OBA Mentorship Representative OBA Member – 3 years Fun fact – Washington is home to at least 600 species of native bees! Q: How long have you been a Beekeeper? A: 5 years Q: Describe why you became a Beekeeper and your overall beekeeping strategy. A: I wanted a hobby and beekeeping was something to (more…)
Andy Matelich has a last minute deal on 10 frame deep “NUCs”. Pickup is in the Olympia area; “Many of you know me from the Olympia club. If anyone still wants bees, I was able to contact a friend of mine in California who has a small commercial operation. With the wet spring they have (more…)
If you missed the April Meeting it was Jim Jones, who presented “Melipona BeecheiiKo’olel Kaab”, or basically the Native Mayan Beekeeping of the Yacutan Peninsula. Here is a link to the slideshow.
We are planning on another Apprenticeship Class, probably on Sundays towards the end of April, and in person. If you are interested please fill out this waiting list form.
The Board is formalizing regular board meetings. We held our first quarter, goal setting board meeting in January. You can read the minutes for this here. we have decided to make sure we are holding these meetings quarterly. All members are welcome at these meetings, but they are designed to keep the association functioning and (more…)