Help Research on New Honeybee Parasite
Dr. Samuel Ramsey, who spoke at the Tri-County Beekeepers Spring Workshop in 2019, has a GoFundMe campaign to stop the next nightmare pest for western honeybees.
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Join the 2019 International Monarch Monitoring Blitz – July 27 – Aug. 4, 2019
For one week, the Blitz invites people across North America to go out to gardens, parks and green areas and monitor milkweed plants for monarch eggs, caterpillars, chrysalises and butterflies.
#PLATEDWITHHONEY Instagram Sweepstakes
To enter the #PlatedWithHoney Sweepstakes, upload a video or picture of your best honey-drizzled dish to your Instagram account and tag the National Honey Board’s Instagram account @NationalHoneyBoard and the hashtags #PlatedWithHoney and #Entry in your caption between Monday, July 1 and Wednesday, July 31.
August 15: “Workshop/Demo: Conquer Invasive Plants Without Toxic Pesticides”
This free workshop and field demonstration will help service departments, landscapers, school groundskeepers, and anyone with a lot of land, field, or forest control invasive plants where you can’t, or don’t want to, use toxic chemical control measures.
Bee Culture: “Save Lives! Monitor Hives!”
In this July 2019 article in Bee Culture, author Meghan Mibrath stresses the importance of monitoring hives in keeping humans and local bees (both honey bees and native!) healthy.
Ohio Dept. of Agriculture – Regulations for Beekeepers
Visit the Department of Agriculture’s “Honey” page to learn all about the rules for licensing, processing, labeling and selling honey.
Congratulations Leo!
Leo Schirokauer of Shaker Heights, a young member of our club, is being recognized by Bayer for its Blue Ribbon Beekeepers Pollinator Week.
6th Annual Mann Lake Customer Appreciation Picnic Aug 10 in Wilkes-Barre, PA
RSVP by Aug. 1, 2019 for the MANN LAKE Customer Appreciation Picnic! Enjoy delicious BBQ, live music, raffles & giveaways.
Catch the Live Kim&Jim Show June 18, Noon
Kim and Jim are first going to take a look at the 4 bee hives on the A. I. Root Company property, right next to A. I. Root’s Home.
June 8, 2019: Harrison County Beekeeper’s Seminar
This day long seminar features Freddy Proni and Phil Craft.