Next Meeting is on 3/12/2024

The Brown County Beekeepers Association will meet March 12th at Western Brown High School’s Community Room located on the western side of the school across from the tennis courts.

At 6:00 p.m. members will be available to answer questions and share information on beekeeping. The educational program will begin at 7:00 p.m. followed by the business meeting.

The educational program will be “Improving Your Honey Production”, presented by Kevin Hale, owner and operator of Hale’s Honey in Wellington, Kentucky. In this informal presentation, Kevin will discuss his current practices and procedures for producing honey. Please bring any questions or concerns you may have about your current honey producing practices so that we can all learn from the experience of others.

Next Meeting Will Be February 13, 2024

The Brown County Beekeepers Association will meet February 13 at Western Brown High School’s Community Room located on the western side of the school across from the tennis courts.

At 6:00 p.m.members will be available to answer questions and share information on beekeeping. The educational program will begin at 7:00 p.m. followed by our business meeting.

The educational program will be “Winter Feeding of Bees/Spring Preparation of Your Hive”, presented by Kevin and Liz Jones, owners and operators of HappBee Acres Bee Supplies of Batavia, Ohio. Many hives are lost in late winter due to starvation. This program will offer suggestions on what to feed bees in winter and how it can be properly applied to avoid starvation.

The presentation will also cover what you should be doing right now to prepare your hive for the upcoming spring weather.

Beginner Class Jan. 9th 7pm

The Brown County Beekeepers Association On January 9th, 2024, will host the program, ” An Introduction to Beekeeing”. This program will be at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room of Western Brown High School in Mt Orab, Ohio. The Community Room is located on the western side of the school across from the tennis courts.
This program will cover what is required to get started in beekeeping. There will be  wide variety of handout material on beekeeping as well as gardening for pollinators.
https://warrencountyohiobeekeepers.org/

Here is another beekeeping educational program

Nov. 15th-WED Last Meeting of 2023

The Brown County Beekeepers Association will meet Wednesday November 15th at the Western Brown High School’s Community Room located on the western side of the school across from the tennis courts. Please note that this meeting will be on Wednesday.

We will be holding Officer elections for 2024.

At 6 p.m. members will be available to answer questions and share information on beekeeping. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. The November meeting is the last meeting of the year, so we reserve this time for our ” Fun, Food and Fellowship” event. Those attending are asked to bring a light snack to share with others and a bee related item to enter into the end of year raffle. Funds from the raffle help to cover our yearly expenses. The club will resume our monthly meetings on
February 13, 2024.
The Officers will be providing:
Coffee, Tea, Beverages and Ice
Smoked Pork Shoulder
Salami Rolls
Macaroni and Cheese
Vegetarian Southwest Soup
A special meeting will be held on January 9, 2024, in the Western Brown High School Community Room for individuals interested in beekeeping. The program, ” An Introduction to Beekeeping”, will
discuss what’s required to get started in beekeeping. Handout material on beekeeping will also be available at this time.

Bragging Rights Until the NEXT Fair!!!

Congratulations to the 2023 Open Honey Show Winners:
LIGHT- 1st Mark Roberto
             2nd Robin Sizemore
             3rd Kelly Morse
AMBER- 1st Linda Rhonemus
               2nd Kelly Morse
               3rd Mark Roberto
DARK-  1st Tom House
             2nd Bill Steelman
             3rd Adam Morris
Many thanks to Alex Zomchek for being our Judge extraordinaire again this year!

Next Meeting 10/10/23

The Brown County Beekeepers Association will meet October 10 at Western Brown High School’s Community Room located on the western side of the school across from the tennis courts.

At 6:00 p.m. members will be available to answer questions and share information on beekeeping.
The educational program will begin at 7:00 p.m. followed by our business meeting.
The educational program will be presented by Tony West, owner and operator of the Appalachian Heirloom Plant Farm and Apiary located in Winchester, Ohio. His program of ” A Year In My Apiary”, will be a review of the practice and procedures you may have followed this year in maintaining your hive and how successful you were in doing these tasks.

Seeking Volunteers for the Brown County Fair Booth 9/24 to 10/1

We are in need of Volunteers to staff the booth- you may do so here

There is a list of all available spots, plus set up and break down days of the booth itself.

Sign up for the parade from 4:30 to 6:00 on Monday and help Sling candy! You can sit on the tailgate if you don’t feel like walking the route.

We will be accepting Open Honey Show Entries on Sunday the 24th from 12-2 at our booth location in the Whalen Merchants Building- Join the fun and earn Bragging Rights for the YEAR!

FAIR TIME!

The 2023 Brown County Fair runs from Monday 9-25 to Saturday 9-30. Setup and teardown are both Sundays the 24th of September  and the 1st of October. This year we are using signup.com to manage the schedule.

If you wish to enter the Open Honey Show please bring your classic 1# jar of honey on Sunday the 24th to the Whalen Merchant’s building from noon to 2pm. Purchase of a season pass is required for entry.

We are seeking volunteers to help with education outreach and selling honey. Fair passes are $30 and daily admission is $10.

Click to View Volunteer Opportunities on SignUp

 

We will have many items in our Silent Auction so please come by and see us!!

August Meeting 8.8.23 Potluck/Carry In

The Brown County Beekeepers Association will meet on August 8th at the Brown County Educational Service Center located at 9231-B Hamer Rd., Georgetown,  Ohio. At 6 p.m.

Club members will be available to answer questions and share information on beekeeping.
Please bring a dish to share at the meeting.
The educational program will begin at 7:00 p.m., followed by our business meeting.
The educational program will be presented by Jim Coss, owner and operator of The Honey and Bee Connection of Morehead, Kentucky. Have a question on beekeeping? Have a tip or trick on beekeeping that you would like to share? This program titled, “Ask Jim”, is the opportunity to share our knowledge and experience with other beekeepers in an informal manner. Please bring any tool or device that you have found useful in your beekeeping task to share its use with the membership.