Author Archive
Dec 2019
Oct 2019

Results of almost 30 contributors working together
Designers
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the design and building of a beautiful 2019 OCBA State Fair Booth!
Larry Arnold • Ryan Chamberlain • Karen Lauterbach • Dick Lyon • Celeste Mayer • Jessica Mjelde • Loren Pease • Mark Powers • Frank Recker• John Rintoul • Vickie Robertson • Kent Robertson • Dawn Rogers • Lisa Vogel • Cynthia Woodsong
Contributors
Thank you also to everyone who contributed honey and more to the booth display.
Kevin Bickford (frame of honey) • Ryan Chamberlain (extra light and amber honey and Color photo) • Diana Denz (light honey) • Carrie Donley (black and white photo, lip balms, soap) • Liz Gokay–Duffy (painted hive) • Virginia Holmes (mead; dry, sweet, and fruit) • Loren Pease (painting) • Elizabeth Pratson (lip balm) • Ian Rasmussen (cut comb and chunk comb honey) • Vickie and Kent Robertson (dark amber honey, flower photos) • Dawn Rogers (beeswax model, candles, creams, soaps, gift package, and jewelry) • Amy Singleton (frame of honey) • Cynthia Speed (candle, novelty items, foods cooked with honey) • Walter Starks (extra light and amber honey, 50 pounds of honey) • Tim Struttmann (dark amber honey) • Lisa Vogel (dark amber honey and flavored creamed honey) • John Wallace (creamed honey, quilt, and beeswax block) • Cynthia Woodsong (decorative item and Blackwood Farm 20lb bottle of honey)
Interested in helping out next year? Let us know…..
Sep 2019
Are you interested in beekeeping but don’t know where to begin? Are you a beekeeper who is interested in improving your beekeeping skills? Whatever your level of interest, Orange County Beekeepers Association’s Bee School is here for you!
Classes start January of 2020.
Nov 2013
According to our by-laws, we need to vote for our new officers at our November Meeting. We need to elect a President, a Vice-President and a new Director.
Following are the descriptions for President and Vice-President. Remember this club is run solely by member’s volunteering.
SECTION 1: PRESIDENT: The President shall preside at all meetings of the Chapter using regular
parliamentary usage and Robert’s Rules of Order. This officer shall appoint such special committees as
is deemed necessary, fill vacancies on any office, and perform such other duties as the Chapter may
direct. The President will be authorized to make deposits and disburse all monies, should the Treasurer
be unable to perform those duties. The President shall be an active member of the NCSBA.
SECTION 2: VICE-PRESIDENT: It shall be the duty of the Vice President to perform those duties of
the President in his or her absence, or upon the President’s request. If the Vice President is unable to
perform this duty in the absence of the President, then the Vice President may appoint any member to
act in his or her stead.
The Vice-President, with the assistance of the Directors will make the necessary arrangement for
programs and secure speakers for same. When directed by the Chapter, he/she will secure a meeting
place and make necessary arrangements for the regular meetings.
The Vice President shall be an active member of the NCSBA.
Aug 2013
The OCBA is gearing up for a busy fall. Along with our regular monthly meetings on the second Thursdays of each month, we will be hosting a number of other events. On September 14th, there will be a field day to learn how to apply soft chemical treatments for Varroa Mites, time and location TBA. On September 21, we will host a workshop to learn how to use beeswax. This will take place at Lewis’ shop on 86 N. from 10-12. please email Geneva for directions or look for more details on the listserve. On November 2nd will again teach our introductory bee school from 10-12.
thanks Geneva