Mark Your Calendars! Medford Beekeeping Amendment Hearing Scheduled! Medford is considering an amendment to the Medford Land Development Code to provide provisions for beekeeping in the city limits. A copy of the proposed changes to the ordinance can be found here. The sections pertaining to beekeeping are highlighted in blue. The Medford Planning […]
We reported earlier this year that Talent was designated a Bee City USA. In December, Ashland’s City Council voted unanimously to become the next Bee City USA. It is expected that the application process will be completed in January Kristina Lefever of the Pollinator Project of Rogue Valley explains the Bee City USA focus in […]
Southern Oregon Beekeepers Association Spring Bee School is March 19, 2016
UPDATE December 2014:You can read about Karessa’s presentation in December here. The December 8th SOBA meeting will feature a presentation by Karessa Torgerson on Five Mistakes Beekeepers Make. Karessa Torgerson is an EAS Master Beekeeper, owner of Apicurious, co-founder of Nectar Bee Supply, and board member of Tree Hive Bees. She […]
The February SOBA meeting will feature a presentation by Dan Carr on Beekeeping in Africa. Dan Carr will talk about his experiences working with the wonderful beekeepers and farmers of Malawi and Uganda. He was a Peace Corps volunteer in a rural village called Mwazisi in northern Malawi from 2007-2010. […]
The Oregon Honey Festival (www.oregonhoneyfestival.com) will kick off its first annual event this year at the Ashland Springs Hotel on Saturday November 15, 2014. This delicious tasting event will support public education about bees and serve as a platform for Honey and Almond producers, Beekeepers and Bee Gear suppliers to sell directly to the […]
Beekeeping Immersion Saturday October 18, 2014 The College of the Melissae would like to ask you to join them in the Back Meadows of the Wellsprings in Ashland Oregon, for Bee Immersion with lectures and workshops. (2253 Hwy 99N, www.collegeofthemelissae.com) Highlights: $45 includes lunch 930-4 Guest Les Crowder will talk […]
Scott Allison – Forest Garden Honey Scott Allison is selling quart jars which are just under 4 lbs. for $20 each and pints of 2 lb. for $10. His bees forage on raspberry flowers, a large variety of fruit trees, blackberry and many other wild flowers. The honey is organic, super pure, salubrious. […]
Talent is set to become the second Bee City USA in the country (Ashville NC is the other). Dolly Warden, a beekeeper and a member of the city’s Together for Talent Committee, began promoting the designation last fall. The Talent City Council is prepared to adopt the title in accord […]
OREGON State Fair – Honey & Products of the Hive Show The 2014 OR State Fair Honey competition is now a separate division. We have been able to get the judging standards and the entry categories modernized. See the Exhibitor handbook for details (www.oregonstatefair.org) . The Honey show will have […]
The Oregon State University Extension Service has posted an article “12 Plants to Entice Pollinators to Your Garden“, reprinted below: CORVALLIS, Ore. — Consider adding some flower power to your landscape to bring in the buzz of pollinators to your garden. “Floral abundance is one of the strongest ways to promote […]
The Pacific Northwest Extension Publication on How to Reduce Bee Poisonings from Pesticides from Oregon State University has been recently updated. Click on the picture or the link to read the publication.
