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4-H OSBA TCBA Beekeeping for Beginners

Mike Doseck interviews James Barnhart 2016 Clock Trophy for beekeeping winner at the Ohio State Fair from Carroll County Tri County Beekeepers Association and Kayla Lennartz 2016 Ohio State Fair finalist as well as 2018 Clock Trophy for beekeeping winner from Mercer County Greater Grand Lake Beekeepers Association. The purpose of this video was for young 4H students to view and offer encouragement to pursue beekeeping as a project.

A couple brave club members will be hosting a beginner mead making class for members March 16th.  For more information or to see if there is still room please either contact Ty Shelby @ 419-236-3743 or e-mail: tshelby101@gmail.com

Join us at the Saint Mary’s Community Library on Tuesday, May 14th, from 7-9pm.  Everyone’s welcome!

The guest speaker this month will be Alex Zomchek from Miami University in Oxford. Alex  Zomchek is a honey bee researcher at Miami University’s Ecology Research Center located in Oxford, OH (the birthplace of Langstroth’s modern, movable frame beehive).  He is a lifelong beekeeper and aside from teaching and research, he is an active lecturer and public speaker, and recent recipient of the Eastern Apicultural Society North America’s Divelbiss Award for outstanding apiculture contributions.  Alex will cover; Honey bees are ancient, elegant stimulus-response bundles.  Understanding just a few simple anatomy and physiology features not only answers a few of those nagging “Why do they do that?” questions; but will also make you a better beekeeper.  We will discuss the hows and whys of under mating; bee feet and small hive beetle; bee fat and hot/cold regulation together with a new use for car windshield reflectors; bee life spans – making the right age bees for the right times; bee casts and their role in pests and diseases management; and more.

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If you’re interested in organic beekeeping, join Central State University Apiculture Program and the The Ohio State University Bee Lab for “Keys to Healthy Bees,” one of nearly 80 #OEFFAConferenceWorkshops at #OEFFAConference2019! On Friday, February 15, learn about pollinator health and mites and the foraging preferences of bees during lecture and hands-on activities. www.oeffa.org/conference2019 🐝🐝🐝

Congratulations Ron and thanks for all your work advocating for the bees. To read the full article click on the newspaper below!