February 14, 2015: Annual
Winter Meeting, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.,
Nottingham Ballroom, Nottingham
Volunteer Fire Company, 200 Mercer
Street, Hamilton. Maine State Apiarist
Tony Jadczak will speak on “Important
Issues Facing the Beekeeping Industry”,
Northwest’s Kevin Inglin will give a
presentation on how to access all the
beekeeping videos he has posted to
YouTube, the Annual Honey Show first
place winning entries will be auctioned
off and Kirsten Shoshanna Traynor, PhD,
of the Bee Informed Partnership, will
speak on “Trends in Management”. Vendors
will include Brushy Mountain and Mann
Lake. Click
here for agenda, costs and
registration information.
June 6, 2015: Saturday, Annual
Spring Meeting, hosted by the Northwest
branch. Reserve the date. Dr.
David Tarpy will be the featured
speaker. Details to follow.
October 31, 2015 : Annual fall meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Fellowship Deaconry, 3575 Valley Rd., Liberty Corner. Michael Gardner of Gardner Apiaries, one of the largest package providers in Georgia, will speak on all aspects of package bee production. State Apiarist Tim Schuler will provide a report on the state of beekeeping in NJ, all the things to consider when you are purchasing new bees and update us on his latest trip with Villages in Partnership to help beekeepers in Malawi Africa. Essex branch member Grant Stiles will fill us in on all the aspects of producing nucleus hives. Click here for directions. Cost is $25 for members; $12 for children 11 and under. Register online and pay via PayPal or check by clicking here. If you prefer not to register online, RSVP via email at event_reg@njbeekeepers.org or by phone at 908 879-7529 and send your check made out to "NJBA" to Charles Ilsley, 704 Kline Place, Bridgewater, NJ 08807-3135. Please register by October 24th so that we can provide a headcount to the caterer for food. Click here for a detailed agenda.
May 8, 2015: 7:00
p.m., online, meeting invitation
with connection information will be
emailed.
July 10, 2015: 7:00
p.m., online, meeting invitation
with connection information will be
emailed.
August 22, 2015: Annual picnic and auction of bee-related paraphernalia at the Ewing Senior Community Center,
999 Lower Ferry Road, Ewing 08268 (Mercer County). If you have beekeeping related items to auction, please
complete the Seller Registration form. Registration is from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. with coffee and donuts, followed by
the auction, with auctioneer par excellence Rod Donovan. RSVP today so that your name tag with your assigned
bidding number is ready when you arrive. Bring a chair. Ample parking. Price is $20 (adults and children over 12); if
you pay before August 12th; $25 the day of. Children ages 6 to 11 are $5 and 5 years or younger are free. To
register online and pay with PayPal, a credit card, or mail in a check click here. If you prefer not to register online,
RSVP as soon as possible by email to event_reg@njbeekeepers.org so that there will be plenty of food. If not
paying online, send your check, payable to NJBA, to Charles Ilsley, 704 Kline Avenue, Bridgewater, NJ 08807-3135.
September 11, 2015:
7:00 p.m., online, meeting
invitation with connection
information will be emailed.
November 13, 2015:
7:00 p.m., online, meeting
invitation with connection
information will be emailed.
Scheduled activities
can be found on the branch
website.
Meetings are held the
third Friday of every month,
beginning at 7:30 P.M. at Ramapo
College, 505 Ramapo Valley Road,
Mahwah, in the Anisfield School of
Business, Room 135S. Please visit
their website for
further details.
January 16, 2015: Winter
care and getting ready for spring.
February 20, 2015: Late
winter/spring management. Nuc
information. Grant Stiles speaker.
March 20, 2015: Raising Buckfast
bees, and the effects of Neonicotinoids
on bees. Bill Ferguson speaker.
April 17, 2015: Installing and
caring for your new nuc’s.
May 15, 2015: Book signing for
“The Bee, A Natural History” and speak
on BestBees.com. Noah Wilson-Rich
speaker.
June 19, 2015: Mite treatments.
Speaker Tim Schuler, state apiarist.
July 17, 2015: Honey
extraction.
August 21, 2015: Feeding and
dealing with the dearth. Mite
treatements.
September 18, 2015: Honey Cup.
October 18, 2015: Sustainable beekeeping and bee hunting. Jorik Phillips and Megan Denver, Hudson Valley Bee Supply.
November 20, 2015: World Travel: Bees and Beekeeping around the Globe, Bary Schempp, Busy Bees NJ.
For
Sussex County Beekeepers Association
website, click here.
January 14, 2015: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.
Annual meeting, vote on proposed
by-laws changes and officer
elections.
January 24 and 31, 2015: The
Sussex County branch will offer a
two-day “Beginning Beekeeping Course” at
the Sussex County Fairground
Administration Building in January 24
and 31st. In the event of inclement
weather on either of those dates,
February 7 will be reserved. If you are
interested in this course, email scba.school@gmail.com.
Click
here to download Bee School
Registration Form.
February 22, 2015: 2pm - Meeting &
Program TBA
March 18, 2015: Wednesday, 7:30pm -
Meeting & Program TBA
April 2015: Package installation
demonstration - date, time &
location TBA
May 2015: TBA
June 2015: TBA
July 18, 2015: Noon, Fair Prep. Crowning of the SCBA Honey Royalty
July 30, 2015: 6:00 p.m. Fair final setup
July 31 through August
9, 2015: Sussex County Farm
& Horse Show/ New Jersey State
Fair
August 1, 2015: Noon, Annual Honey Show. Twenty classes from extracted honey to mead, candles to lip balm, photography to creamed honey. Try your luck! Entries are due at the New Jersey State Fair / Sussex County Farm and Horse Show in Augusta by 11 a.m., Saturday, August 1st. Click here for Rules, Judge’s Sheets and an Entry Form.
September 2015: Joint picnic with Orange County Beekeepers, TBA
For
Essex County Beekeepers Society
website, click here.
Unless otherwise noted,
the Essex County Beekeepers
Association meets the second Tuesday
of the month from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at
the Garibaldi Center, 621 Eagle Rock
Ave., Roseland. Specific topics and
speakers, when known, are noted
below. Please visit their website for
further details.
January 15, 2015: 7:00 p.m.,
Thursday, Rugters EcoComplex, 1200
Florence-Columbus Rd., Bordentown. Guest
Speaker: Dr. Vince Aloyo.
Topic: Pheromones. Also
Branch elections that night.
July 14-19, 2015:
Burlington County Farm Fair. We will be staffing a booth and selling honey. Volunteers needed.
August 1-2, 2015:
Mercer County Fair. We will be staffing a booth.
September 15, 2015:
9:00 to 11:00 a.m. “Fall Feeding and Robbing Prevention”. Home of John & Chris Hibbs, 4 Ridge Court, Medford.
October 15, 2015:
7:00 to 9:00 p.m. “Gifts from the Hive”. Learn how to make gifts using beeswax and hive products. Rutgers Eco-Center, 1200 Florence-Columbus Road, Bordentown.
November 19, 2015:
7:00 to 9:00 p.m. “Honey Judging”. Learn what the judges are
looking for at the honey show, and how to prepare your honey to win. Guest speaker to be
determined. Officer nominations.
December 13, 2015:
1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Second Annual Mid-State Member’s Winter
Banquet. Robin’s Nest Restaurant, 2 Washington St., Mt. Holly.
January 16, 2016:
7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Rutgers Eco-Center. Officer elections and guest speaker.
January 24, 2015:
6 p.m. Winter banquet with Jersey Cape
branch at Martin’s Custom Catering,
311 S. Harding Hwy., Landisville.
Guest speaker will be Meghan McConnell
from the Bee Informed Partnership. Bee
products will be raffled. Reservations
due to Doris Morgan by January 17,
2015.
September 12, 2015: 9:00 a.m. Clemenson Farms Native Nursery, 108 Linwood Avenue,
Estell Manor. “Planting for Pollinators”.
October 13, 2015: 7:00 p.m., Gloucester County Offices of Government Services, 1200 N.
Delsea Dr., Clayton. “Making Creamed Honey” tentative topic.
November 10, 2015: 7:00 p.m. Gloucester County Offices of Government Services, 1200
N. Delsea Dr., Clayton. “Making Rolled Candles”.
December 8, 2015: 7:00 p.m. Gloucester County Offices of Government Services, 1200 N.
Delsea Dr., Clayton. “Spring Preparation”. SJBA Annual Meeting and Officer Elections.
January 23, 2016 (tentative): 6:00 p.m. Fifth Annual SJBA/JCBA Members’ Winter
Banquet. Martin’s Custom Catering, 311 S. Harding Hwy., Landisville.
Meetings are held every
third Thursday of the month (except
for July and December) at 7 P.M. at
the Cape May County Extension
Office, 355 Court House/So. Dennis
Rd., (Route 657), Cape May Court
House. Click
here for directions. February 6,
2015: Bee-ginners
Beekeeping Course - Offered by
the Jersey Cape Beekeepers Association
and the Rutgers Cooperative Extension
of Cape May County in Cape May Court
House, NJ, it will be held on six
Friday evenings in two-hour sessions
from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. starting
on February 6, 2015. The final session
is held on a Saturday in April when
the bees arrive. Applications will be
posted when available. Contact Bill
Eisele for more information.
Morris and
Somerset County Beekeepers
Association Calendar
Raritan Valley Beekeepers
Association (RVBA) meets the third Thursday
of every month 7:00 to 9:00 P.M.For June,
August, September, October, November and
December, the meetings will be held at the
Calvary Bible Church, 144 Readington Road,
Whitehouse Station, Conference Room, Lower
Level. The July location is still undecided.
October 15, 2015: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Landi Simone, Master Beekeeper, will present a program about honey related products, label making, creamed honey, varietal honeys, beeswax and honey cosmetics basics, value added products of the hive and preparing honey to show. You will have the opportunity to meet fellow beekeepers and find out who lives in your neighborhood. Snacks and coffee courtesy of Zeev Abigador.
