Portage County beekeepers association
Calendar
Updated 3-4-24
Upcoming events
Dates and Locations may be updated as necessary
Always: we have mentors available for new beekeepers, reach out to someone on our mentor list here.
Starting in January our new meeting day and time will be the last Monday of each month at 7:00 pm. We hope this will meet more members’ availability.
Thursday March 14, 2024 12:30pm-1:30pm
Non-club free webinar from Tinker's Creek Watershed Partners
Topic: Native Plants and Bumble Bees
Speaker: Dave Tomashefski
Monday March 25, 2024 at 7pm
Topic: Nectar Flows
Speaker: Dr. David Peck
Dr. Peck is the Director of Research and Education at Betterbee in Greenwich, NY, where he assists in product development and research, and also teaches classes and develops scientifically-sound educational materials. His doctoral work in Cornell University's Department of Neurobiology and Behavior was supervised by Professor Tom Seeley. His dissertation research focused on the transmission of mites between bee colonies, as well as the mite-resistance traits of the untreated honey bees living in Cornell's Arnot Forest.
After earning his degree, he has continued to research varroa/bee interactions, including fieldwork in Newfoundland, Canada (where varroa still have not arrived) and Anosy Madagascar (where varroa arrived only in 2010 or 2011). He has served as a teaching postdoctoral fellow in Cornell's Department of Entomology, and is still affiliated with Cornell through the Honey Bee Health program in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Peck has kept bees for more than a decade, though his home apiary is often full of mite-riddled research colonies so he doesn't usually produce much honey.
Location: In person at Portage Soil and Water, 6970 OH-88, Ravenna, OH 44266-9188 (meeting room in back)
ZOOM: Watch your member newsletter for link!
Monday April 29, 2024 at 7pm
Topic: Bait Hives and Swarm Traps
Speaker: Dr. David Peck
Dr. Peck is the Director of Research and Education at Betterbee in Greenwich, NY, where he assists in product development and research, and also teaches classes and develops scientifically-sound educational materials. His doctoral work in Cornell University's Department of Neurobiology and Behavior was supervised by Professor Tom Seeley. His dissertation research focused on the transmission of mites between bee colonies, as well as the mite-resistance traits of the untreated honey bees living in Cornell's Arnot Forest.
After earning his degree, he has continued to research varroa/bee interactions, including fieldwork in Newfoundland, Canada (where varroa still have not arrived) and Anosy Madagascar (where varroa arrived only in 2010 or 2011). He has served as a teaching postdoctoral fellow in Cornell's Department of Entomology, and is still affiliated with Cornell through the Honey Bee Health program in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Peck has kept bees for more than a decade, though his home apiary is often full of mite-riddled research colonies so he doesn't usually produce much honey.
Location: In person at Portage Soil and Water, 6970 OH-88, Ravenna, OH 44266-9188 (meeting room in back)
ZOOM: Watch your member newsletter for link!
Monday May 20, 2024 at 7pm
Topic: TBD
Speaker: TBD
Location: In person at Portage Soil and Water, 6970 OH-88, Ravenna, OH 44266-9188 (meeting room in back)
Sunday June 2, 2024 at 2pm
2024 Field Day
Topic: Field Day
Location: In person at the apiary behind Portage Soil and Water, 6970 OH-88, Ravenna, OH 44266-9188 (meeting room in back)
Monday June 24, 2024 at 7pm
Topic: Varroa treatments
Speaker: Tracy Alarcon
Location: In person at Portage Soil and Water, 6970 OH-88, Ravenna, OH 44266-9188 (meeting room in back)
Monday July 29, 2024 at 7pm
Topic: Bee Nutrition
Speaker: TBD
Location: In person at Portage Soil and Water, 6970 OH-88, Ravenna, OH 44266-9188 (meeting room in back)
Monday August 26, 2024 at 7pm
Topic: All about winter bees
Speaker: OSBA
Location: In person at Portage Soil and Water, 6970 OH-88, Ravenna, OH 44266-9188 (meeting room in back)
Monday September 30, 2024 at 7pm
Topic: Candy board workshop
Speaker: Club leaders demonstrate their techniques
Location: In person at Portage Soil and Water, 6970 OH-88, Ravenna, OH 44266-9188 (meeting room in back)
Monday October 28, 2024 at 7pm
Topic: TBD
Speaker: TBD
Location: In person at Portage Soil and Water, 6970 OH-88, Ravenna, OH 44266-9188 (meeting room in back)
Monday November 25, 2024 at 7pm
Topic: TBD
Speaker: TBD
Location: In person at Portage Soil and Water, 6970 OH-88, Ravenna, OH 44266-9188 (meeting room in back)
December 2024 - NO MEETING
Monday January 27, 2025 at 7pm
Topic: TBD
Speaker: TBD
Location: In person at Portage Soil and Water, 6970 OH-88, Ravenna, OH 44266-9188 (meeting room in back)
February 2025
2 part class: Sunday, February TBD 2-6:30pm and Sunday, February TBD 2-6:30pm
Topic: Beginning Beekeeping Class
This course is an introductory course in beekeeping and will teach you all you need to know to get bees into your hives and start beekeeping! We will not only provide you with the knowledge so that you can maintain your hives but also with the knowledge so your hives will thrive.
Location: In person at Portage Soil and Water, 6970 OH-88, Ravenna, OH 44266-9188 (meeting room in back)
Summit County Beekeepers - http://www.summitbeekeepers.com
Medina County Beekeepers - http://www.medinabeekeepers.com
Geauga County Beekeepers - http://geaugacountybeekeepers.org
Trumbull County Beekeepers - https://www.facebook.com/trumbullbeekeepers/
Columbiana & Mahoning County Beekeepers - https://cmcba.net/
Stark County Beekeepers - http://www.starkbeekeepers.org
Greater Cleveland Beekeepers - http://www.greaterclevelandbeekeepers.com
Ohio State Beekeepers Assoc. - http://www.ohiostatebeekeepers.org