Orange Blossom Beekeepers Association will be meeting Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the Azalea Room at the Orange County Extension Offices located at 6021 S. Conway Road, Orlando, FL.

There will be two guest speakers this month! Bo Sterk, a beekeeper from North Florida will be presenting his photos and discussion about his tour of Haiti last year. This should prove to be a very eye-opening, interesting lecture. Come join us to see how Beekeepers from other places operate!

This Saturday, February 20 at 10:00 a.m. we will be conducting a hive splitting workshop.

Come to Webb's honey located at 21777 State Road 520, Orlando. Please do not email me for directions, check mapquest.com and get directions that way.

If you plan to come, please bring the following:

1. Bee veil and gloves, hive tool and smoker, smoker fuel and lighter

2. Lunch and drinks for your entire party

3. Chairs for your entire party

4. White or light colored latex paint and paint brushes

5. Hammer

Attention everyone!

Dr. Jamie Ellis is sending me a FREE bee college tuition!

We will raffle it off on Saturday at the workshop so bring your dollar bills -- one ticket, $1, six tickets, $5.

See you Saturday

Beth

Saturday, February 20, 2010 OBBA will conduct its annual "Hive Splitting Workshop" at Webb's Honey located at 21777 SR 520 Orlando, FL 32833. The workshop will begin at 10:00 a.m.

Participants are asked to bring white or light colored latex paint and paint brushes to help assemble supers and frames and paint the supers.

ALSO, bring your own lunch and drinks as the workshop may take awhile and there is no place nearby to eat. If you wish to bring extra to share, everyone would appreciate that.

This bulletin contains THREE specific topics for your consideration. Please read through.

1. OBBA meeting is THIS Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the Orange County Extension office, 6021 S. Conway Rd., Orlando in the Azalea Room.

2. Holly Burroughs is looking for a source of FRESH, frozen pollen to feed her bumblebees. She is a researcher. Email her at: hburroughs@koppertonline.com. She is the quality manager of Koppert Biological Systems, Inc. Her phone number is: 800-928-8827.

OBBA's next meeting will be Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Azalea Room. The kids from Full Sail University will be showing the beekeeping documentary they filmed. It stars David Webb, Beth Fox, Chris Stalder and Paul Allison, among others. I'm looking forward to seeing it!

Hi everyone,

I hope to see many of you tomorrow in Monticello, FL at the Florida State Beekeepers Association year end meeting. It should be a fun and interesting event.

OBBA's next meeting will be Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Azalea Room. The kids from Full Sail University will be showing the beekeeping documentary they filmed. It stars David Webb, Beth Fox, Chris Stalder and Paul Allison, among others. I'm looking forward to seeing it!

We have new nominees for officers and will vote on them at this meeting as well. They are:

President - David Webb

Orange Blossom Beekeepers Association
Orange County Extension Building
Rose Room
6021 S. Conway Road
Orlando, FL 32812

Greetings all,

Our next meeting is Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Magnolia Room of the Orange County Extension Office located at 6021 S. Conway Road, Orlando.

We will have a beekeeper forum discussing winterizing your bees, both here and in other states. This will be fun and interesting.

Also, one of our members has constructed a hive made of Lucite and he will bring it and tell you how to make one yourself. Sounds like a better alternative to the typical observation hive, as it is an 8 frame hive body!