Linn Benton Beekeepers Association
Local Learning, Support & Fun
This months speaker will be Richard Farrier from Jefferson.
He will speaking on “Spring Time in Your Apiary”.
Discussion will include what needs to be done on the first inspection of the year. To feed or not to feed? What needs to be evaluated during the first inspection.
NO DECEMBER MEETING.
This months speaker is Karessa Torgerson.
Thinking About Becoming a Beekeeper?
Beekeeping is a rewarding past-time that is also uniquely challenging. In this session, we will discuss what you can expect if you choose to take up beekeeping, ranging from the financial costs to the ethical quandaries you may be surprised to find are part of the craft.
This months meeting features speaker Mike Rodia from Salem. He will be speaking on Single-Size Box Beekeeping and the Rose-Hive Method.
Bees on their own do not divide their hives into deeps for brood and supers for honey. The use of different sized boxes and frames are an imposed condition that beekeepers place on their bees. This imposition can be of questionable benefit to the bees; while, it is of course, a particular benefit to the beekeeper. Single-size boxes and frames and the use of Rose-Hive manipulations can provide benefits to both bees and beekeepers. Hives can more nearly represent those that bees would construct if left on their own, while beekeepers can gain greater flexibility for manipulations and care of their bees. At the same time, this practice will eliminate the need to provide and maintain different sizes of wood-ware, particularly the deep that can be very heavy when filled.
This months speaker will be Ramesh Sagili, Ph.D. from the Oregon State Honey Bee Lab. He will be speaking on “Nosema Ceranae Phenolgy”.
Harry Vanderpool, commercial beekeeper from Salem will be speaking on winter prep.
Our honey bees are always one season ahead of us. While we all associate Sept 22 as the beginning of fall, the bees are entering winter. Besides wringing our hands, what can we do to give our bees every advantage? No matter what we do, or how good of a job we have done, all good beekeepers worry throughout the winter.
Lets set worry aside for an evening and talk bees at the September meeting!