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A S S O C I A T I O N O F F I C E R S
President: Rachel Morrison
Vice President: Tiffany White
Secretary: Debbi Gable
Treasurer: Doug Houck
Past President: Vacant
C O N T A C T S
Class Coordinator: Bar Shacterman
Membership: Debbi Gable
Presenta�ons: Rachel Morrison
Educa�on/Community Outreach:
Vacant
Inventory: Kenneth White
Library: Doug & Gail Houck
Mentor Coordinator: Vacant
Webmaster:
Newsle$er: Richard Begley
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President’s Corner 2
April Mee4ng Minutes 2
Beekeeping Classes 3
New Members 3
Ron Parsons 3
May in the Apiaries 4-5
Free Bulbs 6
Blackberry Mead-Fashion 6
Bee-Friendly Plants 7
Links of the Month 7
Calendar of Events 8
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Mission StatementMission StatementMission StatementMission Statement
To promote interest in, and
awareness of, the vital im-
portance of the honey bee and
beekeeping to agriculture,
commerce, and the public at
large.
2018—Issue 5 May 2018
www.sacbeekeepers.org / e-mail: [email protected]
Sacramento Area Beekeepers Associa�on
________ The Bee Line ________________ The Bee Line ________________ The Bee Line ________________ The Bee Line ________
Nuisance-Free Beekeeping
Tired of irrita4ng your neighbors with your pesky bees? Help is on the way. A very
bright professor at Oregon State, Andony Melathopoulos, has co-authored a guide
which you should read: Residen�al Beekeeping: Best-prac�ce guidelines for nuisance-
free beekeeping in Oregon. It was wri>en in Oregon for Oregonians but the advice will
help urban and suburban beekeepers everywhere.
The manual is a colorful, user-friendly booklet that begins by describing why beekeep-
ing is important:
While residen�al beekeeping can prove extremely rewarding to the beekeeper (a single colo-
ny can produce more than 40 pounds of honey, as well as other valuable products such as
pollen, propolis, and wax), it also provides considerable benefits to neighbors and the city as a
whole.
Honey bees play an important role in the residen�al community, providing pollina�on for the
beekeeper’s property and for proper�es up to two miles away. As ci�es and towns encourage
residen�al beekeeping and it becomes more established, the benefits increase and become
integrated into a number of public services, such as educa�onal projects, income opportuni-
�es for under-employed popula�ons, and personal and community-building ac�vi�es.
The booklet then gives you the nuts’n’bolts of doing it right. Topics include flight path,
water for the bees, swarming, defensive behavior, robbing preven4on, loca4ng the api-
ary, proper number of hives to keep, s4ngs, allergies, good neighborliness, and lots
more. It doesn’t cover a few things which every beekeeper should know (diseases and
mites, for example) but that’s not the purpose of this guidebook. Instead, the clear fo-
cus is on being a good ci4zen backyard beekeeper and not a nuisance. There are a few
paragraphs about legal stuff, town ordinances, and apiary registra4on which won’t be
completely transferable everywhere, but the rest of the manual generally is applicable
for most community beekeepers.
This is a well-organized, well-wri>en, and well-illustrated manual. For example, here’s a simple figure showing how to reduce pedestrian contact with your bees. As most bee-keepers know, honey bees very rarely s4ng when they are away from their hive (unless you bare-footedly step on one or try to pick one off a flower – then, I’m sorry, but I’ll side with the bee on this). Close to their nest, however, bees can become rudely defen-sive. Foot-traffic along a pathway in front of a hive entrance almost always causes trou-ble for the bees and for pedestrians. Thus, this simple but appropriate drawing:
Con�nued on page 6
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President’s Corner
Thank you to all of our members who a>ended the SABA mee4ng last month and learned more about bee nutri4on,
pollina4on and how growing different cover crops helps keep bees healthy and thriving. It seems that we have more
and more new members each month with great ques4ons about geHng started in beekeeping. If you are a more ex-
perienced beekeeper please con4nue a>ending monthly mee4ngs and
serving as mentors to those new-bees. Don’t forget that we are always in
need of SABA volunteers for various events. Check out the events sec4on of
the newsle>er and come to mee4ngs to learn more about what the expec-
ta4ons of those events are for member volunteers. Happy Beekeeping!
Rachel Morrison
SABA General Mee�ng April 17, 2018
Guest Speaker: Billy Synk - Project Apis M
1.Announcements: (Rachel)
Welcomed new and guest members.
Events (Tiffany): See Calendar of Events, p.8
Thanked volunteers, Donald Sexton and Kevin Biddick for working at the Placer County 3rd Annual Garden Fair on
April 14th.
Mee4ng Started at 8:28pm. A>endance for the speaker 62 and 35 SABA members for the general mee4ng.
Approved minutes as shown in the April Beeline: mo4on by Ernie seconded by Kenny.
Treasurer’s report: As of 04/16/18 Bank balance Savings + Checking total: $14,928.00
Commi>ee Reports:
Classes (Bar): April 15, 2018 Sunday; Beginner by Bernardo Nino. REPORT: The class was very good.
May 20, 2018 Sunday; intermediate by Serge Labesque, June 16, 2018 Saturday, advance by Randy Oliver (loca4on
TBD)
Unfinished/Old business:
1. (Bar) SABA Apiary Update; 2 current colonies. One is very weak and the second has Queen cells. Bar will announce
when he’s going to set up the Flow-Hive so members can assist and watch.
2. (Rachel) Bob Sugar will be invited to the board mee4ngs, aTer the CA Beekeepers quarterly mee4ngs and provide a
review and will be presented by Rachel at the monthly general mee4ng.
3. (Mar4) Swarm List update; Kevin B. is working with Mar4 to review other ways to manage the Swarm List.
4. (Tiffany) Mead Class update; Kenny, Tiffany and Louis taught Basic Beekeeping and Honey Extrac4on at The
Brewmeister. The a>endees enjoyed the bee fun facts. Tiffany encouraged the mead makers to purchase local
honey.
New Business
1. (Rachel / Paul) Sacramento County Fair- volunteer sign ups, contact Paul. All volunteers will get a 4cket for free
admission and parking. Volunteers must fill out the Megan’s Law informa4on.
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WELCOME, NEW MEMBERS
Robert Anderson, Elk Grove John Pain4ng & Lisa Berry, Fair Oaks
Laura Cousins-Anyanwu, Rancho Cordova Whitney & Jason Salis, Oregon House
Debbi Foster, Stockton Somphong Sayabath, Citrus Heights
Jennifer Leeper & Ross Del Duca, Sacramento Jim Spangler, Sacramento
Joe & Jean Manzella, Folsom Amy Turner, Sacramento
William McCracken, Orangevale Mark Zahner, Fair Oaks
David McPeek & Mike Whiteside, Sacramento Debra Zavrl, Citrus Heights
2018 Beekeeping Classes
Intermediate Advanced
May 20th - Serge Labesque * June 16th - Randy Oliver
CLASS FEES: $60 per person. SABA has offered free classes to the Sacramento Agricultural Commission-
er’s office for an es4mated 4-6 people.
LOCATION: Sacramento County Coopera4ve Extension Center, 4145 Branch Center Road. (off Kiefer Road one block west of
Bradshaw Road). Classes start at 8:30 a.m., end at approximately 4:30 p.m. * Loca4on to be determined.
SIGN UP ONLINE @: http://www.sacbeekeepers.org/classes.html
New Business (con�nued)
2. (Louis) The current sound system is 12 years old, the case is damaged and heavy for presenters to use. Louis presented a
few different sound systems op4ons that Debbi and Louis researched. A mo4on was made by Ernie “I make a mo4on that the
Board is authorized to spend up to $850 to purchase an appropriate PA system that would meet the needs of SA-
BA.” Discussion took place; Kenny is working with Howard to fix the current PA systems’ case. Bar likes the systems for clas-
ses. The new system would be much lighter and easier for people to move and transport.
Vote: Yes-21; No-0; Abstained-1 Mo4on Carries
3. (Jim) Jim’s interested in buying seed mixes in bulk and either offer it to members at a low price or free; a mix of lavenders
and sages. Jim will research the op4ons, pricing and present at the next mee4ng.
Mo4on to adjourn by Farah seconded by Jim. Mee4ng closed at 9:06pm
Ron Parsons, (July 19th
, 1937 / March 28th
. 2018)
While reading the April 18th Sacramento Bee and checking the obit-page (a curious prac4ce of us old guys), I noted that on
March 28th we beekeepers, and SABA in par4cular, had lost a great friend!
When I joined SABA as an absolutely green beekeeper some 12 or 15 years ago Ron was a mainstay at every mee4ng. I’d guess
that he was one of the original founding members. He was a quiet man with a warm smile and quick to show that he was a
willing mentor. A call to Ron with a ques4on would likely result with him just coming over to assist! He knew his stuff as a bee-
keeper, shared freely and expected nothing in return. Many newer members probably did not have the opportunity to know
Ron, definitely a loss to any aspiring beekeeper. But as I noted, he was a quiet guy and I think he may not have been comforta-
ble in the larger group that SABA’s success fostered, so his a>endance at mee4ngs became less frequent.
I must admit to being remiss about keeping in touch with him, although I had fond thoughts from 4me to 4me as I recalled
what he had taught me. But somehow I never quite got around to calling him or stopping by to pass the 4me of day. Certainly I
am the poorer for that failure. I hope this feeling of regret will mo4vate me to do be>er with other friends, young and old.
Ron will be missed by me and many others, but I will con4nue to have those same fond and grateful thoughts each 4me I put
his teachings into prac4ce.
Ernie Buda
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sacbee/obituary.aspx?n=ronald-w-parsons&pid=188773101
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Long Live the Queens! by Serge Labesque
The set of genes any female bee carries is a random combina4on of one half of her mother’s genes and of the
genes of only one of the many drones her mother mated with. In addi4on, queens are the custodians and dis-
pensers of sperm they received from mul4ple drones during their ma4ng flights. As for the males, they are en-
dowed with an unpredictable assortment of only one half of their mother’s genes. Therefore, under normal cir-
cumstances queen bees that are sisters are different from each other and from their mother. Sister queens may
actually have very few or, possibly not even a single gene in common! This means that any change of queen in a
hive results in a change in the gene4c make-up of the colony and in essence, in a different colony. We might as
well accept this fact and work with it.
While the progenies of queens are gene4cally complex and diversified popula4ons, bee colonies blend the differ-
ences that exist among their tens of thousands of members into coordinated work forces that become clear ex-
pressions of some of the traits their respec4ve queens possess. S4ll, this gene4c variability, which is pervasive
throughout the brood of the colonies, is a real challenge for beekeepers who wish to retain desirable hive charac-
teris4cs in the queens they raise.
Because queen quality cannot be taken for granted, most hive management rou4nes include the regular evalua-
4on of colonies and the replacement of unsa4sfactory or failing queens. There are beekeepers who do not pay
much a>en4on to the quality of their hives though. They simply maintain the vigor of their colonies by ensuring
that their queens are young. They requeen their hives systema4cally; some as oTen as twice a year. I do not. Ac-
tually, I leave my queens in place as long as they do not compromise the health of their colonies. Some4mes, I
even take more chances with the very best queens, hoping to preserve some of their superior traits by raising a
few addi4onal daughter queens from their brood.
In my apiaries, most of the queen renewal is accomplished by leHng the divides of the colonies raise their own
queens. When the condi4ons are favorable in the spring, I also raise a few queens from the brood of one or two
of my preferred hives. These queens may be used to requeen colonies that are inherently weak or to replace fail-
ing queens before the end of summer.
Although trying to replicate good queens is fu4le, raising queens from their brood can nonetheless be a valid way
of improving apiaries. This is because some of the mothers’ desirable genes may be transferred to their daugh-
ters. So, it’s good to know how to produce queens. Actually, the bees do the work; the beekeeper only needs to
provide the means and ini4ate the process. Unless one intends to produce hundreds or thousands of queens,
there is no need or good reason to adhere to the rigmarole of seHng up cell-starter, builder, and finisher hives,
or to learn how to graT, or what have you. Queen management may be kept simple, too: Divide colonies when
they prepare for swarming, let the splits produce young queens, and perhaps, raise a few addi4onal queens from
good stock with any simple, low-tech queen-rearing method. Monitor the hives, and requeen them when neces-
sary. Long live the queens!
May in the Apiaries
We’re certainly having an odd spring here this year. The March and early April cool and wet weather seems to
have slowed the vegeta4on down by at least a week to ten days. The same delay applies to the season of colony
reproduc4on. But unlike last year, when similar condi4ons nega4vely affected the colonies, this year there is a
generous nectar flow in spite of the weather. The bees are foraging intensely during the favorable weather and
at 4mes even in low temperatures or in the rain. Overall, the colonies have developed large popula4ons early
and they’ve kept growing beau4fully into very strong units that demand ever more nectar, pollen and water. The
foragers evidently have found ways to deliver.
Just as striking is that the colonies produced abnormally large amounts of drone comb and drone brood all of a
sudden in early spring, and they are maintaining large drone popula4ons. This is exactly the opposite of what we
had seen in recent years, when early drone culling was rampant. Of course, the produc4on of drones is to be ex-
pected in the spring, but this year, the drone brood is oTen located close to the heart of brood nests, which is an
odd loca4on for it.
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May in the Apiaries (con4nued)
Because this is widespread, the explana4on might be found in the environment. But what is it? How are we to read
what the bees are wri4ng in their combs? And how can we best manage our colonies under these circumstances?
So, we are looking at two consecu4ve years with seemingly similar spring weather pa>erns, but the colonies are
responding extremely differently. This shows how important it is to be flexible in our beekeeping prac4ces.
Two points come to mind immediately: One is that the season of colony reproduc4on is likely going to be com-
pressed into a short few weeks span, the most intense part of which will probably be in late April or in the early part
of May. The second is that all this drone brood is going to give an early and powerful boost to the varroa mite popu-
la4ons.
In view of this, it would be temp4ng to cull a lot of this abundant drone brood. But I think that doing this would be a
big mistake, because it would be interfering with the selec4ve pressure that these condi4ons will be applying on the
colonies. The bees that have good defense mechanisms, such as grooming, or hygienic behavior will make it, where-
as the inept colonies will be eliminated. As we divide our colonies, which is what is happening right now or what is
about to happen, it is beneficial to allow a period of broodlessness to occur in the splits while the young queens are
being raised. Then, the bees can use their grooming behavior against the mites. This is a healthy mechanism swarm-
ing colonies use spontaneously. Also, this is the 4me of year when the condi4ons will be op4mal to produce addi-
4onal queens from our best hives. We will be able to requeen any failing hives with them later. It’s an unusual
spring alright, but the challenge it presents us and our bees could very well be a great opportunity to strengthen our
local bee popula4ons.
The spring honey flow leads us to adding s4ll more supers and frames. At this 4me of year, we can safely super ear-
ly, before there is an urgent need for more nectar space, especially when we use empty frames with no comb.
Bai4ng the bees into the new supers with a few frames and follower boards that are already in the hives helps
a>ract the bees into the new supers. By harves4ng some of the early spring honey, we can help prevent the hives
from becoming too tall or congested. Thanks to warmer and sunnier weather, the beeswax can be processed rapid-
ly, as the solar wax melters are working well again.
Looking at the entrances of the hives, we see that they can be safely widened to facilitate the flow of the foragers.
The monitoring trays deserve to be examined for possible hive health problems. They may also be cleaned or
swapped for clean trays, as hive debris accumulates rapidly on them at this season.
Toward the end of the month, the California buckeye trees will start blooming. They are beau4ful trees indeed, but
their offerings are toxic to the bees. Hopefully, bees will find alterna4ve sources of nectar and pollen at that 4me,
such as brambles.
This may be an odd spring, but it keeps us on our toes!
In summary, this month: � Inspect hives regularly, when foragers are out in large numbers.
� Open the entrances of the hives to match their forager ac4vity.
� Avoid conges4on of the brood nests; offer comb-building opportuni4es.
� Add supers to provide nectar storage space.
� Maintain adequate clustering space between the brood nests and the entrances.
� Watch for signs of spring diseases; remove infected brood combs when they occur.
� Ensure adequate air circula4on through the hives.
� Perform hive divisions; follow up on earlier hive divisions.
� Maintain sources of water for the bees.
� Monitor swarm traps; keep some equipment at the ready to catch the occasional swarm.
� Rear queens.
� Harvest only surplus early spring honey.
� Discard old and misshapen combs; render wax from discarded frames.
� Rou4nely clean and scorch tools and equipment.
� Pull weeds from around the hives.
Serge Labesque © 2018
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From page 1
There are a few things missing from this 17-page manual (for example: how to stop robbing once it has started; how
to carry a hive of bees into your back yard without discommoding the neighbors) but this guidebook doesn’t pretend
to cover everything. There’s a lot more you need to know before you start beekeeping – things you should learn at a
two-day beginner’s bee course taught by your local bee club. For those extra details, the authors recommend that
you par4cipate in a bee course, learn from a good neighbor beekeeper, or at least seek out good prac4cal advice.
Further, the authors suggest, “…the Best Prac�ces are guidelines only, and are not intended nor should they be con-
sidered as hard and fast codes, rules or ordinances that must be followed and enforced. Rather, the Best Prac�ces
are to be used to foster nuisance-free residen4al beekeeping.” Fair caveats, but I think that we all should try to fol-
low this manual’s guidelines. They are the closest thing I’ve seen to best prac4ces for backyard beekeepers. This
guidebook isn’t just for beginners. Even if you have been keeping bees for a long 4me, you will pick up a few things
and maybe adjust some of your uninten4onally mistaken habits.
By the way, some of you will remember mee4ng the principal author, Andony, on my blog – he hosts a popular bee
talk podcast, PolliNa�on, produced at OSU. I’ve wri>en about it a few 4mes. If you haven’t caught some episodes by
now, give it a chance. A lot of good bee science is cha>ed about on that podcast.
Meanwhile, download your own copy of the best prac4ces guidelines for residen4al beekeeping at this link.
https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/em9186
It’s a well-wri>en, prac4cal, helpful manual that will help keep hobby beekeepers from being nuisance beekeepers.
Ron Miksha, h:p://www.badbeekeepingblog.com/i©2018
Free Bulbs! The bees love these flowering bulbs (leucojum?) but
I'll need to dig some out when the leaves die back in May as
they're encroaching on walkways. So if you'd like a small (or
large!) bagful, just email to let me know and you can pick them
up (near Tahoe Park). Contact Georgianna at
Blackberry Mead-Fashion
Ingredients
� 3 each - Blackberries
� 2 tablespoons - Honey Syrup [see recipe below]
� 2 dashes - Angostura Bi>ers
� 1 each - Orange peel [1in x 3in single pull peel]
� 1 oz - Mead
� 1 1/2 oz - Bourbon [Belle Meade Bourbon recommended]
� Splash - Water
Combine Blackberries, Honey Syrup [see recipe below], Angostura Bi>ers, and Orange peel. Muddle together, mashing the
blackberries. Pour into 8-10 ounce glass and add a single 2x2 ice cube. Then, add the mead, bourbon and water. Using a cock-
tail spoon, swirl the ice around for 25-30 seconds
Honey Syrup
� 1/4 cup Wildflower Honey
� 1/4 cup Water
Combine the Wildflower Honey and water in a small saucepot. Heat un4l dissolved [no more than one minute]. Screen, chill
and reserve
Courtesy of Chef David Guas, Owner of Bayou Bakery, Coffee Bar & Eatery in Arlington, VA..
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Bee Plants of the Month
May 2018
Tulsi (Sacred Basil, Holy Basil) / Ocimum tenuiflorum (Ocimum sanctum) /Family: Mint (Lamiaceae)
Tulsi used to be hard to find, but now you can oTen find one or more varie4es in good local nurseries. It is easy to grow from
seed, and some online specialty growers offer a nice choice of several tulsi varia4ons.
Many are named for Hindu dei4es:
� Krishna tulsi is a tender perennial, very a>rac4ve with purple leaves and flowers. It has a sweet flavor that can be used in teas
by itself or blended with other tulsi varie4es.
� Vana tulsi is a larger plant it can grow up to 5 feet tall if you live in a frost-free area. Large bright green leaves with flower
spikes of yellowish white. Also called Clove Basil or Wild Holy Basil, it has a strong flavor with abundant aroma4c oils.
� Rama tulsi is very commonly grown in India. Green leaves contrast nicely with
purple stems. The deep purple flowers are also quite a>rac4ve.
� Amrita tulsi has pre>y green-purple leaves and lacey spikes of pinkish-purple
flowers. Said to make a very delicious tea.
� Temperate tulsi is an annual, but mine lasted un4l the really cold nights when
it got down to the 20s at night. Bees came to it un4l then. It looks a lot like culi-
nary basil, with deep green leaves, the sun-exposed ones 4nged with purple and
nice blue-purple flowers. Very aroma4c, it is nice to brush up against it in the gar-
den and smell the sweet herbal fragrance.
Tulsi enjoys the same garden condi4ons as culinary (sweet) basil. Good garden
soil, full sun and moderate water. She can grow alongside tomatoes and peppers,
seeming to boost their growth as well. Tulsi also does well in a container, and you can bring the plants in over winter if you want,
as they are frost tender. Or plant new ones every spring like you would do with regular basil.
A tea garden large container could hold several tulsi types, and if you have room, plant some anise hyssop and chamomile along-
side.
You would want to harvest before she flowers, yet let some bloom so the bees can enjoy one of their favor-
ite plants. One method is to harvest the first leaves before the plant flowers, then let the flowers develop
for the bees, or cut one half of the plant and let the other half bloom, then repeat the process in reverse.
Culinary, or sweet basil, O.basilicum is also a medicinal plant, also very a>rac4ve to bees.
Much beloved in Indian medicinal prac4ce and throughout Southeast Asia, in folk tradi4on tulsi is a giT
from the goddesses, or Earth, to benefit humanity and promote longevity. Tulsi is not toxic in any dosage,
so is beneficial to anyone, by report. Said to be good for calming, heart healthy and even good for trea4ng
diabetes and demen4a.
The medicinal uses are men�oned here for interest only and are not recommenda�ons.
Alice Ford-Sala, Sonoma County Beekeepers Associa�on
Links of the Month
(copy and paste in your browser)
1. WAS Journal; 2. New Pesticide as Alternative to Neonicotinoids; 3. The Corn Earworm Hybridized into a Resistant
Mega-Pest; 4. Droughts Bring Fewer Flowers for Bees; 5. Urban Life Alters Genome of Bumble Bees
1. https://mailchi.mp/6af5fe2b7e85/may-2018-issue-of-was-journal?e=4b2e0f9a86
2. https://mailchi.mp/americanbeejournal/april-8-2018-new-pesticide-as-alternative-to-neonicotinoids?e=52a8d1e6c5
3. https://mailchi.mp/americanbeejournal/april-10-2018-the-corn-earworm-hybridized-into-a-resistant-mega-pest?e=52a8d1e6c5
4. https://mailchi.mp/americanbeejournal/april-13-2018-droughts-bring-fewer-flowers-for-bees?e=52a8d1e6c5
5. https://mailchi.mp/americanbeejournal/april-20-2018-urban-life-leaves-behind-traces-in-the-genome-of-bumble-bees?e=52a8d1e6c5
CCCC A L E N D A RA L E N D A RA L E N D A RA L E N D A R O FO FO FO F EEEE V E N TV E N TV E N TV E N T SSSS
� May 5th, 10:00—5:00, California Honey Fes�val, Historic Downtown Woodland
� May 11th, 9:30—4:00, Sacramento Urban Pollinator Short Course - Xerces Society, Soil Born Farms, 2140 Chase
Drive, Rancho Cordova
Register at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ef8j56dn30a75429&llr=tnjebhdab
� May 15th, 7:00 p.m. SABA Monthly Mee�ng, Sacramento County Coopera4ve Extension Center, 4145 Branch
Center Road. . Speaker will be Brad Woodward of Woodlynbrand Beehives Beekeeping Supplies. Brad and his
son Raider manage over 30 hives in Humboldt County.
� May 18th, 5:30—7:30—Bee Box Discussion Forum 4765 J St., Sacramento.
Register at https://www.thebeebx.com/events/beekeepers-forum-may-4-2018
� June 19th, 7:00 p.m.—SABA Monthly Mee�ng. Speaker will be
Jeff Becker, owner of The Bee Box. Four genera4ons of this bee-
keeping family have been in beekeeping, currently with 4000
hives.
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