We meet the 3rd Thursday of the month, 1:30 p.m. at the OSU Extension office, 1211 SE Bay Blvd, Newport, OR, except for exceptions. Mailing address:
Central Coast Beekeepers
P.O. Box 1916
Newport, Oregon 97365
There will be no meeting in January. Our next meeting will be February 19th, 2026.
Don’t miss this opportunity at our February meeting……
Join us when Dr Dewey M. Caron, an internationally renowned authority, Professor Emeritus and author, will be discussing the latest in honey bee research and his findings from the Pacific Northwest honey bee survey. Dr Caron is Emeritus Professor of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, & Affiliate Professor, Dept Horticulture, Oregon State University. Since retirement in 2009, he spends 4-6 months each year in Bolivia, where he keeps Africanized bees and teaches beekeeping (in Spanish). The rest of the year he is in the northern hemisphere lecturing and teaching everything related to honey bees.
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Time to start thing about getting bees for the 2026 season. We will be getting bees from Henry Storch at Oso Apiaries, the supplier we have used for our bee orders for the last several years. Henry’s bees are a mixed race bee he calls “Oregon hybrids.” He started with Buckfast and introduced Carniolans, Caucasians, Russians. They are gentle bees, easy to work and average honey producers.
$170 – 3 lb packages
$210 – 5 frame Nucs
Marked queens add $10
Bees can be ordered either by sending a check to the club mailbox or by paying in person with cash or check at any meeting. Drop dead date to order is the April 17th meeting. Bees will be delivered to Toledo, Lincoln City, Newport, Waldport, Yachats and Florence.
Tentative delivery dates contingent on weather and bees cooperating:
Packages – May 6
Nucs – May 15
Remember, ordering bees through CCBA is a benefit of paid membership.
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We had a rousing meeting in November and elected a new roster of officers:
President: Dale Dawson
Vice President: Becca Fain
Treasurer: Steve Niles
Congratulations to our new officers. We will be developing a list of presenters and topics for the coming year. Stay tuned!
We look forward to seeing you in 2026.
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See our newsletter for the calendar and schedule or our full list of presenters, topics and links for 2025.
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.