITEMS
TO BE SOLD AT THE NOVEMBER 5TH, 2011 OSBA MEETING

The auction will take place at the end of the OSBA fall meeting.

Items for sale will include:

• 3   FIFTY POUND BAGS GRANULATED SUGAR
• 2  CASES HOREHOUND CANDY  (EACH CASE CONTAINS 3—5POUND BAGS)
• 2   CASES CINNAMON CANDY  (EACH CASE CONTAINS 3 –5POUND BAGS)
• 3   CASES HONEY LEMON CANDY  (EACH CASE CONTAINS 3—5POUND BAGS)
• 4   CASES HONEY CANDY  (EACH CASE CONTAINS 3—5POUND BAGS)
• 3   CASES ORGANIC HONEY CANDY  (EACH CASE CONTAINS 3—5POUND BAGS)
• 1 FULL CASE (400 COUNT) PLASTIC 12 OUNCE BEARS
• 1 PARTIAL CASE PLASTIC 12 OUNCE BEARS
• 1 PARTIAL CASE PLASTIC 8 OUNCE BEARS
• 1 PARTIAL CASE PLASTIC 1 POUND HONEYBEES
• 1 CASE (500 COUNT) 8 OUNCE CREAM HONEY CONTAINERS
• 1 CASE (500 COUNT) 1 POUND CREAM HONEY CONTAINERS
• 1 CASE (1000 COUNT) WHITE LIDS FOR CREAM HONEY CONTAINERS
• 1 PARTIAL CASE 38MM FLIP CAPS—YELLOW
• 1 PARTIAL CASE 38MM FLIP CAPS— BLACK
• 1 PARTIAL CASE 38 MM FLIP CAPS— WHITE
• 1 PARTIAL CASE 38MM FLIP CAPS— RED
• 1 PARTIAL CASE 38 MM FLIP CAPS— GOLD
• 1 PARTIAL CASE PLASTIC 8 OUNCE QUEENLINE JARS
• 1 BOX 8 OUNCE FLAT FRONT BEARS (APPROX 285)
• 1 CASE PLASTIC CLASSIC 1 POUND JARS (321 COUNT)
• 7 DOZEN 1 POUND CHUNK CONTAINERS
• 8 DOZEN  8 OUNCE ANTIQUE MUTH STYLE CONTAINERS W/ CORKS
• 3 DOZEN 1 POUND GLASS QUEENLINE CONTAINERS
• 1 DOZEN 2 POUND GLASS QUEENLINE CONTAINERS
• 28+ DOZEN 3 OUNCE TAUREEN STYLE CONTAINERS W/ LIDS
• 3 CASES  4 OUNCE SALT & PEPPER SHAKERS W/ WHITE LIDS
• 8+ CASES 110 ML HEX CONTAINERS (12 PER CASE)
• 6+ CASES  12OUNCE HEX CONTAINERS
• 2  CASES 190ML HEX CONTAINERS
• 11   390ML GLASS MIEL POT
• 12    212ML GLASS MIEL POT

Any announcements made sale day at the auction will precede all previous information.  Other items may be added prior to the auction.  ALL SALES ARE FINAL.

Auctioneer: Anthony Simpson

OSBA SUMMER PROGRAM AGENDA

South Range Middle School
7600 W. South Range Rd.
Salem, Oh  44460

Friday evening June 10 program
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Social Hour

Saturday June 11, 2011
8: AM to 3:30 PM

REGISTRATION FEES
Members – $10.00
Non-Members – $20.00
Lunch $9.00

8:00 to 9:00 Registration (coffee, orange juice, pastries)
9:00 Presidents Welcome & Introductions
9:15 – 10:00 Keynote Speaker, the Honorable Dan O’Hanlon
10:00 Break (Visit the vendors)
10:15 – 11.00 Break out session I

A.     Beginning Beekeeping, -  Lee Miller
B.     Summer feeding to optimize hive health ,  – Joe Kovaleski
C.     The Importance of OHIO Queen Rearing,  – Dana Stahlman

11:00 Break (Visit the Vendors)
11:15 Break out Session II

A.     Outside Bee Yard Demonstrations
B.     Mead Making – John Kulifay
C.     Re-queening in August  – Dana Stahlman

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 Break out Session III

A.     Outside Bee Yard Demonstrations
B.     Beginning Beekeeping, Lee Miller
C.     The Importance of using OHIO Queens – Dana Stahlman

1:45 – Break (Visit the Vendors)
2:00 Break out Session IV

A.     Beginning Beekeeping – George Stacey
B.     Summer feeding to optimize hive health, -  Joe Kovaleski
C.    Honey Judging – Jim Thompson

2:45 Break
3:00 Closing Remarks and Drawings

Vendors who will be at the meeting (You may wish to contact them in advance for special or large orders so you can pick it up the day of the meeting):

A special discount for hotel reservations can be made at

Americas Best Value
9988 Market St.
North Lima, OH  44452

330-549-0157

Room cost:  2 Queen beds -  67.00 plus tax
1 Queen bed -  62.00 plus tax

Mention Columbiana-Mohoning Beekeepers
Reservations must be made by 5/31

Any questions, you can contact John George at or 614-376-3040.