Orange County Beekeepers Association OCBA NEWS

CA State Beekeeping Convention

Liz Savage — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 16:00:00 GMT

Beekeeping 201, “Hands On Apiary” Saturday, March 16th

Liz Savage — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:26:39 GMT

Workshop-Build Your Own Deep Bee Box! Saturday, April 6th

Liz Savage — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 00:00:53 GMT

"Beekeeping & Getting Started 101" Saturday, March 2nd

Liz Savage — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 00:00:05 GMT

March 5th Meeting

Liz Savage — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 23:55:11 GMT

Tuesday, March 5th, General Meeting

Scott Jeffreys

Scott Jeffreys graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (SLO) with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Crop Science with concentration in Agronomy (crop production & soil management).

Scott has over 30 years of Commercial Beekeeping experience in which he has mastered both in Hawaii and here in the mainland in all of the different aspects of Beekeeping and business.

Monthly Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the Month, except for July & August, due to OCFair.

OCFairgrounds, Centennial Farms

88 Fair Drive

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Doors open at 6:30pm and Meeting starts at 7pm

BEE PACKAGES AND QUEEN PRE-ORDERS LIVE NOW

Liz Savage — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:34:20 GMT

PRE-ORDER BEE PACKAGES AND QUEENS NOW!

Members can now Pre-Order Bee Packages and Queens from our “Store” page. Sign in under your Membership and go to the "Members" tab, click and drop-down to "Store & Ads" tab.

3# Bee Packages are $150 each and Queens are $35 each.

~~Tenative pick up dates are Friday, May 3rd and Saturday morning, May 4th.~~ Dates have changed, two weeks later, Subject to Supplier.

New Beekeepers, Please have all of your equipment ready to home your Bee Packages. They cannot live in Package.

Discovery Days Volunteer

Liz Savage — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 00:38:34 GMT

Need 1-2 volunteers for Discovery Days at OCFair on January 18th, 2019.

9am-12noon, OCFair get 700-1000 children coming through Centennial Farms. We need a few volunteers to stand by the Bee Hive and talk/answer questions with children. Please email Liz -- Lizsavage@sbcglobal.net or Danny -- danny-bryan@hotmail.com.

GENERAL MEETING, Tuesday, November 6th

Liz Savage — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 21:15:43 GMT

General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 6th. Doors open at 6:30pm and meeting starts at 7pm.

Meeting will consist of Annual Elections, Vote on ByLaws and Guest Speaker, Dr. Melody Wallace on Honey Bee Pests.

Meeting will include Raffle, drinks and snacks

OCFair Centennial Farm Silo Building, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.

The Honey Bee and Backyard Beekeeping Class

Liz Savage — Sun, 07 Oct 2018 05:30:00 GMT

Great class today with a Wonderful Group of People learning about Beekeeping and the OCBA Board Members to help out. We had live bees in the class as well. Keep in touch for the scheduling of the next class.

Ever need to know which flowers the Bees like?

Sun, 18 Feb 2018 16:35:05 GMT

Ever need to know which flowers the Bees like? Go to any nursery and look for the Bees!! These are a few we bought today. Going back for more!

The Bees Need Your Help!

Thu, 15 Feb 2018 16:39:19 GMT

THE BEES NEED YOUR HELP!!!
Please come, speak up and help educate the public whether or not you live in Fullerton. Bees live all around us.

Fullerton—Next Tuesday, Beekeeping in the City of Fullerton goes before the City Council for Approval. This has been a long process that started back in May of 2016. It has been a joint effort between Fullerton City Personnel, the public and residents, both local Beekeepers and commercial Beekeepers, and Beekeeping experts from around the country. This thorough study and approval process was not taken lightly. The key is to educate everyone about Bees. There are so many misconceptions about Bees due to most individuals not having the factual knowledge about Bees and what they do for our survival as a species.