Medina Beekeepers:Current events
2012 May 16 - Executive Meeting
Wed. 6:00 PM
A planning meeting for the Executive Committee.
Location: President's home.
2012 May 21 - Monthly Meeting
Monday, 7:00 pm
Speaker Jim Bobb, from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area will be our May, 2012 speaker.
Jim is a semi commercial beekeeper with over 200 colonies, sells packages in the spring, and maintains apiaries in all sorts of historical locations. Jim is the Chairman Of The Board of The Eastern Apiculture Society, and will share plans for the program in Vermont this coming August, along with many of the other activities and goings on for the whole week of EAS. But Jim’s specialty is knowing all about honey plants…what do bees like, where do these plants grow, when do they bloom, are they predictable and how can you grow them. Jim is a member of several professional botanical societies, is the editor of the Seed Savers Newsletter, a competent gardener, a great beekeeper and a pretty good organizer. But bee plants…that’s where he shines. If you are curious about where your bees are going for all that good honey you make, or want to know what that flower is…Come to the May meeting at the Medina County Beekeepers, 623 W. Liberty St., Medina at 7:00 pm to catch the All About Honey Plants discussion and show given by Jim Bobb. Don’t miss it.
Also at this meeting will be our annual Plant Exchange. Bring one, take one.</br> Please label your plant with its variety and how tall it gets or spreads so we know where to plant it in our flower beds. Bring a plant that the pollinators love !
Location: In our regular meeting room at A.I. Root Co.
2011 June 18 - Monthly Meeting
Monday, 7:00 pm
Speaker Our June meeting is shaping up to be one heck of a wingding this summer. We’ve managed to capture an evening with Denise Ellsworth and Dr. Reed Johnson (Ohio State’s newest honey bee researcher, stationed at the Wooster campus) from the Wooster Campus for the opening of National Pollinator Week. We’ll be able to tour the OSU Beekeeping Museum, escorted by several of those in charge, take a look at all the displays in Reed’s new Pollenarium…a small, but very informational beekeeping meeting building, and look at the fledgling pollinator garden, right in the middle of all the activity. We’re aiming to get tours of Secrest Arboretum to look at the honey plants growing there, and at the other honey plant garden on the campus. We’re looking at getting a bus for travel from Medina, but the details aren’t worked out yet on that…say tuned. But don’t forget to schedule a heck of a Field Trip to Wooster for our June meeting…History, A brand new Pollinator Garden, Secrest Arboretum, the Pollenarium, Dr. Reed Johnson, Denise Ellsworth and more. Watch this space.
Location: In our regular meeting room at A.I. Root Co.
2012 July 16 - Monthly Meeting
Monday, 6:30 - 9:00 pm
Preparation for the Fair
We will be doing a thorough clean-up of the booth, organize the sales and display areas, hang up posters and beekeeping information, etc. Please bring cleaning products to the meeting - brooms, pails, paper towels, rags, etc.
Beginner Class
For the newcomers to the club, we will have you set up in a separate section to learn the fair booth procedures for selling, explaining the observation hive, and candle rolling instructions.
Pizza and soda will be served.
Location: Building 5 in the Medina County Fairgrounds (710 West Smith Rd in Medina - the entrance is across from the corner of W. Smith Road and S. State Road)
2012 July 14 - Library Day
Saturday, time 10am to 3:30pm
Details tbd
Location: Medina Library
2012 date tbd - Deadline for entries to the Fair
tbd, 4:00 pm
If you are entering honey, remember to sign up for all the honey categories, white, light amber, or dark amber, as you may not know what color your honey will be if you have not already extracted and bottled it. You may view all the entries, rules and enter on-line this year at www.medina-fair.com.
Location: Medina County Fairgrounds Main Office
2012 date tbd - Fair set-up
Sunday, 2:00 - 6:00 pm
Set up your entries for the Medina County Fair and bring your honey and hive products for sale. All entries must be in on-time and in compliance with the Fair's rules. Please have all your honey and hive products in by 5 so we can get them properly tagged and inventoried. The building closes at 6:00 pm.
Location: Building 5 in the Medina County Fairgrounds
Please note: The drop off hours for entering your honey/wax/baked goods into the Fair is noon – 4:00 pm at the Fairgrounds Main Office
2012 dates tbd - Medina County Fair
Monday - Sunday, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Buy and sell honey, candles and other bee products. Watch the bees in the Observation Hive. Roll a candle. Learn about bees and beekeepers, their lives and equipment. Sample all the great honeys produced in our area. Taste the difference. Then go to see the rest of the Fair.
Location: Building 5 in the Medina County Fairgrounds
2012 dates tbd - Fair tear-down
Sunday, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Tear-down and clean-up from the Fair. Pick up your entries and any unsold honey.
Dismissal time for your entries and our display is from 6 PM – 9 PM on Sunday, August 8th. Entries not picked up by 9 PM Sunday, will be donated to the Medina Co. Fair Board Auction for fund raising, unless previous arrangements are made with the Medina Co. Beekeeper’s President. No exceptions. Thank you for your understanding.
Location: Building 5 in the ections Medina County Fairgrounds
2012 August 13-17 - EAS Conference
EAS is the largest non-commercial beekeeping organization in the US and one of the largest in the world. The annual EAS conference consists of lectures, workshops, vendor displays, short courses for beginning and advanced beekeepers. More than 400 people generally attend the conference each year.
For more information, visit http://www.easternapiculture.org/conferences/eas-2012.html
Location: University of Vermont, Burlington
2012 August 20 - Annual Picnic and Pot Luck Dinner
Monday, 5:00 - dark
Details tbd
Location: Buckeye Woods Park on 162
2012 September 17 - Monthly Meeting
Monday, 7:00 pm
Speaker and topic tbd
Location: In our regular meeting room at A.I. Root Co.
2012 tbd - Fall Foliage Tour
Day, time
Description
Location: In our regular meeting room at A.I. Root Co.
2012 October 15 - Monthly Meeting
Monday, 7:00 pm
Speaker and topic tbd
Also in October, we need nominations for the Club's officers. All officers (President, VP, Secretary, Treasurer) and one of the three Directors are up for grabs. See the bylaws for a description of the duties of the respective officers. If you'd like to give back to the club, this is a great opportunity.
Location: In our regular meeting room at A.I. Root Co.
2012 November 19 - Monthly Meeting & Honey Harvest Analysis
Monday, 7:00 pm
Speaker and topic tbd
Also during the November meeting,
- We will vote on the club's officers for the next year.
- We will conduct our annual Honey Harvest analysis. Bring your notes about how many hives and how much honey you pulled off in the past year. We will look for trends by area and over time. Remember that we track new and established colonies separately.
Location: In our regular meeting room at A.I. Root Co.
2012 December 17 - Holiday Party (tentative)
Monday, 6:30 pm
Speaker and topic tbd
Location: In our regular meeting room at A.I. Root Co.
