Archives for 2017

There is no meeting in December.   Enjoy the holidays and we’ll see you in 2018.

Our next meeting is Wednesday, January 17th.  Our talk will be covering the needs and things to think about to when you start beekeeping.  If you have friends, relatives or co-workers have talked about starting to keep bees, this would be a great meeting for them to attend.  We’ll discuss costs, hive placement and the commitment required for beekeeping.

This months speaker will be Mark Luterra.

Mark Luterra has been making mead since 2009 and keeping bees since 2011.  He has, to date, made 53 five-gallon batches of mead using mostly honey from his own apiary and any apples, pears, quince, peaches, berries, and rose petals he can get his paws on. He has found that many people who say they don’t like mead enjoy his fermentations, which are typically less sweet and more wine-like than commercial offerings.  Mark is currently fermenting eight meads including a quince-nectarine blend, a cyser made with bitter, astringent cider apples, and a traditional mead made with a unique vanilla-toned honey that might be meadowfoam.  He will be presenting on the basics and not-so-basics of making delicious mead at home.  He much prefers discussing to lecturing, so bring your questions and recipe ideas.

Here is a pdf slideshow from Mark’s talk on 11/15/2017.  (The file is 1.6mb so it may take a moment to download)

Mead! 2017

This months speaker will be Dr. Solensky, Allergist from the Corvallis Clinic.

He will be speaking on bee stings and allergic reactions.

This months speaker is our very own Everett Kaser.

The title of his talk is:  Fall & Winter: Cleaning & Storing Equipment and Other Winter Activities.

Bring a small sample of your honey to the meeting!  We will be having honey tasting after our speaker.  Be sure to mark the source of your honey if you know what it was.