Meeting Tuesday 7/13/21

The Brown County Beekeepers Association will meet on July 13th, at the Rhonemus Hall located on the Brown County Fairgrounds in Georgetown, Ohio. At 6:00 PM, club members will be available to answer questions and share information on beekeeping. The educational program will begin at 7:00 PM, followed by our business meeting.

The educational program will be presented by Billy Miller, who will discuss, ” Swarm Trapping and
Top Bar Hive Maintenance”. Billy is a practitioner of ” Sustainable Natural Beekeeping”. Billy is a volunteer at the Strafford Ecological Center, which is an organic farm near Delaware, Ohio. His
work at the center includes maintaining four top bar hives and assisting with twenty Langstroth hives. Additionally, Billy mentors new beekeepers and provides beekeeping educational programs for all age groups.

How well did your swarm traps perform this year? Billy will share with us what’s required to successfully trap swarms. He will have several traps that he uses available for sale at $50.00 each at the meeting.

Introduction to Beekeeping 6/24 6pm

Taken by Nina Bagley

Please let your friends know that our Education Director Gary Keuffer will be at the Brown County Ohio Fayetteville Public Library located at 406 N East St, Fayetteville, OH 45118 at 6 pm to present information as an Introduction to Beekeeping.
Please Contact the Library for Registration Information 513-274-2665

5/22 10-2pm Field Day

As discussed at our May meeting Kevin and Liz Jones of HappBee Acres  513-918-1042 are hosting our first Brown County Beekeepers field day of 2021 from 10-2pm on 5/22 at 2694 Bergen Rd, Batavia, OH 45103. The location is off Rt 50 near Owensville. Bring your Veils and other gear and join the BCBA for a day of Q and A and demonstrations of inspection techniques and diagnostic conversation.
This will be outdoors so masks are optional. Bring your own refreshments/lunch. Please let me know if you are planning to attend so we can tell Kevin and Liz.

Meeting May 11th

The Brown County Beekeepers Association will meet on May 11th, at the Rhonemus Hall located on the Brown County Fairgrounds in Georgetown, Ohio. At 6:00 PM, club members will be available to answer questions and share information on beekeeping. The educational program will begin at
7:00 PM followed by our business meeting.

The educational program will by presented by George Anderson, owner and operator of GM Bee Farm located in Newtonsville, Ohio. His program will be, ” Queen Rearing and Beehive Splits”.
George will discuss his queen rearing operation and method for beehive splits.This will be an informal presentation with George answering questions about his queen rearing techniques.

George currently assists in running a number of apiaries in the greater Cincinnati area. He is also involved in research work to develop plants that will provide nectar and pollen for bees during a dearth period that occurs in our area during July, August and September. Additionally, he is assisting the Department of Agriculture in the study of hemp pollen and it’s nutritional value to honeybees.

George has been involved in beekeeping his entire life. Following in the footsteps of his Grandfather who maintained 100 hives.

Next meeting Tuesday, March 9th

The next meeting of the Brown County Beekeepers will be held as usual on the second Tuesday of the month, March 9th in Rhonemus Hall at the Brown County Fairgrounds in Georgetown. Informal discussion and pick up of items ordered from Kevin and Liz Jones of Happbeeacres.com begins at 6pm. If you haven’t stopped by their store they are located at 2694 Bergen Rd. Batavia, OH 45103. The meeting will cover coming out of Winter and early Spring activities by President Mark Roberto. We will also begin compiling our Swarm list and announcing the 3 Youth Hive Scholarship winners! Thank you to Dan Cotter of Patriot Bee Farm and the Jones’ for teaming up to provide the bees and woodenware for our aspiring beekeepers to the club at cost.

CDC guidelines will be followed during the meeting

Beekeeping in the City Presentation by Emily Mueller

Emily Mueller started Mueller Honey Bee Rescue in 2013 after seeing a need to publicize the importance of rescuing swarms within cities. Advocating for beekeepers, Emily has assisted several local zoning and council boards in development of safe beekeeping ordinances to allow hives for hobbyists. Focusing on education and teaching new beekeepers, Emily served as the Medina County and Summit County Apiary Inspector to expand her own education.
 
Having served on the board of Summit County Beekeeper’s Association in different positions for several years, she still teaches and works with many local programs and educational centers. Emily has advocated for beekeeping within cities for several Ordinance cases, allowing apiary practices to teach students through her YouTube channel as well as her Facebook and Instagram accounts. Her desire is to educate the public on the importance of honey bees through advocacy and public demonstration.
 

Zoom Meeting Presentation
Monday, January 18
TIME: 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Speaker – Emily Mueller
Topic – Beekeeping in the City
Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81587505233
Meeting ID: 815 8750 5233

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Here are a few items that may be of interest:
1. The conference presentations are now online for everyone to access. They are available here: https://colonymonitoring.com/4th-international-bee-and-hive-monitoring-conference
2. Please feel free to share this URL widely, i.e., with any beekeeping associations you are a member of.
3. T-shirts & other merchandise are still available, the link is here and on the conference website.
4. Thinking of putting on a Zoom-based conference yourself? Here is how we did it.
Thanks again for your interest. I think this conference marked a turning point in colony monitoring technology.
Frank Linton
Conference co-chair

Beginner Beekeeper Internship Pilot Program by the OSBA

Our club has been asked to be a part of a new Pilot Program provided by the OSBA, which has been dubbed the “Beginner Beekeeper Internship”. This program will offer a regular reoccurring webinar providing new beekeepers with the educational tools needed to become a successful beekeeper, through the power of Zoom. We are excited to be a part of this program and hope you will be too. Please click the link below to access the form with more information regarding classes and registration. If our club members have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Kelly Morse. She can be reached by email at newbeekeeperoutreach@ohiostatebeekeepers.org or via phone at 859-468-4560.

Internship Registration Form

Introduction to Beekeeping moved to a Virtual Program

Due to the current situation in the State as it pertains to the Coronavirus. This Monday’s scheduled “Introduction to Beekeeping” class hosted by the Clermont County Library and present by our Education Coordinator Gary Keuffer has been changed to a Virtual Program. Signup now at http://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=5338&EventID=423775&PK= and join the Zoom Meeting from the comfort and safety of your home. Because the presentation is being handle via Zoom, there still be plenty of opportunities for a Q and A session following the end of the presentation.