RPBBA invites anyone who makes Bee products (other than honey) to speak and/or bring product to the November meeting. It’s an opportunity for folk to show off their work and teach others how to make fun things to sell or give as presents.
If you are interested, please complete this form.
Hello fellow Beeks,
Just checking to see if you would join us in Feb 2018 for a combined wooden ware workshop. We have a large enough space where we meet in Sandston to assemble hive parts and frames. In the past we have ordered supplies from Andy Westrich and people picked them up on Saturday. Some stayed to assemble and others took their supplies with them. See info below on prices, etc. We will do the workshop on Sat Feb 24th from 9am-2pm. We’ve had three air nail guns and jigs etc to use. Please let me know if your group would like to join us or if a different Sat that would work for your group. To see new beekeepers putting things together is refreshing too. Thank you.
Steve Bugnacki
East Richmond Beekeepers
http://www.eastrichmondbeekeepers.org/
I got the price list Andy Westrich will use for the Feb Wooden Ware Workshop on the 24th of Feb. Please send it out to your members that would like to order some things. I realize it is early but perhaps some there are some who would like to at least place an order for the holiday gift season. Any questions on ordering please contact Andy Westrich at andy@hamptonapiary.com
Dear Beekeeper Friends,
Our registrations are growing rapidly for folks attending our Friday night February 5th Dinner and Program and the Saturday February 6th All Day Classroom Event with Jerry Hayes at the Chatham, Va. Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex. It is not too late to join in. This will be the premier beekeeping event in our area for 2016 and you don’t want to miss it!!
Click here to view the PDF information sheet on the conference, which will guide you through how to register at the Halifax County Beekeepers Website. If you do not want to use the internet website with credit/debit card, want to pay by check, or just need a little help, please give me a call at 434-376-4490 or reply to this email and I will give you a hand. It’s just a month away and the time is short.
We all lose track occasionally, and we have just passed the holiday season and probably spent more than we should have, but I encourage you to get back in the loop and make arrangements to attend. We will cut off registration for the February 5th dinner program on FRIDAY, JANUARY 29th to finalize meal reservations. We will accept at door registration for Saturday February 6th, but prefer advance sign ups.
This event promises to be a great educational fellowship with your regional beekeeper friends and one of the few opportunities to meet and greet a pre-eminent speaker and apicultural leader like Jerry Hayes. There’s still time, so join in the event.
Jim Zeigler, Program Coordinator
Hi everyone,
I am very excited to tell you about our August Member Picnic. We are lucky enough to be invited by John Sheehan to use Gregory Pond Fishing Club!!! It is right around the corner from Rockwood park and it is beautiful!!! It will be Aug. 22nd from 4-8ish. Save the date! We will be able to fish, and you do not need a license. We are also hoping to have horse shoes, corn hole, and music! You don’t want to miss this great time, so if you haven’t joined the club yet, remember to do so at the July meeting! And also keep in mind, we don’t have a regular meeting in August. That’s all for now! See you at the Honeybee Festival! Thanks everyone for working so hard on this and helping the day of. You all are awesome!!
Sarah Buckley, President
The Rockwood Park Backyard Beekeepers will host it’s annual Honeybee Festival on Saturday, June 27th (click here for more information).
Jody Conway has made 2 beautiful hives to be raffled off – a lovely yellow farmhouse and an adorable red barn:
Hives will be at the festival June 27…tickets are $5 each… Must specify which hive interested in(separate tickets for each hive)…if someone wants tickets but can not make the festival they can send:
1. A self addressed stamped envelope to Jody Conway 3310 Parkwood Ave richmond va 23221 (so I can mail the ticket to them)
2. Check made to RPBBA ($5 each ticket)
3. Which hive they want a ticket for…barn or farm house
4. Their name and phone number or email (so we can contact them if they win)
The drawing will be held July 13 at our next meeting and all proceeds will be donated to the club.
Also, there will be several vendors present. Some of the cool things that will be sold at the festival include:
Good Morning Folks!
Just an early reminder that we will be having our Annual Honey Bee Festival on June 27th from 11am – 3pm. Attached are 2 flyers about our event – one to print and post, the other that can be printed, cut in half and handed out as flyers – we appreciate any can help with promoting our event! Post to your facebook page, email friends, post on your community bulletin board at work, etc.
If you would like to volunteer to help with the event, please reply to this email and the appropriate committee member will be in contact with you.
Thanks for your help!
Jan & Paul Edens, Publicity & Communications Subcommittee Chairpersons
honey bee festival – 6th annual 2 per page.pdf
honey bee festival – 6th annual.pdf
