We meet the 3rd Thursday of the month, 1:30 p.m. at the OSU Extension office, 1211 SE Bay Blvd, Newport, OR. Mailing address:
Central Coast Beekeepers
P.O. Box 1916
Newport, Oregon 97365
Don’t miss out annual Central Coast picnic scheduled for August 22nd at Pat Wackford’s apiary in Toledo. You’ll get a chance to check out her bees and enjoy an afternoon lunch while mingling with the CCBA club members. Stay tuned for details…..
We hope you got a chance to see Benjamin Nichols at our last meeting. He gave an energetic and informative talk on honey bee nutrition–a vital component of honey bee health that is often overlooked.
Summers and falls in western Oregon are noted for their rough forage conditions. Benjamin’s presentation gave the basics of honey bee nutrition, impacts on the health of both individual bees and the colony. He gave us insights into ways beekeepers can manage their apiaries to mitigate risks in regards to local forage. Thanks, Ben!
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See our newsletter for the calendar and schedule or our full list of presenters, topics and links for 2026.
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Thanks to everyone who participated in the PNW honey bee survey!
Beginning in May you may go to pnwhoneybeesurvey.com to find reports of state and local bee club responses. All responses are anonymous without identifying individual respondents.
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Typical bee friendly plants of the central Oregon coast.
Honey Bee Videos from OSU
Carolyn Breece of OSU Oak Creek Apiary fame has put together a video channel with some great stuff on many aspects of the honey bee world. Check it out.
In the Bees with the OSU Honey Bee Lab
You will never be solicited by the club or asked for payment (other than annual dues). Be aware of scam emails.