The guest speaker Tuesday, February 11, 2020 will be Alex Zomchek from Miami University. Alex Zomchek is a honey bee researcher at Miami University’s Ecology Research Center located in Oxford, OH (the birthplace of Langstroth’s modern, movable frame beehive). As a lifelong beekeeper, areas of interest in his teaching and research include: Instrumental Insemination, Cryogenics/Banking, Winter Colony Storage and Spring Stimulation, Bee Biology and Behavior, Colony Management, Feeding and Nutrition, Bee Gadgets and Hive Monitoring. Alex is a recipient of the North American Apicultural Society’s Divelbiss Award for outstanding apiculture contributions.
The topic will be Successful Overwintering.
Meetings are Open to the Public, membership is never required to attend.
The meeting will be held at 7pm in the Community Room of Western Brown High School, 476 West Main Street, Mt. Orab, Ohio, 45154.
