Monday, April 15, 2024 Larry Connors - Beekeeping by the Numbers
Monday, 7:00 to 8:30 pm Q & A 6:30 to 7:00 pm
Speaker: Larry Connors
Larry is one of the top beekeepers and bee experts in the country. He has been teaching for years, has authored many of the best bee books, including
Increase Essentials, Bee Sex Essentials, Queen Rearing Essentials and most recently Keeping Bees Alive. He completed, Package Bee Essentials in 2020.
Larry’s wide range of experiences include being a hobby beekeeping as a 4-Her, bee researcher and educator, a commercial queen producer, and a lifelong teacher of practical beekeeping skills to thousands of beekeepers. He has traveled and lectured on bees and beekeeping in all states and many Canadian provinces. He has lectured in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the Czech Republic and Thailand.
Larry will talk about Beekeeping By The Numbers: A discussion about some of the key numerical relationships in the bee hive. Included are developmental rates for queens, workers and drones and how that impacts mating behavior and bee behavior. Also we will talk about egg laying rates and how this impacts buildup, swarming, splits and honey production.
Location: Medina County Library, 210 S. Broadway, Medina OH 44256
Monday, May 20, 2024
Monday, 7:00 to 8:30 pm Q & A 6:30 to 7:00 pm
Speaker: Peggy Garnes
Location: Medina County Library, 210 S. Broadway, Medina OH 44256
Monday, June 17, 2024 John Shwartz
Monday, 7:00 to 8:30 pm Q & A 6:30 to 7:00 pm
Speaker: John Shwartz
John Shwartz lives in Randolph, OH. His journey with bees began in Oregon around 2006, and Alaska before moving to Ohio in 2011. John will talk about sustainable beekeeping in your apiary.
He now maintains a small blog you can access at http://thebee.farm or join his OTS Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/otsbeekeeping/. John enjoys helping beekeepers become self-sufficient and can be reached via email with questions at johnschwartz@gmail.com.
Location: Medina County Library, 210 S. Broadway, Medina OH 44256
Monday, July 15, 2024
Monday, 6:00 to 7:30 pm
Join us to help prepare the Fair Booth for selling at the Fair. There may also be a final meeting to prepare sellers and get everyone on the same page.
Location: Medina County Fairgrounds, 720 W. Smith Road, Medina OH 44256
Monday, August 19, 2024
Monday, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Our MCBA Annual Picnic will be held at Buckeye Woods Park. Come join us for an evening of chatting with friends and fellow beekeepers. Our Grill Masters will prepare hamburgers, hot dogs, and possibly brats. We ask that you bring a side dish or dessert of your choice.
Location: Buckeye Woods Park, 6335 Wedgewood Rd, Medina, OH 44256
Monday, September 16, 2024
Monday, 7:00 to 8:30 pm Q & A 6:30 to 7:00 pm
Speaker:
Location: Medina County Library, 210 S. Broadway, Medina OH 44256