All meetings will be at the Newport Public Library at 1:30-3:30pm, except for the June meeting, which will be at the OSU Extension office in Newport, 1211 SE Bay Boulevard, Newport. Starting in July meetings will be on Saturday at the same time.
Wednesday, February 28: Rick Olson: Installing Nucs and Packages
Wednesday, March 27: Max Kuhn: “Swarm Control”
Wednesday, April 24: Deadout workshop (please bring a frame or two, including any oddities you’d like to share); Lessons Learned and Spring Preparations
Wednesday, May 22: Dr. Ramesh Sagili (Director of OSU Bee Lab): “Varroa Control and Pollen Supplements”
Before the presentation, we recommend you read the HoneyBee Health Coalition’s new supplemental nutrition pamphlet (https://www.ccbaor.org/honey-bee-health-coalition/)
Wednesday, June 26: Dr. Andony Melathopoulos (OSU Extension Service Master Melittologist): “Take a walk on the wild side: the weird and wonderful world of native bees (for beekeepers).” Note: meeting at the OSU Extension Office, 1211 SE Bay Blvd., Newport.
Before Dr. Melathopoulos’s presentation, we suggest you look into the identifying keys at https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/xg94hz59f
Better still, print them out and have them available when the bees come bumbling! Learn to distinguish the boys from the girls!
Saturday, July 27: Annie Marion (USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Waldport Field Office): “Coastal Pollinator Habitat.”
August: Summer party hosted by Pat Wackford (to whom we are grateful!) (date TBD)
Saturday, September 21: Randy Oliver, Professional Beekeeper and Citizen Scientist, ScientificBeekeeping.com
Saturday, October 19: Dr. Dewey Caron (Emeritus Professor of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, and Affiliate Professor, Department of Horticulture, OSU): “Winter Hive Preparations”
Saturday, November 16: Annual Meeting (Election of Officers, Plans for Next Year)