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President's CornerHappy New Year Beekeepers!! I hope that everyone is enjoying this lovely winter weather lately. (on the down side the bees are probably eating away all their winter stores) Now is a good time to pour over the catalogs and order new equipment, get bees ordered and even order some bee- friendly trees and plants. The spring rush of chores like putting in new foundation in frames and repairing old equipment will be here before we know. Let's make a resolution to keep better notes this year or maybe just keep some notes. A new 2012 notebook and sharp pencils on the counter will remind us to keep track of the beeyard events and visits. Do you have any notes to compare from last year?? Our past vice president, Larry Arborgast, is having surgery early this month and our prayers for a quick recovery go out to him. Congratulations are in order for Kim Flottum and Kathy Summers for their recent promotions in the Beekeeping World. Please read January's issue of Bee Culture and then give them a jingle. Isn't it an honor to have these great minds in our mist? The meeting this month is Dana Stahlman coming to talk on wintering your bees and the Queen Rearing Project in Ohio. He would like to see if we will be able to participate in the project at our club level. I know he is looking for interested beekeepers with some queen rearing knowledge or ones that are willing to learn the methods. A raffle for a new 5 frame nuc with frames and screened bottom board will be held at the end of the meeting.
Committee AnnouncementsI would like to ask for volunteers for the committees that we have. Sign-up sheets will be at the door for you to look over. Let's get someone on each list and make this a great bee year! AnnouncementsBeginning Beekeeping Classes for 2012The Medina County Beekeeper’s Association has the dates scheduled for this years Spring Beginner Beekeeping Class. Class dates are on: Saturday March 10 from 9 AM – 3:30 PM, Saturday March 17 from 9 AM – 3:30 PM, Saturday March 24 from 9 AM to Noon. That’s 16 hours of instruction. read more New Mentor listMCBA has a strong mentoring tradition. In the past, we let everyone know who was willing to serve as a mentor only via our club roster. In order to help new beekeepers find us, we are experimenting with an online mentor list. If you are interested in serving as a member, please just add yourself to the list. (If you do not yet have an account to edit this site, please email our webmaster.) New Medina County Apiary InspectorMedina County has a new Apiary inspector. He is Dustin Thompson from the Columbus area. His contact information is (740) 272-2828, (614) 230-2868, and deesbeesofohio@yahoo.com . According to the ODA web site Richard Sprague is also still listed as an inspector. His contact information is (330) 225-5875, rspr2077@roadrunner.com . Need Another County Apiary InspectorThe Ohio Department of Agriculture continues to look for County Apiary Inspectors to inspect Medina and surrounding counties. They are looking for NE counties, both East and West. read more First-time usersWelcome to the Medina County Beekeepers Association's website. We hope you enjoy your time here and can find what you want about bees and beekeeping. |
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