Queen Rearing Workshop July 21st and 22nd

School House Bees is hosting a two-day workshop on queen rearing.  The sessions will be led by Jaime Walters, awarded Ohio Beekeeper of the Year by the Ohio State Beekeepers Association.  The workshop includes class room presentations, one on one instruction and field work in our hives.  Enrollment is limited to 20 participants.  Call us at 859-356-1350 or email us at info@schoolhousebees.com to enroll.
Queen Rearing (2A)
Jaime Walters, Instructor
Sat July 21, 2018    9:00a – 5:00p
Sun July 22, 2018    9:00a – 4:00p
Sat AM – Classroom on Forage, Feed and Disease Free Colonies
Sat PM – On hand field work on inspection, cell starters, eggs, grafting
Sun AM – Classroom on queen rearing set up, genetics and Q&A wrap up
Sun PM – Field inspection of Saturdays grafts plus cell starters
Materials & basic supplies provided
Bring your protective bee clothing
$ 135 –  (2-day class)
(lunches provided)
School House Bees is a MANNLAKE Dealer with classrooms, working bee hives and “The Bee Store” for all of your beekeeping supplies.

School House Bees, Inc
4041 Visalia Road
Visalia, KY  41015
(859) 356-1350

Summer meeting Speakers June 12th, July 10th and August 14th

Our guest speaker June 12th will be Jim Coss. Jim is the owner of The Honey and Bee Connection a beekeeping supply business located in Morehead, Kentucky. Jim’s program will be, ‘‘The Seasonal Management of Your Hive-What A Good Hive Should Look Like During Each Seasonal Period”.

If you would like to contact Jim for any beekeeping supplies, he can be reached at 606-784-3108. The business website is www.thehoneyandbeeconnection.com.

The July 10th program will feature Christine Tailer discussing, ‘‘The Life Cycle of the Bee and Bee Behavior”.

The August 14th program will have as a guest speaker Tim Arheit. Tim is currently the Secretary of The Ohio State Beekeepers Association and his program will feature, ‘‘Sustainable Beekeeping Using Nucs”.

Summer Meeting Location June 12th 7PM

The Brown County Beekeepers will meet on June 12th at 7:00 p.m. in the District Office of Southern Hills Career & Technical Center. The Southern Hills Career & Technical Center is located at 9193 Hamer Road in Georgetown. Remember this is our meeting location for June, July & August.

Extracting demonstration

At the next meeting on May 8th a Honey extraction demonstration will be given. Join us for a step by step walk through of the process. Best practices and common mistakes will be discussed. We look forward to seeing you there.

Next Meeting May 8th

The Brown County Beekeepers will meet on May 8th at 7:00 p.m. at the Western Brown High School in Mt. Orab

The May speaker will be Dr. Gene Kritsky.

Dr. Kritsky is the Dean of Behavioral and Natural Sciences and a Professor in the Department of Biology at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, Ohio. His program will be on beekeeping in ancient Egypt, based on his book, “The Tears of Re”. He will discuss the relationship between the honey bee and ancient Egyptian culture.

Next Meeting April 10th

The Brown County Beekeepers will meet on April 10th at 7:00 p.m. in the Western Brown High School. The April program will be presented by Emily Archibald.  Emily is a Biologist with the Ohio Division of Wildlife.  She will talk about plants, shrubs and trees that are beneficial to bees.  Everyone is welcome to attend.

Next Meeting is March 13th 7PM at Western Brown High School in Mt Orab

On March 13, 2018, our guest speaker will be Dwight Wells. Dwight has several decades of beekeeping experience. He is an officer in his local bee club as well as a founding member of The Heartland Honey Bee Breeders Cooperative, which is currently collaborating with Purdue University in their queen bee breeding program.

Dwight is also active in varroa mite management, giving presentations in Ohio and throughout the midwest on this topic. He is a Regional Director with the Ohio State Beekeepers Association, and Vice President of the Buckeye Queen Producers.

Dwight’s program will be ‘‘Creating Nucs With Locally Adapted Honey Bees”. This program will cover how to properly create them; their importance in your bee yard, and how they may be maintained year round.