Local Honey is available from these club members:
Chris Dresel, Georgetown area cxd8642@earthlink.net
Kevin and Liz Jones, Clermont County HappBeeAcres@gmail.com 513-918-1042
Gary Keuffer, Brown County bnhr83@gmail.com 937-379-2048
Kelly Morse, Fayetteville/Milford kjmorse19@gmail.com 859-468-4560
| Aug 9 – Dr. Jay Evans, USDA – Tackling Disease issues at the USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory REGISTRATION | Aug 23 – Danae Wolfe, OSU Ed Tech – Macro Photography |
| Sept 13 – Carmen Conrad – Wax Rendering | Sept 27 – Mike Retterer, OPHI – Planting Forage for Pollinators |
| Oct 11 – Denise Ellsworth, Program Director – Why native plants matter to bees” | Oct 25 – Krispn Given, Purdue University – Honeybee Breeding |
| Nov 8 – Mary Gardiner, Professor of Entomology – Urban Gardening for Pollinators | Nov 22 – Andrew Connor – What’s Happening in Your Hive |
| Dec 13 – Cameron Jack, Univerisity of Florida – Oxalic Acid | Christmas Break |
We have received approval from the Brown County Health department to resume meetings as long as we follow CDC guidelines which include wearing a mask, social distancing etc. We will be in the Rhonemus Hall building which is west of the main show ring on the south end of the administration building at the Brown County Fairgrounds in Georgetown starting 8/11/20. We will have it reserved the 2nd Tuesday each month moving forward.
Penn State will be offering a Pollinator Webinar Series, Wednesdays at 3 pm, Registration required, but the webinars are free and open to all. To find out more information and register, please go to this website:
https://lopezuribelab.com/2020/05/23/pollinator-webinar-series-summer-2020/
Topics and dates are below! Hope to ‘see’ you there!
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June 24th – Bee nutritional ecology: from flowers to landscapesJuly 1st – Mason bee management for backyard and orchard pollination
July 8th – Bumble bee biology and management for pollination
July 15th – Bee Biodiversity in Pennsylvania
July 22nd – Gardening for pollinators
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Christina M. Grozinger
Distinguished Professor of Entomology
Director, Center for Pollinator ResearchScholar-in-Residence, Sustainability Institute
Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
Pennsylvania State University
W-209 Millennium Science Complex
University Park, PA 16802
Email: cmgrozinger@psu.edu
Webpage: http://grozingerlab.com/; https://www.facebook.com/thegrozingerlab
Center for Pollinator Research: http://ento.psu.edu/pollinators
Live Webinar Training Directions
Click on the link above for a PDF of the instructions
All of the webinars will be recorded and posted on OSBA’s “NEW” YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOFVaRx00YMUvbVtTR2RxsQ Be sure to “Subscribe” and click the bell to be alerted when we upload any new videos. Click on the speaker/presentation to be taken directly to the recording.
Apr 12 – Jamie Walters – Spring Management w/ Installation of Nucs & Packages
Apr 26 – Dave Noble – Queen Selection & Spring Splits
May 10 – Dwight Wells – Honeybee Nutrition
May 24 – Barb Bloetscher – ODA, Alcohol Wash, & County Inspection Program
June 14 – Peggy Garnes – Overwintered Queens
June 28 – Kim Flottum – Let Your Bees Pay Their Way
Please give us feedback on what you might want to see in future presentations. You can come this far…take a 2-minute survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WTDLB9J This helps us know what you’re interested in. Thank you…
Guess what, we have practice sessions between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm EST before each presentation. Since you will receive the email link 2 hours before the presentation, your welcome to click the link and practice. This allows you to come into the event and learn how to work your microphone, camera, and software settings.
Please remember not to share this link, as each spot is reserved. We do not want anyone interrupting or highjacking the presentation. The host will also be online to answer any technical questions. Ask the host/engineer – Jamie Walters with any technical issues or just say “HI”. It’s easier than you think…
Patriot Bee Farms have limited availability for April 25, 2020 3 lb bee packages with queen for $125.00 I must receive money to secure orders asap. Packages to be picked up in Georgetown, Ohio. First come first serve. Limited availability. Call Dan Cotter, 937-213-0715 from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
Brown County Master Gardeners present PLANTING FOR POLLINATORS TUESDAY MARCH 10, 2020 7:00 P.M.—8:-00 P.M. The focus of this program will be on how to establish larger scale pollinator projects. Topics to be covered: • Site preparation • Choosing seed mixes • Treating noxious weeds • Long term maintenance of pollinator and prairie plots • Resources and funding landowners can utilize.
Join Chris Dresel and Gary Keuffer at the Southern Hills Career and Technical Center, 9193 Hamer Rd in Georgetown at 7pm for BASICS FOR BEGINNERS. This will be an information session on the first steps to becoming a beekeeper, covering what you need and where it may be obtained. Handout materials will be available.
