SOBA Summer Bee School August 3, 2019

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Southern Oregon Beekeepers Association

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August 3, 2019

The Art and Science of Keeping Bees in the Rogue Valley

Join us for hands-on learning and panel discussions about successful methods of overwintering bees. Three experienced beekeepers on each panel will be sharing tips and suggestions of what they have done to successfully overwinter their colonies.

Date: Saturday, August 3, 2019 from 9 AM until 3 PM

Please bring a lunch and protective bee gear if you have it – a hat and veil, or a suit. Weather and time permitting, we’ll work with bees during and after class.
Featured Speaker :

Ellen Topitzhofer

Member the Bee Informed Pacific Northwest Tech Transfer Team, which operates out of Oregon State University to monitor colony health and gather pesticide exposure information from diverse cropping systems..
Panelists:

Risa Halpin – Risa is a Sideliner beekeeper and president of SOBA who approaches beekeeping from a science background. The many uses of half-foundation in the apiary is her current focus. Risa’s motto regarding beekeeping is “Where Science Meets Art”.

Noah Clipp – Noah owns Noah’s Bees and Products in Grants Pass and is vice-president of SOBA.

Travis Owen – Travis is a beekeeper and amateur anthecologist studying pollination as well as the relationships between flowers and their pollinators.

Bob Guy – Bob has been actively keeping bees for seven years and  has hives in six locations in Gold Hill and Central Point. He has 100% survival success in overwintering bees for three consecutive years.

De Davis-Guy – De is a third-generation Rogue Valley beekeeper who became a backyard beekeeper in 2014 to increase her garden’s output. She co-owns Hive Guys Honey with her husband Bob.

Ron Burrus

Tony Torresan – Tony has been keeping bees in SW Medford since May, 2016. He started with 3 nucs and has successfully overwintered bees to grow his apiary to 12 colonies.

Topics:
  • Varroa Mite treatments
  • Moisture management methods
  • Feeding in summer to raise Fat Fall Bees.
  • Spring feeding to prevent starvation.
  • Hive checks. 
  • Demonstration Hive Inspections using the Club Hives
Location: Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center

569 Hanley Road, Central Point, OR (map)

Cost: $35

Registration deadline is August 1 and is limited to the first 100 people.

The class fee cannot be refunded less than 7 days prior to bee school.

 

Scholarships for Next Generation Beekeepers

  • If you are 15-18 years old, or under 15 and accompany an adult attending the class, and
  • Are a member of SOBA, and
  • Are one of the first 3 people to ask

You can attend Bee School for FREE! Contact Cheryl to secure your place (541 659 6651).

Register by mail (before August 1)

  1. Download SOBA Bee School Registration Form-35
  2. Make check payable to — SOBA
  3. Mail to:
    SOBA c/o Cheryl Housden
    PO Box 407
    Wilderville, OR 97543-0407

OR

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