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A S S O C I A T I O N O F F I C E R S
C O N T A C T S
President: Rachel Morrison [email protected]
Vice President: Louis Zurlo [email protected]
Secretary: Ann Burridge [email protected]
Treasurer: Doug Houck [email protected]
Past President: Debbi Gable [email protected]
Class Coordinator: Bar Shacterman
Membership: Debbi Gable
[email protected] Education/Community Outreach:
Carole Garrett [email protected]
Inventory: John Johnson
Library: Doug & Gail Houck
Mentor Coordinator:
Bar Shacterman
Webmaster:
Daniel Schoenthal & Kevin Biddick
[email protected] Newsletter:
Carole Garrett/Richard Begley
THIS ISSUE
April in the Apiaries 2
President’s Corner 3
Recipe of the Month 3
New Members 4
Meeting Minutes 5
Bee Friendly Plants 6
The Library Corner 7
Swarm List Info 8
Calendar of Events 9
o o o o o o o o o o o
Mission Statement
To promote interest in, and awareness of, the vital im-portance of the honey bee and
beekeeping to agriculture, com-merce, and the public at large.
2019—Issue 4 April 2019
www.sacbeekeepers.org / email: [email protected]
Sacramento Area Beekeepers Association
________ The Bee Line ________
EARNING A BEE’S WINGS. IN HIVES, GRADUATING TO FORAGER A REQUIREMENT FOR SOCIAL MEMBERSHIP IT IS A CLASSIC
COMING-OF-AGE STORY, IN MANY WAYS By Talia Ogliore, Bee Culture, March 1, 2019
Article and photograph/image source: https://www.beeculture.com/catch-the-buzz-earning-a-bees-
wings-in-hives-graduating-to-forager-a-requirement-for-social-membership-it-is-a-classic-coming-
of-age-story-in-many-ways/
A 3-week-old foraging bee also has a very different job to support the hive than a
younger bee — one who spends her time as a nurse caring for bee larvae and building
the waxy honeycomb structures in the hive.
A honey bee hatches and grows up deep inside a hive. Surrounded by 40,000 of her
closest relatives, this dark and constantly buzzing place
is all that she knows. Only after she turns 21 days old
does she leave the nest to look for pollen and nectar.
For her, this is a moment of great risk, and great
reward. It’s also the moment at which she becomes
recognizable to other bees, according to new research
from Washington University in St. Louis. A study in
the journal eLife reports that honey bees (Apis mellif-
era) develop different scent profiles as they age, and the
gatekeeper bees at the hive’s door respond differently to
returning foragers than they do when they encounter
younger bees who have never ventured out before.
This work offers new insight into one of the most
important interactions in the lives of social insects:
recognizing self and other.
Until this point, most bee researchers thought bees
recognize and respond to a scent that is the
homogenized scent of all of the members of their own colony. That’s how it works for
some ants and other insects, at least. But new work from the laboratory of Yehuda
Ben-Shahar, associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, shows that nestmate
recognition instead depends on an innate developmental process that is associated
with age-dependent division of labor. The work was completed in collaboration with
researchers from the lab of Joel Levine at the University of Toronto.
“It was always assumed that the way that honey bees acquire nestmate recognition
cues, their cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) profiles, is through these mechanisms where
they rub up against each other, or transfer compounds between each other,” said
Cassondra L. Vernier, a graduate student at Washington University and first author
of the new study. “You would expect, then, that even younger bees would have a very
similar pheromonal profile as older bees. When in fact that is not what we saw,” she
said.
Vernier compared the CHC profiles of bees on the day they were born and at 1 week,
2 weeks, and 3 weeks old. The 3-week-old bees had significantly different profiles than
their younger siblings. continued on page 6
Graduate student Cassondra Vernier conducted lab experi-ments and observed hours of bee interactions at the entrance to the hive. She is shown here at Tyson Research Center, Wash-ington University’s environmental field station.
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April in the Apiaries by Serge Labesque © 2019
Spring has arrived. The season of colony reproduction and of queen renewal is on. At this time of year, the propagation
and rejuvenation of the hives promise strong, healthy and productive apiaries.
Inside the hives, the brood nests are growing rapidly and white wax deposits appear on most of the exposed surfaces.
Light nectar shines in the cells of freshly built combs. Vigorous forager populations, favorable weather and glorious
blooms can combine to bring about a generous honey flow. Not surprisingly, the beekeepers have reasons to be hopeful.
They see that they will recover from winter losses, possibly expand their apiaries, and even share some bees with other
beekeepers.
From one week to the next, the hives evolve quite rapidly. The bees need more space. So, additional frames and supers
are promptly provided; preferably before the bees need them. At this time of year, the brood nests are inspected
frequently, not only to augment the volume of the hives, but also in order to determine when the colonies initiate
their preparations for swarming, as this is the best time to divide them and also to raise queens.
One of the benefits of the division of the hives is that swarming can be minimized, if not entirely avoided. Although
capturing swarms can be fun, having to run after swarms that have departed from our hives is not as amusing. We
occasionally check the swarm traps or unused equipment we’ve set out to invite passing swarms, and we keep our
swarm-catching gear at hand.
A few frames of honey may be ready to be harvested. They can be collected after assessing the brood nests. The honey
should be ripe, thoroughly capped and not dripping out of the combs when the frames are shaken. If available, a refrac-
tometer is a good tool for measuring the moisture content of the honey. Instead of removing entire supers, which might
take a few more weeks, removing a few frames presents several advantages: the bees are not overly disturbed by the brief
and modest withdrawals; we can enjoy a greater variety of honeys throughout the season; and the harvest is spread out
over more time. Nowadays, the harvested honey combs have to be processed rapidly, though, because small hive beetles
overwinter successfully in this area. They are present in all the hives I see, and their numbers are rising. The frames that
are withdrawn are immediately replaced by empty frames to supply the bees with more comb-building and nectar-storage
space. Should the placement of additional supers be warranted, these are inserted directly between the brood chambers
and the previous supers. It’s a practice that is called “bottom supering”. I always entice the bees to move into the new
supers by placing a few of the frames they are already working on and follower boards from the hives into the new supers.
This “baiting” of the bees transfers the odor of the colonies and the bees immediately accept the new space.
While we peek into the brood nests, it’s always important to detect signs of disease or
the presence of parasites. Early removal of combs contaminated by chalkbrood or
European foulbrood gives the colonies a chance to recover. The colonies that are
affected will not be divided. Queen-related issues can easily be corrected during the
spring, thanks to the frequent availability of queen cells or young queens, or to the
conditions that are conducive to good queen rearing.
Because I remove a large proportion of the combs from my hives every year, I find it
quite important to have the bees build fresh combs during the spring honey flows. It
just will not happen later in this area.
The brood nests have started to extend downwards into the hives. Within a few weeks
they’ll occupy the forager clustering spaces and reach the hive floors. But presently,
there is still enough space to offer shelter to the foragers at night or during days of
inclement weather.
Thanks to the winter rain, the vegetation is growing vigorously. So, the visits to the apiaries have to include some grass
cutting to keep the hives accessible.
For sure, there is a lot to do in the apiaries at this time of year. It may seem overwhelming at times, but it is all a lot of
fun. Among all the tasks we have to perform at this season, two define fairly well this period: colony reproduction and
supering. To be enjoyed while it lasts! Continued on page 4
Photograph: Rachel Morrison -
The Beecharmers 2019
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President’s Corner - by Rachel Morrison
Happy April SABA members! I hope that everyone is enjoying watching their foragers returning with
large bundles of pollen in their pollen pockets, the wonderful sight of orientation flights, queens laying
many eggs and colonies that are healthy and productive. Remember to watch your colonies for signs of
swarming, disease and mites and have a management plan or a bee buddy to call for advice. I’m sure
many of us will be installing packages, nucs or swarms very soon (especially our new-bees). SABA mem-
bers are here to help each other and even though we might all have different opinions, our combined
successes and failures make us all better beekeepers! Remember that everyone is welcome to come to
the monthly SABA meetings 30 minutes early at 6:30pm to take advantage of the Ask a Beekeeper table
where we can share our knowledge and experience with each other!
I wanted to provide another round of book recommendations in this month’s President’s Corner.
One thing that we can all do to help honey bees as well as other pollinators is to provide pesticide free
forage in our yards and encourage others to do the same. Here are a few books that I have been reading to learn more about pollinators
and forage options. Enjoy!
- 100 Plants to Feed the Bees: Provide a Healthy Habitat to Help Pollinators Thrive—The Xerces Society
- California Bees & Blooms: A Guide for Gardeners and Naturalists—Gordon W. Frankie, Robbin W. Thorp, Rollin E. Coville, and Barbra
Ertter
- Bees: A Natural History—Christopher O’Toole
Honey Breakfast Cake
Glaze:
1/3 cup - granulated sugar
1/3 cup - orange juice
1/3 cup - honey
1 tsp. - ginger powder
zest from one orange
DIRECTIONS
Grease 2 large loaf pans with butter. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a large bowl, place flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, 1 tsp. ginger powder, ground cloves, allspice,
1 1/2 cup granulated sugar, light brown sugar and the zest from one orange and whisk together.
In a separate, medium bowl, place canola oil, 1 cup honey, eggs, vanilla extract and 1/2 cup fresh orange juice - measuring the
oil before the honey, as that will make it easier for the honey to glide out of the measuring cup - and whisk well. Combine the
two mixtures and stir with a strong whisk. Add warm coffee and whisk until the ingredients are thoroughly combined and
smooth. Pour the batter into the two prepared pans. Finish the cakes with the oat/almond topping. Place in the oven. Bake
until the cake can be poked with a knife in the center and it comes back clean, around 50 minutes - 1 hour.
While the cakes are baking, make the cake glaze. Place 1/3 cup granulated sugar, 1/3 cup orange juice, 1/3 cup honey, 1 tsp.
ginger powder and zest from one orange into a sauce pot and bring to a boil, stirring until the liquids are combined.
Remove cakes from the oven and make a number of pokes on the surfaces of the cake with a knife. Pour the glaze on top equally
between the two cakes, using a brush if needed to push around the glaze into all parts of the top of the cake.
Set the cakes aside and let cool. Once cooled, remove from the loaf pans and cut. Enjoy immediately after cooled, or place cut
pieces in the fridge to last a few days longer and individually wrapped in the freezer to last up to 3 months.
Recipe & photo courtesy of Chef Jessica Koslow, made for the National Honey Board; https://www.honey.com/recipe/honey-breakfast-cake
INGREDIENTS
For Cake:
butter, enough for 2 loaf pans
2 cups- all - purpose flour
1 tsp. - baking powder
1 tsp. - baking soda
2 tsp. - kosher salt
1 T - cinnamon
2 tsp. - nutmeg
1 tsp. - ginger powder
1/2 tsp. - ground cloves
2 tsp. - ground allspice
1 1/2 cup - granulated sugar
1/2 cup - light brown sugar
zest from one orange
3/4 cup - equal mixture of slivered almonds and rolled oats
1 cup - canola oil
1 cup - honey
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Continued from page 2
In summary, this month:
-Inspect the hives regularly. Focus your attention on the open brood (eggs and young larvae) for signs of health issues
and of colony preparation for swarming.
-Ensure unimpeded development of the brood nests. Add frames to provide egg-laying space and comb-building
opportunities.
-Add frames and supers to provide nectar storage space.
-Ensure the presence of clustering space between the brood nests and the hive entrances.
-Perform hive divisions when the colonies are initiating their preparations for swarming.
-Rear a few queens from your best stock.
-Observe the monitoring trays, particularly for signs of brood diseases, chalkbrood mummies, EFB-affected larvae or other
health-related problems.
-Gradually open the entrances of the hives to match the increasing forager activity.
-Harvest only surplus early spring honey.
-Make sure you leave enough honey in the hives, 20 lb. being adequate for a mature colony at this time of year.
-Monitor the swarm traps that were set out.
-Requeen or combine overwintered hives that are not performing satisfactorily, and those that have failing queens.
-Keep some equipment at the ready to catch the occasional swarm.
Serge Labesque © 2019—Article abridged by editor
Welcome New SABA Members Gary Burns , Orangevale Jessica and Michael Buletti
Julia Bartens and Scott Gowin Bob and Jamie Dessel
Photograph: Carole Garrett
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March 19, 2019—SABA Meeting Minutes Link: http://www.sacbeekeepers.org/190219.html
Meeting started at 7pm
Louis Zurlo Introduced Board Members & Speaker
Guest speaker Ian Steppler / Manitoba beekeeper was unable to join via Skype due to internet connection problems.
In lieu of Skype, Louis shared a video by Ian Steppler regarding Single Hive Management. Due to extreme cold weather
Ian overwinters his hives in a climate-controlled building.
Q&A - 15 min session followed video
1.Announcements:
Welcomed 8 new members and guests from Vacaville, Fair Oaks, Pollock Pines, Mokelumne Hill, Rio Vista, Sloughhouse,
and Elk Grove.
EVENTS (Louis Zurlo): Volunteers needed for -
1. Farm Day, This Friday, March 22, 8am-4pm. 2. The California Agriculture Day , At the Capitol, West Steps,
March 20, 2019 - Per Louis - cancelled - NO SABA BOOTH. 3. San Francisco Flower Show, Cal Expo,
Sacramento, March 21-24. 4. Master Gardeners of Placer County Garden Faire, Sat, April 13, 2019. 5 . California
Honey Festival, Downtown Woodland, Sat, May 4th 10am-5pm. 6. Sacramento County Fair, Cal Expo, Sacramento,
May 24-27 - Paul Legacki informed members there are 3 shifts per day. Members are able to sell honey at the fair.
Carole Garrett - is taking over Youth Presentation Committee and can be contacted via sabaprentations
@gmail.com if interested in volunteering for a 1) April new 4 day event - presentations are 4x/day, 2) Girl Scouts 2-3rd
grades presentations in April, Tues eves 6-7pm (times, dates are flexible), 3) 1st Grade - 20 students would like presenta-
tion on bees 12:30-1:30 on a Wednesday.. Bar Schacterman requested volunteer for the next beekeeping class.
3. SABA General Meeting 3/19/19 minutes taken by Ann Burridge. Meeting Started at: 8:25pm. Attendance for the
speaker 61 and 36 SABA members for the general meeting.. Approved February minutes as noted in the February
Beeline: motion by Dan Seoane, seconded by Paul Legacki.
Treasurer’s report
As of 25, 2019
• Income February $ 1,684.01
• Expenses February $ 1,174.27 Bank balance Savings + Checking total: $17,023.99 Committee Reports:
March 24, 2019, Sunday, Beginner Beekeeping Class - SOLD OUT.
Instructor: Randy Oliver
April 14, 2019, Sunday, Beginner Beekeeping Class-4 Spots avail(as of Mar 18)
Instructor: Bernardo Nino
May 05, 2019, Sunday, Intermediate Beekeeping -15 Spots avail(as of Mar 18)
Instructor: Serge Labesque
June 16, 2019, Saturday, Advance Beekeeping -23 Spots avail(as of Mar 18)
Instructor: Randy Oliver
SABA Apiary (Bar Shacterman) Unfinished/Old business:
1. Jim* - Earth Day at HP, 30 tables
2. Refreshments -Sue Sanders is volunteering this month. We are looking for volunteer(s) for future meetings to share
responsibility. SABA provides funds.
3. Purchase status update by Louis Zurlo
a) Webcam for Skype and presentations - has been purchased
b) Apivox - investment. Listen to hives - coming soon
4. Powerhouse Science Center notified SABA the City of Sac will determine whether a Bee exhibit will be included. Steven
Engle volunteered to help with apiary.
New Business
1. WAS Conference in Oregon - July 11-14. $275 per person, registration is now open. Carpool idea mentioned. Rachael
Morrison and D.W. Schoenthal are both attending. Jim (LAST NAME?) says the Nevada beekeepers club is raffling off
a sponsorship of the entry fee to one of its members. This possibility will be discussed at the SABA Executive Board
level. There may be some type of group discount if a lot are interested in attending. SABA requests that those attend-
ing report back what was learned at the conference.
2. Louis Zurlo 1) Volunteering - anyone can volunteer regardless of number of years/months experience. 2) Swarm flyer is
being coordinated with Sac County Ag.
3. Q&A Table @ monthly meetings 6:30-7pm “Ask a Beekeeper”. If you are an experienced beekeeper, please consider
sitting in to answer questions.
4. Assessing SABA classes. EB encourages input on classes via email: [email protected]
5. Vote: FLIR Android with case & protection plan $310. Ernie Buda motioned to spend up to $400, Kevin* seconded. Mo-
tion cleared.
Motion to adjourn by Ernie Buda, seconded by Bob Sugar. Meeting closed at 8:52 p.m.
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Hedgerow Bee Plants of the Month - April 2019
By Alice Ford-Sala
How about some edibles in our hedgerow? A handsome, evergreen native of South America, the pineapple guava makes a delightful addition to a hedgerow, or you could plant an entire hedge of them alone. You could also shape them into a small tree. Planting more that one is a good idea, as they seem to fruit better when there is cross-pollination. Give them plenty of sun but not blazing hot sun, where they might burn. Partial shade is ok, especially if they get full sun in the morning and early to mid afternoon.
They do well in Northern California climates, needing cool winters and moderately warm summers. They can take frost, down into the high teens (Fahrenheit) and actually need some winter chill to flower well. They can grow up to 15 feet high and wide though pruning can keep them smaller. They can be espaliered, or lightly pruned to a pleasing shape, usually after fruiting. A light application of a balanced fertilizer can help with growth and flower production. They appreciate deep regular water rather than more frequent and light-er irrigation.
Pineapple guavas are quite attractive, with shiny green leaves with greyish undersides. The flowers are spectacular! The white petals are edible, often being compared to marshmallows or bubble gum in texture and flavor, though I think they are much more delicious than either of those. The red stamens contrast nicely and are born like big puffs above the petals. Bees absolutely adore the blossoms, along with humming-birds.
The fruit is small, about 1-3 inches long, smelling sweetly of pineapple or strawberry. The fruit can be eaten as is, sliced into salads, or made into jams or jellies.
Some popular varieties are:
‘Coolidge’ which is self-fertile. Very widely planted
‘Nazemetz’ has large, very tasty fruit.
‘Trask’ reported to be a good pollinator for Nazemetz.
‘Edenvale Supreme’ good fruit production and quality.
Continued from page 1
The researchers wanted to separate out whether the differences they saw were based on age alone or were somehow
tied to the older bees’ foraging activities. Bees that exit the hive to collect nectar encounter lots of scents on flowers
and other surfaces they touch. They also are exposed to different environmental factors such as sunshine and rain
that could affect their body coatings. So Vernier also compared the CHC profiles of foraging-age bees that were
held in the hive and not permitted to forage with bees that were able to venture out. These two groups were also
significantly different.
“What we found is that it’s actually a combination of both — of being at the age for foraging, and actually perform-
ing the foraging activities,” said Ben-Shahar. Guards are gatekeepers; specific triggers still unknown. Importantly,
not every bee notices the difference in scent profiles. Guard bees are the only ones who care to identify outsiders.
“They sit in the entrance and they have a very specific posture,” Ben-Shahar said of the guards. “They’re very
attentive. Their forelegs are usually raised, and they’re very alert. Still, it is hard to know who they are until they
react to somebody.”
Place a 1-day-old, 1-week-old, or 2-week-old outsider on the stoop in front of a guard, and she is likely to be able to
waltz on through. But it’s a different story after 3 weeks of age — when guards bite, sting and/or drag outsiders
away from the door.
“Nestmate recognition is something that is very context-specific. It involves an interaction between very specific
bees within the colony,” Ben-Shahar said. “Most bees are completely oblivious. Most colony members don’t produce
the signal that tells anyone if they belong or not, and they don’t care about the signal. They don’t react to it.” As an
important caveat, the new study does not directly address the mechanism by which cue specificity is determined in
bees. Which specific components of the honey bee CHC profile represent the nestmate recognition cue remains
unknown. “Something environmentally related is causing expression-level changes in the CHC profiles of the bees,”
Vernier said. “That’s our model for now.” The bees in this study were kept in two different locations: Tyson Research
Center, the environmental field station for Washington University in St. Louis, and an amateur beekeeper’s private
residence in University City, MO.
Photograph courtesy of Lazaregagnidze, Wiki Creative Commons
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The Library Corner
By Doug and Gail Houck
TIME for PLANTING!
Ready to go shopping but feeling a bit overwhelmed? The library, available at the regular
meetings, has many resources for planting a pollinator favored garden. Many of the beekeeping
books have sections with suggestions, lists and ideas for plants. We also have several titles of
which the main focus is plants for your garden. Check them out and get planting.
An online resource I’ve used, especially to find availability in our area, is at Devil Mountian
Nursery. - Resource section. It is a wholesale nursery and you’ll need to work through a land-
scape professional but, you can still do research on plants and get your information.
And, come to the meeting and return those checked out materials you have tucked away in your
home library! Or return books to the Sacramento Beekeeping Store on X street.
Articles of Interest—April 2019 Rearing Honey Bees Responsibly Requires Education and Careful Management to Help Stop the Spread of Disease A useful editorial on all levels of responsible beekeeping
Canola Farmers and Beekeepers Have a Vested Interest in Cooperating and Protecting Bees as Much as Possible Canola farmers and beekeepers share a vested interest.
U. S. Honey Industry worth $4.74 BILLION
Pollination Calculation: Every Bee Counts An app to assess the abundance of native bees.
Cities hold the key to reversing bee decline Bees and city dwellers both love a garden!
Orchardists Testing Bee-Attractant Paste Perfume from a caulking gun..!
Want to help bees? Plant flowering herbs Multi-purpose plantings!
‘Insectageddon’ Is ‘Alarmist By Bad Design’ Another opinion/study on a popular article!
Photograph: Carole Garrett
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2019 SABA Swarm List Information
SABA members have received an email with instructions to have your names and contact information added to the 2019 Swarm List on the SABA website. The SABA swarm list is a great way that we fulfill our mission of promoting interest in and awareness of the vital importance of the honey bee and beekeeping. It also helps rescue swarms and avoid them being sprayed by pesticides. Beekeepers are en-couraged to collect swarms free of charge as a service to the community or ask that donations be directed to SABA to be used in furtherance of our mission. The swarm list sign-up email includes directions regarding requesting removal from swarm list and information about the rotation of order of names. Here’s a link to sign up for the 2019 swarm list once the items below are completed: http://www.sacbeekeepers.org/bee-rescuers.html
All beekeepers on the SABA swarm list should:
1) Be an active member in good standing: Here’s a link to register your membership: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e4cabaf2ba6f94-2019
2) Have volunteered with SABA: Link here to fill out the survey: https://goo.gl/forms/XQ3RMgWiHe99B0po1
3) Have completed Megan’s Law Sex Offender Registry survey or form:
Link here: https://goo.gl/forms/D1zIgSRPlgwbxOA63
Once these items are complete, you may sign up to join the rotation for the SABA Swarm List using the link to the SABA web page below. Through this link, you can also find valuable information about swarm capture practices and helpful tips presented at the February meeting.
http://www.sacbeekeepers.org/bee-rescuers.html
Photograph: Daniel Schoenthal
DO YOU HAVE A COVER CROP?
Planting cover crops can be an excellent way of providing much needed forage for many species of bees. If you purchased seeds through SABA last year, or if you grow your own cover crops, Project Apis m. would love
to hear from you! Here is a note from them—the survey is only mandatory for participants in the Seeds for Bees program, but they have requested participation from anyone interested in sharing information about their cover
crops.
It's time for the annual Seeds for Bees Participant Survey. This survey is an important tool to help us analyze the success of Seeds for Bees, and improve the program to better serve our mission and participating growers and partners (you!). Every participant in the program is required to fill out the 22 question survey which takes 10-15
minutes to complete. You can access the survey by following the link below:
Seeds For Bees Par- ticipant Survey
Please remember that you are also required to submit two photos of your cover crop stand which can be e-mailed to [email protected], along with your name and county.
Please note that even if your cover crop is not blooming, we still need photos to help us determine it's level of success, and ensure that the free and subsidized PAm seed mixes that we provide are being utilized.
Thank you, and we wish you much success this growing season!
Seeds For Bees Participant Survey
Photograph: Debi Gable
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Meetings
Tuesday, April 16, 2019—SABA Monthly Meeting, 7:00pm
Presentation: Project Apis M.
Tuesday, May 21, 2019—SABA Monthly Meeting, 7:00pm
Presentation: Update coming soon.
SABA Classes
Sunday, April 14, 2019—SABA class—Beginning Beekeeping with instructor Bernardo Niño
Sunday, May 05, 2019—SABA class—Sunday, Intermediate Beekeeping with
instructor Serge Labesque
Saturday June 15, 2019—SABA class—Saturday, Advanced Beekeeping with instructor
Randy Oliver
Other Learning Opportunities
Sunday April 21, 2019 Getting VDMite under control - Plans and 3 methods April 21st (OAV Demo)
instructor DW Schoenthal
Events
Tues, April 9—Fri, April 12—Lincoln High School Farm Event—Beekeeping educational table, shifts
available from 8:15—2:45 each day. Contact Carole Garrett to sign up.
Saturday, April 13, 2019– Master Gardeners of Placer County Garden Faire, Maidu Community
Center, Roseville
Saturday, May 4, 2019– California Honey Festival, Woodland
Thursday—Monday, May 23—27-Sacramento County Fair, Cal Expo, Sacramento
Volunteers needed! Slots are 9:30am-2pm, 2pm-6pm, 6pm-10pm. BONUS—you may sell your
honey! Contact Paul Legacki @ 408-828-8898 or click here—
C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S
VOLUNTEERS WANTED FOR EVENTS!
They say if you ask 5 beekeepers a question, you’ll get at least 8 different
answers. That’s because we LOVE to talk about our bees!
If you love to share information about bees, whether it’s scientific, or just fun
stories from your own experiences, you can join our many wonderful volun-
teers who help inspire our human colony to share a love of bees. The best
part is that even if you are shy, your new-found bee lovers will guide the
conversations for you!
Any time you see this button, you can click to easily connect with a volunteer
coordinator to volunteer an hour or two (or more!) Or you can send an e-mail
to any SABA officer who will connect you with the coordinator.
Thank you to all of our volunteers—you are very much appreciated!
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Photograph: Rachel Morrison-
The Beecharmers 2019
SACRAMENTO AREA BEEK EEPERS ASSOCIATION
P.O. BOX 188851
SACRAMENTO, CA 95818
Website: www.sacbeekeepers.org
E-mail: [email protected]
Membership:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e4cabaf2ba6f94-2018
Beekeeping Classes:
http://www.sacbeekeepers.org/classes.html
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/365785396939251/
Newsletter Editor: [email protected]
Volunteers Needed!
Lincoln High School's
Farm Days
April 9th-12th
4 times per day,
30 minutes each
Would like additional
volunteer(s) for support
any or all days.
Got BEE Photos?
Let us add them
to our next
newsletter
Tuesday, April 16th
SABA Meeting
7:00
Photograph: Carole Garrett
Volunteer
Now!