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October 17 Meeting

This months speaker will be Ramesh Sagili from OSU.

He will be discussing research project that are happening at the OSU Honey Bee Lab.

 

Also…. We will be having our annual honey tasting.  Please bring a small sample to put out for others to taste.

 

 

April 18th Meeting

This months speaker will be Andony Melathopoulos from OSU.

He will be speaking on ‘Doing the Multiplication: Expanding your apiary the old school and “the Next Generation” way.’

Meeting starts at 6:30.

March 21 Meeting

This months speaker is Darren Morgan from Shonnard’s Nursery with the topic “Economical Ornamentals for Bee Forage”.

He will cover ornamental flowering plants that are readily available and relatively easy to grow from seeds and bulbs.  Discussion topics will include: annuals (reseeding and not); perennials from seed and from bulb;  native options; and a quick overview of some relevant plant options by bloom season.

 

February 21st Meeting

This month our speaker will be Dillon Blankenship.

With the completion of his undergraduate studies at Hendrix College in Arkansas, Dillon embarked on a year of independent travel and research sponsored by the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. From July 2012 to August 2013, he explored local beekeeping practices in Europe, Africa, and Asia (the native range of honey bees) in hope of finding ways to overcome some of today’s most pressing apicultural problems. In his time abroad, he studied natural beekeeping in the United Kingdom and Germany, learned about extensive beekeeping and log hives in Tanzania, witnessed the most ancient apicultural traditions in Egypt, experienced four different honey bee species in India, and climbed to treetop beehives in the rugged forests of Russia. He will share stories and lessons from his journey.