Grant’s Farm is holding their Open House on April 20-21. Come on out and support this local business! Lots of plants and gardening supplies on sale and knowledgeable staff to help you choose. The bee club will be at Grant’s Farm on Bucktown on Saturday to talk about bees!
Monthly Meeting 4/9 – Swarms and Swarm Traps
The Brown County Beekeepers Association will meet April 9th at Western Brown High School’s Community Room located on the western side of the school across from the tennis courts.
At 6 p.m., members will be available to answer questions and share information on beekeeping. The educational program will begin at 7 p.m. followed by the business meeting.
The educational program will be Gathering Swarms and Swarm Trapping. Swarm season will soon be here – are you ready? Swarming is a honey bee colony’s natural means of reproduction and an opportunity for a beekeeper to acquire free bees. In this program we will cover the equipment and procedures to follow in gathering and trapping honey bee swarms. Members are asked to bring a trap that they have used to successfully trap honey bees.
At 6 p.m., members will be available to answer questions and share information on beekeeping. The educational program will begin at 7 p.m. followed by the business meeting.
The educational program will be Gathering Swarms and Swarm Trapping. Swarm season will soon be here – are you ready? Swarming is a honey bee colony’s natural means of reproduction and an opportunity for a beekeeper to acquire free bees. In this program we will cover the equipment and procedures to follow in gathering and trapping honey bee swarms. Members are asked to bring a trap that they have used to successfully trap honey bees.
Next Meeting is on 3/12/2024
The Brown County Beekeepers Association will meet March 12th at Western Brown High School’s Community Room located on the western side of the school across from the tennis courts.
At 6:00 p.m. members will be available to answer questions and share information on beekeeping. The educational program will begin at 7:00 p.m. followed by the business meeting.
The educational program will be “Improving Your Honey Production”, presented by Kevin Hale, owner and operator of Hale’s Honey in Wellington, Kentucky. In this informal presentation, Kevin will discuss his current practices and procedures for producing honey. Please bring any questions or concerns you may have about your current honey producing practices so that we can all learn from the experience of others.
Next Meeting Will Be February 13, 2024
The Brown County Beekeepers Association will meet February 13 at Western Brown High School’s Community Room located on the western side of the school across from the tennis courts.
At 6:00 p.m.members will be available to answer questions and share information on beekeeping. The educational program will begin at 7:00 p.m. followed by our business meeting.
The educational program will be “Winter Feeding of Bees/Spring Preparation of Your Hive”, presented by Kevin and Liz Jones, owners and operators of HappBee Acres Bee Supplies of Batavia, Ohio. Many hives are lost in late winter due to starvation. This program will offer suggestions on what to feed bees in winter and how it can be properly applied to avoid starvation.
The presentation will also cover what you should be doing right now to prepare your hive for the upcoming spring weather.
Beginner Class Jan. 9th 7pm
The Brown County Beekeepers Association On January 9th, 2024, will host the program, ” An Introduction to Beekeeing”. This program will be at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room of Western Brown High School in Mt Orab, Ohio. The Community Room is located on the western side of the school across from the tennis courts.
This program will cover what is required to get started in beekeeping. There will be wide variety of handout material on beekeeping as well as gardening for pollinators.
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Nov. 15th-WED Last Meeting of 2023
The Brown County Beekeepers Association will meet Wednesday November 15th at the Western Brown High School’s Community Room located on the western side of the school across from the tennis courts. Please note that this meeting will be on Wednesday.
We will be holding Officer elections for 2024.
At 6 p.m. members will be available to answer questions and share information on beekeeping. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. The November meeting is the last meeting of the year, so we reserve this time for our ” Fun, Food and Fellowship” event. Those attending are asked to bring a light snack to share with others and a bee related item to enter into the end of year raffle. Funds from the raffle help to cover our yearly expenses. The club will resume our monthly meetings on
February 13, 2024.
The Officers will be providing:
Coffee, Tea, Beverages and Ice
Smoked Pork Shoulder
Salami Rolls
Macaroni and Cheese
Vegetarian Southwest Soup
A special meeting will be held on January 9, 2024, in the Western Brown High School Community Room for individuals interested in beekeeping. The program, ” An Introduction to Beekeeping”, will
discuss what’s required to get started in beekeeping. Handout material on beekeeping will also be available at this time.
Bragging Rights Until the NEXT Fair!!!
Congratulations to the 2023 Open Honey Show Winners:
LIGHT- 1st Mark Roberto
2nd Robin Sizemore
3rd Kelly Morse
AMBER- 1st Linda Rhonemus
2nd Kelly Morse
3rd Mark Roberto
DARK- 1st Tom House
2nd Bill Steelman
3rd Adam Morris
Many thanks to Alex Zomchek for being our Judge extraordinaire again this year!
Next Meeting 10/10/23
The Brown County Beekeepers Association will meet October 10 at Western Brown High School’s Community Room located on the western side of the school across from the tennis courts.
At 6:00 p.m. members will be available to answer questions and share information on beekeeping.
The educational program will begin at 7:00 p.m. followed by our business meeting.
The educational program will be presented by Tony West, owner and operator of the Appalachian Heirloom Plant Farm and Apiary located in Winchester, Ohio. His program of ” A Year In My Apiary”, will be a review of the practice and procedures you may have followed this year in maintaining your hive and how successful you were in doing these tasks.
Seeking Volunteers for the Brown County Fair Booth 9/24 to 10/1
We are in need of Volunteers to staff the booth- you may do so here–![](http://<a href="https://signup.com/go/kUKQSpJ" target="_blank"><img src="https://signup.com/imgs/icons/signup-choose-a-spot-btn.png" alt="Click to View Volunteer Opportunities on SignUp"></a>){kind=icon}
There is a list of all available spots, plus set up and break down days of the booth itself.
Sign up for the parade from 4:30 to 6:00 on Monday and help Sling candy! You can sit on the tailgate if you don’t feel like walking the route.
We will be accepting Open Honey Show Entries on Sunday the 24th from 12-2 at our booth location in the Whalen Merchants Building- Join the fun and earn Bragging Rights for the YEAR!
Meeting 9/12 and Fair preparation
” Successfully Overwintering Your Hive”, With winter soon approaching, now is the time to prepare your hive for the colder months ahead. September 12 at Western Brown High School’s Community Room located on the western side of the school across from the tennis courts. The educational program will be presented by Jamie Walters, the Maumee Valley Regional Representative of the Ohio State Beekeepers Association. It is a Zoom presentation, our first at the Western Brown Location.
At 6 p.m. members will be available to answer questions and share information on beekeeping. The Club will provide snacks.
The educational program will begin at 7 p.m. followed by our business meeting.
If you haven’t already- please sign up for spots on the schedule to help at the Fair Booth! You may do so at the meeting or sign up on our online site- https://signup.com/go/
Bring your bee related items to be included in our Silent Auction, including the basket items to the September meeting so Shirley has time to assemble the baskets before the fair. Enter the Open Honey Show! Alex Zomchek will be our honey judge this year.
ARTIST NEEDED! As you all know one of the popular items in our fair silent auction is the decorated hive. Bill Steelman’s niece was kind enough to decorate one for us last year, and she is doing another single deep box for us this year in addition to a quilt! Bill provided the box for her to paint and Danny Grant this year donated the additional items to make it a complete hive, less the frames.
George Anderson of the Clermont County House of Honey and GM Bee Farm was kind enough to donate this year a double deep hive, less the frames. So we currently have a double deep hive that could use some art work to make it more appealing. Gary has it assembled and will have it painted white in a couple of days. Any aspiring artists out there?
As some of you may know, what was Chatfield College here in Brown County is currently in transition to a learning center called the Chatfield Edge. They are open to having a variety of educational programs at the center, perhaps beekeeping! Several years ago, when it was the college, they had a ” Summer Enrichment Program” and for a couple of years we taught a six week program on beekeeping there. It was the most popular class among the Summer Enrichment Programs. The club has been asked to be a part of The Chatfield Edge Fall Festival on Saturday
October 21, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This should be a good fit for the club since there will be other hobbyists there including quilting and other crafters. There will also be a classic car and bike show on the grounds. This will be an opportunity to sell honey and bee related products including bee craft items that you might be interested in selling. Who would like to help me on that Saturday? Additionally, this would give us an opportunity to perhaps have some bee programs at the school. It is a beautiful campus.
Please give Gary Keuffer a call if you can help with the artwork on the hive ( 937-379-2048)
