Class Dates: March 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2020
Time: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Classes:
- March 6: Beekeeping Equipment
- March 13: Managing your Beehive
- POSTPONED: March 20: First Two Months as a Beekeeper
- POSTPONED: March 27: Summer & Fall Management
- April 10: Members Meeting
Hands-on Field Day: June 6, 2020
Time: 10:00 am (Rain or Shine)
Where: Queen Right Colonies
43655 State Route 162, Spencer, Ohio 44275
Bonus Class: Fall Wrap, September 11, 2020
Time: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Where: Life Church
1033 Elm Street
Grafton, OH 44044
Class 3 & 4 Beginner Beekeeping Videos
To re-watch the LCBA Class 3 - First 2 Months as a Beekeeper
https://youtu.be/Qw7SL3A2Kqw
To re-watch the LCBA Class 4 - Summer & Fall Management
Package Bee Installation
https://www.queenrightcolonies.com/2019/02/07/package-bee-installation/
Oxalic Acid treatment of a package before installation
https://www.queenrightcolonies.com/2019/04/05/oxalic-acid-treatment-of-package-bees/
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Below is the 2020 LCBA Mentors list, all current LCBA members who have agreed to help new beekeepers with their questions. If they do not pick up, please leave a message for them to get back to you, just in case they do not recognize your phone number and think its spam.
2020 Mentoring List
Debbie Fyda Ashland 419-651-0047
Corrie Marquis Grafton 440-567-7949
Bonnie Pierson North Ridgeville 440-759-6045 cell
Joe Pristash Oberlin 440-666-4374
Tom Roth Amherst 440-988-2757
Richard Sprague Sullivan 440-591-9453
Dave Williams Wakeman 440-965-4170
Class 2: Managing Your Bee Hive
Class 3: First 2 Months as a Beekeeper
Class 4: Class Review and First 6 Months in the Life of a Beekeeper
Beginners Beekeeping Class Presentations