Linn Benton Beekeepers Association
Local Learning, Support & Fun
Dr. Ramesh Sagili from the OSU Honey Bee Lab was kind enough to record his talk on projects that are taking place at the bee lab. He also has included information on the Asian Giant Hornet.
Use this link to watch the video: Dr. Ramesh Sagili Talk
This is our first attempt at posting a Zoom meeting. We will try to record future meetings and possibly host a live one soon.
Andony Melathopoulos, from OSU’s Department of Horticulture, will speak on “The (considerable) obstacles to building pollinator habitat in Western Oregon (and where we might get started). “
Why isn’t there more pollinator habitat in Linn and Benton County? Why aren’t the right of ways full of flowers, why aren’t acres of new hazelnut and hemp fashioned with pollinator hedgerows around the headlands, why are managed forests not plugging more bee plants into their plots? This talk explains what the obstacles are and offers some modest suggestions on how we might get around this.
Meadmaking
This months speaker will be Mark Luterra speaking on making mead. There will be samples to taste!
This months speaker will be Thad Starr from Pleasant Hill.
He will give a brief history of VSH queens. Their benefits, advantages and how they overcome mites. Also, the advantages of fall requeening.
This months speaker will be Dr. Solensky, Allergist from the Corvallis Clinic.
He will be speaking on bee stings and allergic reactions.