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Next GGLBA Meeting Tuesday December 10th, 2019 7:00pm
December Meeting – 2019
December 10th @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Join us at the Saint Mary’s Community Library on Tuesday, December 10th, from 7-9pm. Everyone’s welcome!
The December meeting will be a festive event with a silent auction benefiting the clubs bee yard to obtain newer, current and matching hardware. Honey from the club bee yard will be available for purchase with sales proceeds also going towards the update of the club bee yard.
Items for the silent auction are welcome for donation.
Everyone has been asked to bring a snack and or beverage to share.
We will conduct normal club business and enjoy a wonderful speaking event featuring Dr. Scott Cohen.
Dr. Scott will be speaking on the subject “Honey & Health”.
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Another fine queen supplied by Ray Moeller Honey Farm
Comment from a GGLBA member:
“Another fine queen supplied by Ray Moeller Honey Farm…”
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Meeting Notes – May 14th 2019
The 2019 GGLBA Annual Field Day and Potluck lunch event has been scheduled and announced.
Saturday July 13th the club will host this spectacular hands on and in the field event at the Mercer County Sportsman Association located at 7052 State Rte. 703, Celina, Ohio 45822
The field day event will commence around 1pm. Please bring your PPE or Beekeepers jacket or veil as this will be a hands on in the bees experience. The event should wrap up around 5pm or so.
All attendees are asked to bring a dish to share for the potluck lunch.
Guest speaker Alex Zomcheck from Miami University in Oxford was our guest speaker. Alex presented a wonderful lifetime of knowledge and experiences to the membership. We thank Alex for his time and welcome him to speak again at our club.
Permanent link to this article: https://gglba.ohiostatebeekeepers.org/meeting-notes/meeting-notes-may-14th-2019/
Mike Doseck presented beekeeping at the Garden Swap and share event at the St Marys Community Public Library
GGLBA promoting beekeeping in the community:
Mike Doseck recently spoke about beekeeping at the “Gardeners Swap and Share” event at the St. Marys Community Public Library May 8th.
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Ty Shelby gives beekeeping presentation at the Primrose Retirement Community in Findlay Ohio
GGLBA members are active in promoting beekeeping in the community:
Ty Shelby gave a beekeeping presentation to the Primrose Retirement Community in Findlay May 8th.
Great job, Ty!
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OSBA 2nd Quarter 2019 Newsletter
OSBA 2nd Quarter 2019 Newsletter
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Pollen Color Chart
The busy bees are bringing many different colors of pollen into the hive.
Here is a chart to help identify the sources.
The thumbnail pic below shows one of the several pages linked above
Wikipedia list of pollen sources
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Meeting Notes – April 9th 2019
A club poll was conducted factoring everyone present at the meeting in regards to bee colonies alive in the Fall versus colonies overwintering and surviving. Our club only experienced a 25% loss as apposed to upwards of 80% statewide in Ohio. This is a wonderful success for our club!
Guest OSBA speaker Jamie Walters president of Black Swamp Beekeepers Association in Defiance Ohio presented an excellent segment to our club about Hobbyist Queen Rearing. This information will greatly assist in keeping vibrant and productive bee colonies to those of us that don’t have large apiaries.
Permanent link to this article: https://gglba.ohiostatebeekeepers.org/meeting-notes/meeting-notes-april-9th-2019/
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