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Calendar of 2007 events
 A look at some of the activities and events the Association and its members have sponsored or participated in in the past.  Many of these are annual events, so if you missed one, keep checking the current events page for future announcements.

 

November 6, 2007

Greene County Beekeepers Meeting

Greene County Beekeepers Meeting
Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 7pm
End-of-Season Carry-in Banquet
 North Central Queen Assembly (NCQA)

Saturday, October 13, 2007

 

North Central Queen Assembly (NCQA)

Co-sponsored by OSBA & Wicwas Press

Hosted by Miami County (0H) Beekeepers

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Brukner Nature Center in Troy, Ohio

Theme is Selecting and Rearing Your Own Queens

Keynote speaker:  Dr. John Harbo (USDA, retired), 

Other speakers: Dr. Greg Hunt, Purdue University, Gary Reuter, Univ. Minnesota, Dr. Jim Tew, Dr. Larry Connor and Dr. Joe Latshaw. Click for details.

 

October 2, 2007

Greene County Beekeepers Meeting

 Greene County Beekeepers Meeting
Tuesday, October 2, 2007, 7pm
 
HONEY HARVEST 
demonstration (extraction) at the Narrows on
September 22, 2007
 
HONEY HARVEST 
Demonstration (extraction)
at the Narrows Nature Reserve
September 22, 2007
GCBA is hosting this annual event as part of the in conjunction with the Greene County Farm Tour
 
Honey Festival and Honey Show
Saturday,
Sept 8, 2007, 
Lithopolis, Ohio
10:00a.m.-5:00p.m
 

Honey Festival and Honey Show

Supported by OSBA

Being held in Lithopolis, OH ( Fairfield County) near Columbus, on Saturday,Sept 8, 2007.

10:00 AM until 5:00 PM
Everyone is invited but especially members of OSBA are invited to attend and support this First Annual Event.

 
Ohio State Extension
Honey Bee Meeting
Wed. Aug 22, 2007,  6:30-9:00p.m.
 
OSU Extension Clark County
4400 Gateway Blvd
Springfield OH 45502
$10.00/person or apiary
Speakers:
Dr Jim Tew, OSU Bee Specialist
--Managing the Modern Bee Hive
John Grafton, ODA
--Coping with Honey Bee Problems
Contact:
Jonah T. Johnson, Clark County
937-328-4607
Jerry Mahan, Greene County
937-372-9971

August 7, 2007

Greene County Beekeepers Meeting

Greene County Beekeepers Meeting
Tuesday, August 7, 2007, 7pm

July 3, 2007

Greene County Beekeepers Meeting

Greene County Beekeepers Meeting
Tuesday, July 3, 2007, 7pm
Speaker: Sam Black, Queen Rearing for the Hobby Beekeeper.

June 28, 2007

OSU Extension Honey Bee Field Day

 
OSU Extension Honey Bee Field Day
Managing Honey Bee Colonies
Thursday, June 28, 2007, 1-8p.m.
Fisher Auditorium
OARDC Campus, 1680 Madison Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691
June 16, 2007
OSBA Summer Meeting
 
OSBA Summer Meeting
Ohio State Beekeepers Association
8:00 a.m.
Kingwood Center
Mansfield, OH
Contact: Dana Stahlman, 614.855.1656
 

June 5, 2007

Greene County Beekeepers Meeting

Greene County Beekeepers Meeting
Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 7pm
Speaker: Lisa Wilson, Soapmaking using Products from the hive.
 May 1, 2007

Greene County Beekeepers Meeting

 Greene County Beekeepers Meeting
Tuesday, May 1, 2007, 7pm
Speaker: Andrew Kartal, ODA Bee Inspector
 
April 21,2007
Noon
Hive Split Demonstration
 
Hive Split Demonstration
Splitting one strong hive into two or more hives is one of the most popular methods beekeepers use to increase the number of colonies they have.  Bill Starrett demontrated one method for performing a split, and also showed how to install a package of bees in a hive.
 April 3, 2007

Greene County Beekeepers Meeting

 Greene County Beekeepers Meeting
Tuesday, April 3, 2007, 7pm
Speaker: Bill Starrett.
 

March 24, 2007

Southwest Beekeeping School

Southwest Beekeeping School
Saturday, March 24, 2007 at
Oasis Conference Center
in Loveland, OH.
Contact:
Warren County Extension Office
at 513-695-1311or e-mail:
meyer.213@osu.edu
 

March 13, 2007

Greene County Beekeepers Meeting

 Greene County Beekeepers Meeting
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Paul Reuter will be our speaker... he is always knowlegeable, current,  and an excellent speaker... and he will also be taking orders for Spring Packages!
We will also discuss uses for the Web site and the Yahoo! Group, as well as the possibility of moving our meeting days to accomodate more of our members.
 

March 3, 2007

OSU Extension & Tri-County Beekeeping Workshop
 
OSU Extension & Tri-County Beekeeping Workshop
Saturday, March 3, 2007 at
Fisher Auditorium &
Shisler Conference Center
in Wooster, OH. 
Keynote Speaker is Dr. Jamie Ellis from University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. He is a leading expert on Small Hive Beetles.
Contact:
Sherry Ferrell at 330-263-3684 or e-mail:
 

Feb 24, 2007

Paul Reuter's 2007 Bee School

 Paul Reuter's 2007 Bee School
Saturday,  Feb.24, 9A to 3P at Champaign Co. Community Center, 1512 S. U.S. Highway 68, Urbana, Oh, 
To Register, Before Feb. 17th, contact:
Paul H. Reuter
Reuter Honey/ Bee Supply
1536 E. St. Rt. 296
Urbana, Oh 43078
tel.at 937 653-8896

Feb.10, 2007

Bluegrass Beekeeping School

Bluegrass Beekeeping School
Saturday, Feb.10, 2007, on the campus of Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Ky. The class schedule consists of a beginner’s class track lead by Dr. Tom Webster, KY Beekeeping Extension specialist, as well as numerous classes of interest to more experienced beekeepers. 
Visit BluegrassBeekeepingSchool for more information.  
February 5, 2007

Miami County Beekeepers Meeting

 We were invited to the Miami County Beekeepers Meeting on Monday, Feb. 5, 2007 at 7pm at the Brukner Nature Center.
Robin Mountain is the speaker. The speaker is from South Africa and works for Dadant Bee Supply in Franklin, Ky. He has manged a 1000 hives when in Africa.
The Directions to the Brukner Center--75 N. to 55 W. to Horseshoe Bend Rd.
The club will pass the plate for donations to pay for the speaker's travel expenses.
Please call Al Tuttle for more info---937-890-0811.

January 2007

Greene County Bee School

Greene County Bee School
Taught by Bill Starrett, sponsored by Greene County Parks
Dates:
Jan. 11 & 18; Feb. 1 & 15; Mar. 15.
Classroom sessions from 7-9 p.m. at the
Narrows Reserve Nature Center.
Field Experience sessions (locations TBA):
3 Saturdays in March and 1 in April
plus a Hive Splitting Demo at the Narrows April 21. Hands on sessions will be subject to the weather and schedules of the students.
Fee: $35 for Greene County residents,
$40 non-residents.