OBBA Announcements

• What happened Last Month?
• Ongoing Projects
• Upcoming Plans

Last Month (February)

New Website Updates

• Online Event Calendar
• Online Membership Sign-up

Central Florida Fair

Great experience at the Central Florida Fair!

Orlando Science Museum: Great Outdoors Weekend

Great experience at the Orlando Science Museum!

Ongoing Events/Projects

OBBA Membership

We have online signup now!

Please pay your annual dues:

OrangeBlossomBeekeepers.org/join-obba/

Saturday Workshop

BIG WORKSHOP

• Requeening!
• Making splits

Details:

• Date: Mar 21, 2020
• Time: 8:00 AM
• Location: Orange County UF/IFAS Extension Center (6021 S Conway Rd, Orlando, FL 32812
• Notes: Bring your gear! Do not attend if sick.

Black Bee Honey Project

March Meeting:

• Date/Time: Rescheduled for March 25, 2020 at 4pm
• Location: Water Conserv II: 5420 L B McLeod Rd, Orlando, FL 32811

Apiary experience:

• Date/Time: April 8, 2020 at 3pm
• Location: UF Extension Office

Upcoming Plans

2020 National Honey Bee Day

• Planning Committee met on March 11
• Date: August 15, 2020
• Planning committee: Please sign up in the Slack channel
• Think about:
  • Volunteer needs
  • Potential vendors
  • Possible ideas to bring people in

March / April Bee Management

Current UF Management Recommendations (March)

• Colony populations begin to grow!
  • Remedy failing queens as necessary
  • Add supers and/or swarming control
  • Make nucs/splits
• Monitor for Varroa
  • (Treat if 3%)

What is blooming in Central Florida (March)

Current UF Management Recommendations (April)

• Remedy failing queens as necessary
• Swarm control
• Make nucs/splits
• Super as necessary

What is blooming in Central Florida (April)

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