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 us. Stop by to view the Open Honey Show winning entrys and pick up literature about bees and pollinator habitats.
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:
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 sure to attend this presentation, especially since Terry will once again be our judge for the September 23rd event. Who better than the judge to provide you with the information that may allow you to win a ribbon at this year’s Brown County Fair!
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 the Ohio Department of Agriculture so that they have an awareness throughout the state of where all the hives are located,” Stein said. “So when they’re trying to study colony collapse or other issues with mites or diseases, they can use that to maybe help with trends and patterns in certain localities.”
To benefit from the bill, the beekeepers will have to prove that they are complying with best practices and local zoning laws.
Stein is an amateur beekeeper himself, and his brother owns 700 hives.
The bill now moves on to the Senate.
We are pleased to share the following information with you regarding the speaker line-up for the OSBA 2019 Fall Conference:
National Speakers/Authors:
Kirsten Traynor
Erin MacGregor-Forbes
Dr. Reed Johnson
Dawn Combs
Regional Speakers/Authors:
Jay Heselschwerdt
Andrew Connor
Shannon Trimboli
OSBA Traveling Speaker- ADK
Accounting Specialist- TBA
As in years past the conference will be held at the Ohio Tolles Career Center
7877 US Hwy 42 S
Plain City, OH 43064
Brown County Beekeepers will meet on June 11th at 7:00 p.m. in the Southern Hills Joint Vocational District Office.
Billy Miller an organic Gardner/Beekeeper will present a program about Natural Sustainable Beekeeping. Mr. Miller has incorporated various techniques from successful beekeepers around the world. He promotes chemical free methods of producing queens and honey which are appropriate for the backyard beekeeper. Please join us for an informative meeting.
20918 State Route 251
St. Martin, OH 45118
(513) 875-3344
