04/06/2013
Honeybee Sanctuary Benefit for Spikenard Farm & Honeybee Sanctuary
“Honeybees and other pollinators are responsible for 1 out of every 3 bites of food we eat, but US honeybee colonies continue to decline. Please help “bee” the solution.”
Join us Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 5:30 PM, optional tour of Mockingbird Meadows begins at 4:30 PM, at Mockingbird Meadows in Marysville, OH for an evening with Gunther Hauk, Co-founder of Spikenard Farm & Honeybee Sanctuary in Floyd, VA. In addition to cocktails from Brother’s Drake Meadery and hors d’oeuvres courtesy of Edible Columbus, you will have the opportunity to learn what the bees are telling us during a screening of the film “Queen of the Sun,” followed by a Q&A with Gunther.
To read more about Spikenard Farm & Honey Bee Sanctuary visit http://www.spikenardfarm.org/
04/03/2013
Scioto Valley 6th Annual Beekeeping School
Sponsored by Scioto Valley Beekeepers, will be April 3, 10, and 17, 2013. The classes, plus field day are offered in Circleville and cost $50, which includes book, instruction, hands-on experience, ongoing support from mentors and a year membership to Scioto Valley Beekeepers. Open to anyone. Space is limited
03/30/2013
WCOBA Beginning Beekeeping School
This is an introduction to beekeeping course hosted by West Central Ohio Beekeepers Association. Class will be held on March 30, 2013 at Cedar Bog in Urbana, OH from 8:00AM to 5:00PM Topics covered will include: What Beekeeping is about, Beekeeping Equipment, Seasonal Management, Honey Bee Pests and Diseases, Where to get Honey Bees, Basic Honeybee Biology, Colony Management, and Sources of Nectar and Pollen. Cost is $50 for individual or $65 per couple. Course book “Bee-sentials” and lunch will provided.
03/28/2013
WCOBA Meeting – The Cedar Bog
Regular Monthly Meeting at The Cedar Bog in Urbana, Ohio (every 4th Thursday of the Month)
See www.wcoba.com for more information.
03/23/2013
Sandusky River Valley Beekeepers Annual Class
Two day bee class – March 23 and April 6th, 2013 from 1-5 PM
03/21/2013
WCOBA Meeting – Troy Hayner Cultural Center
Regular Monthly Meeting at Troy-Hayner Cultural Center in Troy Ohio (every 3rd Thursday of the Month)
See www.wcoba.com for more information.
03/20/2013
Guernsey Nobel Beekeepers Association Meeting with Guest Speaker Walt Wright
The meeting will be held at the Ninth Street Methodist Church in Cambridge, Ohio at 7:00 PM. There will be a $5.00 charge at the door for visitors to help the club reimburse Mr. Wright for his trip here from the deep South. Walt Wright has written many articles for both American Bee Journal and the Bee Culture magazines. He developed the technique known as “Checker boarding” that is used to help control swarming as well as other problems. Many of his articles dealt with this subject and his studies into causes of swarming. Come and learn first hand how to use this technique.
03/19/2013
WCOBA Meeting – The Community Center
Regular Monthly Meeting at The Community Center in Belle Center, Ohio (every 3rd Tuesday of the Month)
See www.wcoba.com for more information.
03/01/2013 – 03/02/2013
2013 TCBA Spring Beekeeping Workshop
Registration for this event is now closed!
We are planning for the 35th Annual Spring Beekeeping Workshop in Wooster, Ohio on Friday and Saturday, March 1 & 2, 2013. As in the past, it will be held in Fisher Auditorium and the Shisler Center at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC). Located at 1680 Madison Ave (at State Route 302 east and State Route 83) just south of Wooster. Last year there were participants from Ohio and many neighboring states attending the workshop.
Once again there will be a block of rooms set aside at the Hilton Garden Inn, 959 Dover Road, Wooster, which is within site of OSU’s Fisher Auditorium. The room rate is $89.00 per night plus tax for 1 king or 2 queen beds. When making reservations give them: TCBA Bee Mtg as the code name. For reservations call 330-202-7701. For more information their web page is: www.wooster.stayhgi.com
There are a few changes to this year’s Workshop. With over 1,000 attendees in 2012 we have reached the full capacity rating for the building and find it necessary to limit our registrations to 1,000. For this reason there will be no walk-ins allowed at the door this year.
See http://tricountybeekeepers.org/Spring_Workshop_5LEI.html for more information.
On Friday evening, March 1, the OSU Pollinatarium will be open from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. for tours. The Pollinatarium is located nearby on the OSU/OARDC campus. There will be signs showing the way to the Pollinatarium. At Fisher Auditorium from 7:00 to 8:00pm, you may hear “Beyond the Hive” by Isaac and Jayne Barnes or attend a Beginners subject talk, presented by The Central Ohio Beekeepers’ Association (COBA).
On Saturday, March 2, the workshop will begin with opening comments by Mr. Randall Westfall (Workshop Committee Chairman) of TCBA in the Auditorium. Our keynote speaker, Ms. Jennifer Berry (University of Georgia) will be our keynote speaker. She will discuss Practical Natural Beekeeping. The three workshop sessions which follow will each have seven different breakout topics from which to choose. One of the breakout topics in each session will be a Basic Beekeeping Session. Also, a Kid’s Session will be offered during each workshop session. These are open to kids 6 – 12 years old and will provide fun bee activities. Each Kid’s Session is limited to a maximum of 20 children.
Other activities during the day include a Honey Recipe Contest, a Guessing Contest and Door Prizes given throughout the day. There will be a “Hands On/Learning to Do” room which will include practical activities such as assembling hive parts, extracting honey, bees and diseases (up close) and more.
Workshop registration on Friday night is from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. continuing throughout the day.