We meet the 3rd Thursday of the month, 1:30 p.m. at the OSU Extension office, 1211 SE Bay Blvd, Newport, OR.
Next meeting October 15th
Featured speaker: Dr. Ramesh Sagili, Professor
Department of Horticulture, OSU
Subject: Varroa and Nutrition Management
Dr. Ramesh Sagili will be speaking about honey bee nutrition, what beekeepers need to know about nutrition supplements and sterols, and what he has learned about controlling Varroa mites. In the presentation he will also discuss the relatively new Varroa management products such as Norroa and VarroxSan.
Hope you can make the meeting.
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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.