OPCG Work Party

Breaking ground and first planting party at Owen Park Community Garden. Edison and Santa Fe. Tonight at 6pm

Countdown to Bee Buzzzzzzz

Bee Buzzz is March 19 and 20th. This is the annual NEOBA Trade Show and Workshop. Cost is $25.00 for Friday night and Saturday.

Friday:

5:30pm Registration.
6:00pm Opening Announcements and Welcome.
7:00om BBQ Dinner.

Saturday:

8:30am to 4pm
Speakers and Vendors and Pot Luck Lunch.

It will be held at Eastside Christian Church, 15th & Harvard Ave.

This is a good opportunity to get to know the Honey Bee community here in North East Oklahoma. If you are thinking about getting started with Honey Bees you might find some local Beekeepers who still have some Bees for sale.

Regular NEOBA meetings are the second Monday of the month at Eastside Christian Church at 6:30 pm. This meeting will be the annual plant exchange.

NEOBA is moving.

Good but sad. NEOBA has out grown the Extension Office facilities. Starting in September, meetings will be held at Eastside Christian Church on the NE corner of 15th and Harvard.

Local Beekeepers Question Thursday's TW Article.

Here is the quote from Linda Harbinger in question:

"I've got one hive that's kind of nasty," she said. "But they're producing a 100-pound box of honey every week, so they can be nasty so long as they keep producing like that."

I have to admit this is hard to believe. According to the University of Kentucky average yield would be 50 pounds per hive per year. I am not planning on getting any honey this year. I just hope my bee's collect enough to survive the winter. The posts are on the NEOBA forum if you are curious about the discussion.