MCBA Events

Saturday,  Feb 2, 9   9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location:  Brunswick Public Library,  3649 Center Road, Brunswick, Ohio  44212

Tuesday,  Feb 19, 26  Mar 5, 12, 19   6:00 - 8:15 pm

Location:  Medina County Library,  210 S. Broadway St., Medina, OH  44256

Course Description and Agenda

Monday, 7:00 – 9:00 pm    (Q & A Session 6:30 to 7:00 pm)  
Speaker - Dr. Reed Johnson

Dr. Reed Johnson has a Ph.D. in Entomology and does research on honey bees through OSU.   A frequent presenter at conferences, his talks focus on the effects of pesticides and other substances on honey bee health.  

Honey bees brought to California almonds for pollination are exposed to a variety of fungicides, insecticides and spray adjuvants -- usually applied as a tank-mix.  In this presentation he'll identify the pesticides and combinations that bees are most often exposed to and explore the effects that field-relevant combinations can have on larval and adult workers as well as queen development and queen success.   

Location: Williams on the Lake, 787 Lafayette Rd, Medina OH 44256

Monday, 7:00 – 9:00 pm    (Q & A Session 6:30 to 7:00 pm)  
Speaker - Earl Hoffman - Owner "Essential Honey Bees LLC

Earl will talk about using microbials to manage honey bee pathogens and pests,

with new data for Varroa and SHBs.   Earl and his wife Carol collaborate with

Microbiologists from the University of Milwaukee and support research on

Chalkbrood, Nosema, EFB, Varroa, and SHB.  They also manage about 100 hives

in Michigan, where they raise and sell bees and Michigan Queens.  Both are 

EAS Master Beekeepers.  

Location: Williams on the Lake, 787 Lafayette Rd, Medina OH 44256 

Saturday, 9:30 am - 3:00 pm

MCBA Intermediate Class

Swarm Management, Making Splits, Infused Honey, and Simple Q rearing.  Join Tim Moore, Kim Barkfelt, Peggy Garnes, and others to learn how to take your Beekeeping to the next level.  More details to follow.

Location:  Medina Presbyterian Church,  5020 Burgundy Bay Boulevard, Medina, OH 44256   

Monday, 7:00 – 9:00 pm     (Q & A Session 6:30 to 7:00 pm) 

Speaker - Barb Bloetscher and Ron Zickefoose

Barb Bloetscher, Ohio State Apiary Inspector and Ron Zickefoose, Medina County

Bee Inspector, will talk about the explosion of Small Hive Beetles in 2018 and ways

to deal with them in 2019.  SHB are now public enemy Number Two!

Location: Williams on the Lake, 787 Lafayette Rd, Medina OH 44256

Monday, 7:00 – 9:00 pm    (Q & A Session 6:30 to 7:00 pm) 

Speaker - OSBA Traveling Trainer

“Sustainable Beekeeping Management: Hobbyist Queen-Rearing” is the topic being presented by the OSBA Traveling Speaker Program for the May meeting. The program will cover the basics of what a hobbyist beekeeper needs to consider and the steps to take to raise Ohio queens.

Location: Williams on the Lake, 787 Lafayette Rd, Medina OH 44256

Monday, 7:00 – 9:00 pm    (Q & A Session 6:30 to 7:00 pm) 

Speaker - Bee Informed Partnership (BIP)

MCBA will host an Ice Cream Social as a fun background for a talk by BIP on their survey results and their Sentinel Apiary Program.  Visit their website to learn more.

Location: Williams on the Lake, 787 Lafayette Rd, Medina OH 44256

Monday, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Fair Set Up - Booth set up at the Medina fairgrounds.  Quick clean up

and set up for the MCBA booth.  Followed by pizza and bee talk!

Location: Medina Fairgrounds,  720 W. Smith Rd, Medina, OH  44256

Monday through Sunday, 10 am - 10 pm

MCBA will be in the Agriculture Building to provide education, awards for best bee products, and honey and bee related product sales.

Sunday  1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Our MCBA Picnic will be on a Sunday this year.  It will be held at the same location as last year, Mugrage Park, 4895 Windfall Road, Medina.  It just North of Medina Road (Rt 18). Come enjoy some good company and good food.  As the date gets closer we will post more details.