OSBA Delegate Positions to HAS, EAS and ABF – Apply Now! OSBA now has defined the responsibilities for the OSBA American Beekeeping Federation Representative, OSBA Eastern Apiculture Society Representative, and OSBA Heartland Apiculture Society Representative. Although the original committee tasked with creating the duties and responsibilities for the OSBA delegates…
The next Brown County Beekeepers meeting will be held Tuesday, November 12, 2019. This is our Annual Pot Luck Holiday Social, and our final meeting of the year. We will be voting on Club officers for 2020. Please consider bringing donations of items to raffle or a dish to share,…
Gary Keuffer will be presenting this program at the Batavia Branch of the Clermont County Library. Pre-registration is required by calling 732-2128. What is required to get started in beekeeping? Attend the the hour long presentation and find out!
The Next meeting of the Brown County Beekeepers Association held at the Western Brown High School in Mt. Orab, will be at 7pm on Oct. 8. The topic will be Optimizing Pollination with Native and Honey Bees. We all understand the importance of all bees to the ecosystem because of…
Our booth will be located in the New Merchants Building at the Brown County Fair.We will have an observation hive and many bee related items for sale, most importantly, LOCAL HONEY raised by local bees and harvested by our club members. If you have further questions don’t hesitate to contact…
The educational program for our September 10th meeting will feature Kevin Hale, of Hale’s Honey, Wellington, Ky. His program for the evening will be on queen bee management, in a program titled: “Managing The Queen in the Hive, Not the Bees for Success”. Points to be covered are, queen selection;…
The guest speaker for our August 13th meeting will be Terry Lieberman-Smith, President of the Ohio State Beekeepers Association. Her presentation that evening will be, “Preparing Your Honey for Judging”. With the fair a little more than one month away, those entering honey in the competition, will want to be…
A bill that would protect beekeepers from liability for stings has passed the Ohio House. Rep. Dick Stein of Norwalk sponsored HB 392, and says it would not only help beekeepers avoid expensive lawsuits, but also would allow for the state to track specific hives. “They need to register their hive with…
Our guest speaker on July 9th will be Jim Coss, owner and operator of The Honey and Bee Connection, Morehead, Kentucky. If members are in need of any bee equipment or supplies please contact Jim and he can bring the items to the July 9th meeting, saving the cost of…
