Agenda
March 8, 2021
6:30 to 8:00 (approximate)
Zoom meeting (an additional email will be sent with log-in information several days prior to the event)
Opening remarks:
--winter losses. How have your bees fared? Let us know what kind of loss you sustained over this long winter.
--Julia McGuire. Julia will tell us about a grant she applied
for and was awarded. It is a Farmer Ranch Grant, from a program
of North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and
Education. The outcome will be a monthly field guide planner,
with the goal of improving honey production and native foraging
habitat. Julia will invite participation in the project.
--Ed St. John. Ed will talk about early spring management, including feeding, hive manipulation, and how to assess the strength and vitality of your hive coming out of winter.
--Questions and Open discussion
*** Please check our website, http://eastcentraliowabeekeepers.blogspot.com for any further information. If you are looking for bees to start new colonies, check out links on our Trading Post page.
Hope to see you/hear you on March 8th.
Jim Davis
Secretary, ECIBA
(please note: if you paid membership dues ($20) for 2020, you will not need to pay for 2021)
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As the Pandemic has continued month after month, more groups are offering online, virtual meetings, conferences and discussions. Please check our Classes and Events page for a listing of upcoming virtual events, featuring such notable bee experts as Randy Oliver, Mike Palmer and others.
This one is this week, March 4th. Ready for Spring 2021
