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Showing posts with label HBCA event. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HBCA event. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
The Big E!
We're so excited for the Big E! It starts Friday, September 12th! Our bees are already buzzing in and out of our booths in the MA Building and in Farmarama.
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Thursday, April 17, 2014
Bee School Session 8...
Hampden County Beekeepers Bee School 2014
Thursday, April 24th
All Bee School
Topics: Beeswax Products & First Aid
Graduation & Raffle
Speakers: TBD
All members are welcome to attend. We will have our usual break between the first and second hour of each bee school meeting and anyone who would like to bring food/snacks to share with the group is encouraged to do so. See you at bee school!
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Bee School Session 7...
Hampden County Beekeepers Bee School 2014
Thursday, April 10th
All Bee School
Topics: Fall & Winter Management
Extracting Honey
Speakers: Jeff Rys & Bill Romito
All members are welcome to attend. We will have our usual break between the first and second hour of each bee school meeting and anyone who would like to bring food/snacks to share with the group is encouraged to do so. See you at bee school!
Monday, March 17, 2014
Bee School Session 6...
Hampden County Beekeepers Bee School 2014
Thursday, March 27th
All Bee School
Topic: Challenges of Beekeeping
Speaker: Ken Warchol
All members are welcome to attend. We will have our usual break between the first and second hour of each bee school meeting and anyone who would like to bring food/snacks to share with the group is encouraged to do so. See you at bee school!
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Bee School Session 5...
Hampden County Beekeepers Bee School 2014
Thursday, March 13th
All Bee School
Topics: Spring & Summer Management
Bears & Other Invaders
Speaker: Jeff Rys
All members are welcome to attend. We will have our usual break between the first and second hour of each bee school meeting and anyone who would like to bring food/snacks to share with the group is encouraged to do so. See you at bee school!
Monday, February 17, 2014
Bee School Session 4...
Hampden County Beekeepers Bee School 2014
Thursday, February 27th
All Bee School
Topic: Dynamics of the Hive
Queens & Swarms
Speaker: Eric Nitsch
All members are welcome to attend. We will have our usual break between the first and second hour of each bee school meeting and anyone who would like to bring food/snacks to share with the group is encouraged to do so. See you at bee school!
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Bee School Session 3...
Hampden County Beekeepers Bee School 2014
Thursday, February 13th
All Bee School
Topics: Sources of Bees & Installing Bees
Speaker: Tom Flebotte
All members are welcome to attend. We will have our usual break between the first and second hour of each bee school meeting and anyone who would like to bring food/snacks to share with the group is encouraged to do so. See you at bee school!
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Bee School 2014 Session 2...
Hampden
County Beekeepers Bee School 2014
Thursday, January 23rd
All
Bee School
Topic: Protective Clothing & Hive Assembly
Speaker: Lee Duquette
All
members are welcome to attend. We will
have our usual break between the first and second hour of each bee school
meeting and anyone who would like to bring food/snacks to share with the group
is encouraged to do so. See you at bee
school!
Monday, December 16, 2013
Congratulations!!!
Club member Matt Slowik and his fiancee Kelly
Matt and Kelly were recently engaged so I'd like to take this opportunity to say CONGRATULATIONS to them both from all of us at the HCBA!!! I think marriage is awesome and I wish you two the best of luck!
Matt and Kelly were also the proud winners of the Duck Dynasty board game in the Yankee Swap. So, congratulations on that too... I guess.
Matt and Kelly were also the proud winners of the Duck Dynasty board game in the Yankee Swap. So, congratulations on that too... I guess.
A Very HCBA Christmas...
Our annual Christmas party was last Friday (the 13th) and it was a fun one! The band was good, the food was good, the staff at the Villa Rose are great to us. We had an amazing turn out this year, and I had a blast! I even remembered to take some pictures this year!
Here are some of the highlights...
Like I said before, I had a great time at the party, and if you weren't able to make it this year, we hope to see you next year! Don't worry, I'll send a save the date! LOL. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to each and every member of the HCBA. I hope your holiday season is everything you hope it could be! Stay warm and safe! See you soon at bee school!
Deb D'Amico Band
Surf-n-Turf
President Jeff Rys presents former President Jim Stefanik, with an award for appreciation and the honor of life time membership in the club.
Thanks for 13 years of service, Jim!
YANKEE SWAP
I'll trade you this beautiful blanket for that tasty bottle.
What did you guys get? Booze?
And you? Booze?
That doesn't look like booze, Cheryl!
What is it, Tom? Booze? YES!
Let me see, Joyce... I think it's BOOZE!
I did not get booze.
Lucky for me, there was plenty to go around!
Moe and Mike Shea
Joyce Munson & Andy Preissner
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Pam's Pie...
For those who were unable to attend the November meeting and honey recipe contest, here's a peek at a bit of what you missed. This gorgeous pie was baked by our own first lady, Pam Rys! This is Pam's ginger, honey and pumpkin pie and it took second place in our honey recipe contest.
Bee well!
Friday, November 8, 2013
Christmas Party!
Don't forget to sign up for this year's Christmas party! It's always a good time and you can't beat the price!
Friday, October 25, 2013
November Meeting & Recipe Contest...
&
HONEY
RECIPE CONTEST
When:
Thursday November 14th
Starting
at 7:00pm
Where: Willimanset
Heights
It’s time for our November
meeting. This time of year the activity
in your hives is winding down. The
colder weather will start the bees to cluster.
It’s time for us to put entrance reducers on the hives and make sure our
equipment is properly stored for winter.
And since the bees need less management now, we should all have some
free time on our hands (right? or yeah, right!).
Our November meeting theme is
going to be our HONEY RECIPE CONTEST! The
rules are simple… Bring a dish of your
choice, and the recipe MUST include honey.
There will be three categories: Appetizer, Entrée, and Dessert. Each member can enter as many dishes as they
wish. Everyone who attends the meeting
will have the opportunity to try all the made with honey goodies, and then
we’ll vote for our favorites. There will
be a first place winner in EACH category and the winners will receive….
$50 CASH!!!
Please bring a label for your dish
so we can see the name of your recipe and make voting easier. Please consider making “sample” size servings
of your recipe so everyone can get a taste.
If you’d like to share your recipe with the club, please bring
copies. Winning recipes will be posted
on the blog.
Bee well!
Jessica Martin
HCBA Secretary
(860) 978-5388
Friday, April 26, 2013
Graduation Day...
Special thanks to new beekeepers Stefania Raschilla and Heather Bean for the adorable graduation cupcakes! You ladies rock!
Friday, April 12, 2013
Bee School Session 8...
When:
Thursday, April 25th at 7pm
Where: Willimanset
Heights
This
will be our 8th and FINAL session of bee school for 2013!
All members are welcome to attend.
HCBA Vice President, Jeff Rys will be back with his lovely
wife Pam to cover Beeswax Products and First Aid. This lesson will be followed by presentation
of bee school certificates, and the raffle for the new hive set-up.
At our first post-school meeting on May 8th,
we’ll be holding elections for a new board of directors. If you have any nomination ideas for
President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, or our 3 Trustee positions, or
want to get involved yourself, please let me know.
I will have Mann
Lake
I will also have sign up sheets for the Sturbridge Village
Trip for anyone interested, just find me and ask!
Bee well!
Jessica Martin
HCBA Secretary
(860) 978-5388
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The Big E...
The Big E is in full swing, and we've been having a great time at both of our fair locations. For those of you who haven't visited the fair yet, here are some photos of our booths...
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The MA Building
The star of the show.
Our brand new mural...
And our satellite location in Farm-A-Rama
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Thanks to all of the volunteers manning the booths during the fair!
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
October Meeting...
Hampden County Beekeepers
When: Thursday, October 18th at 7pm
Where: Willimanset Heights
Let’s get together and go over how we’re managing our hives this fall and winter.
*MEETING UPDATE*
-There will be a “Big E Review” meeting starting at 6pm on the night of the regularly scheduled meeting. If you were a seller or a volunteer, please attend and come early, we need your input. The regular meeting will still start at 7pm.
-HCBA member Lee Duquette will have his Lee’s Bees feeding stimulant available for sale. Lee’s feeding stimulant is similar to Honey-B-Healthy at a fraction of the cost, just $12.00 per bottle. Lee will also have some single serve doses of Fumagilin-B available for purchase, for anyone who still needs to medicate their bees. Cash only, so bring your money!
Here's a LINK to an old blog I posted about Lee's Bees feeding stimulant.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Christmas Already?
Hampden County Beekeepers Association
Christmas Party
SAVE THE DATE!
When: Friday, December 7th 2012
Where: The Villa Rose
1428 Center St.
Ludlow, MA
Last year's party was extremely fun. Food, drinks, live music and a wild yankee swap. Those social calendars fill up quickly as the holidays approach, you don't want to miss your beekeeping Christmas party, so...
SAVE THE DATE!
More details and an official invite to follow.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Culture & Cocktails...
The Springfield Science Museum hosts a themed evening on the first Thursday of every month. This month, THINK GREEN!
Culture & Cocktails, Think Green
Thursday April 5th
5:30pm-8:30pm
Springfield Science Museum
21 Edwards St.
Springfield, MA 01103
Mix up your weekday with a toast to culture, community and conversation.
*Tour the special exhibit Reptiles: The Beautiful and the Deadly
* Live Bluegrass music by The Boys of the Landfill
*Green fair featuring environmentally friendly businesses and and vendors, including Hampden County Beekeeping Association, Keep Springfield Beautiful, Green Monster eCycling, and Cato Corner Farm
*Featured drink: GREEN Apple Martini
$5.00 at the door includes food and entertainment
Cash bar
Monday, August 1, 2011
July's HCBA BeeBQ...
A big thank you to Carrie and Arthur Naatz for having us all over to eat and socialize! The food was great and there was plenty of it!
Anthony Trani attended the picnic and showed off some of his great beehive woodenware. He is a local craftsman and if you did not attend the picnic but would like to check out his work please click this link Anthony had a lot of nice stuff at very fair prices!
Some of us ventured down to the Naatz's beeyard. I love Carrie's choices of colors!
That's a good looking bunch of beekeepers! From left to right, Mike, Sean, Jessica, Annette, Carrie, Scott and Arthur.
Thanks again to Arthur and Carrie! See everyone in August!
Anthony Trani attended the picnic and showed off some of his great beehive woodenware. He is a local craftsman and if you did not attend the picnic but would like to check out his work please click this link Anthony had a lot of nice stuff at very fair prices!
Some of us ventured down to the Naatz's beeyard. I love Carrie's choices of colors!
That's a good looking bunch of beekeepers! From left to right, Mike, Sean, Jessica, Annette, Carrie, Scott and Arthur.
Thanks again to Arthur and Carrie! See everyone in August!
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