Congratulations to our 2019 Youth Hive Winners Lance Cornwell and Michael Wright. Club president was kind enough to come out and assist both winners with getting there hives setup and installing there first hives.
Next Meeting May 14th
The next meeting of the Brown County Beekeepers will be held at Western Brown H.S. in Mt. Orab on Tuesday, May 14th at 7:00pm. Tim Arheit from Ohio State Beekeepers Association will present on Hobbyist Queen Rearing
Get your swarm traps out there! Free bees for all!!
CFAES Pollinator Education Series
The CFAES has a series of Pollinator Education Programs coming to the Brown and Clermont County area. Topics of education will be as follows.
March 12, 2019 – Pollinator Advocate Certification from 1:00PM to 3:00PM
The class will be held at the Clermont County Fairground in building 4-H Hall.
1000 Locust Street, Owensville, OH 45160
March 12, 2019 – Phenology for Beekeepers from 7:00PM to 8:00PM
The class will be held at the Western Brown High School, Coummunity Room located in the back of the school
476 W Main Street, Mt. Orab, OH 45154
March 13, 2019 – Gardening for Pollinators from 7:00pm to 8:00pm
The class will be held at the Brown County Fairgrounds in Rhonemus Hall/Carpeted Room
325 West State Street, Georgetown, OH 45121325 West State Street, Georgetown, OH 45121
Honey Judging Class by the OSBA March 8th and 9th 2019
Next Meeting of 2019
The Brown County Beekeepers will meet on March 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Western Brown High School.
Denise Ellsworth, Program Director of The Ohio State University will be speaking on Phenology for Beekeepers.
Denise will be in the area facilitating a Pollinator Advocate Certification class in Owensville on the 12th as well as presenting Gardening for Pollinators in Georgetown on 13th. More details about her appearances and a link to The Ohio State University phenology calendar below.
Pollinator Education_Denise Ellsworth
http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/gdd/
All Events are Free to the Public!
Look forward to seeing you at the meeting!
Beekeeping Educational Programs
10th Annual Northeastern Kentucky Beekeeping School
Beginner and advanced course work available
February 23, 2019 at the Maysville Community and Technical College 1755 U.S. Highway 68, Maysville, KY 41056 www.maysville.kctcs.edu
Hosted By: Licking River Beekeepers Association
Visit Facebook for Class Schedule and Updated Information and see the flyer below.
10th Annual Northeastern Kentucky ColorFlyer
Beekeeping 2020 –Southwestern Ohio Girls Beekeeping SchoolThis is a course for advanced beekeepersSaturday, March 9. Caesars Creek State Park Visitors Center. Registration 8:00-9:00 am. Seminar begins at 9:00-4:30. We will have 2 breaks and a pot-Luck lunch ( this has been a great success in past years ). Barb Bloetscher and Dwight Wells will be holding the Seminar. The cost is $10.00 at the door ( no credit cards please ). The only item for sale will be an informational booklet. It’s all “ The Buzz”.
BCBA Sponsors Young Beekeepers
The BCBA voted at our last meeting of 2018 to implement a hive donation program for young beekeepers interested in learning more about beekeeping and helping pollinators in the future. Two applicants will be selected each year and those individuals will be provided the equipment necessary to become a beekeeper. Many thanks to members Dan Cotter and Jeff Ridner of Patriot Bee Farms for donating the hive equipment and package of bees to our club at cost.
If you are interested in being considered for this exciting opportunity, please email your contact information to contact_us@browncountybeekeepersassociation.org we will be happy to send you an application or download the application by clicking the link below.
Could Mushrooms save the Bees?
Could Mushrooms be the secret catalyst to the revitalization of Bees. A study by Washington State University (WSU) entomology professor Steve Sheppard recently posted on Newsweek suggested the possibility. Here is the article https://www.newsweek.com/mushrooms-may-save-bees-how-anti-viral-property-may-give-homeowners-chance-1157008
Next Meeting October 9th Western Brown HS Mt. Orab 7PM
The guest speaker for our October 9th meeting will be Shula Woodworth, The Honeybee Nanny. Shula is originally from Suffolk, England and will discuss her journey in becoming a beekeeper as well as her practices of ‘‘Natural and Sustainable Beekeeping”. Shula makes a variety of products from, soaps and shampoo to lip balms and lotion bars. She also prepares propolis tinctures and salves to treat a variety of medical conditions. Many of these products are made from ingredients harvested from the hive. Please come and learn about how many products produced by the bees have a wide range of uses.
Get familiar with the Bees in your backyard
