Orange Blossom Beekeepers Association

Monthly Meeting: April 16, 2020

OBBA Announcements

What happened Last Month?
Ongoing Projects
Upcoming Plans

Last Month (March)

March Meeting

Canceled due to Social Distancing

You can view previous presentations here

March Workshop

Made (25) nucs across apiary
Re-queened!
Extracted and bottled over 95 lbs of honey to sell (Thanks Andrew!)

New Social Media

Instagram: OrangeBlossomBeekeepers

Thanks, Julia!

New: Member Apiary

New project:

A apiary for members who do not have a space to manage their own bees.

Almost ready to go live!

Ongoing Events/Projects

OBBA Memembership

We have online signup now!

Please pay your annual dues:

OrangeBlossomBeekeepers.org/join-obba/

Saturday Workshop

Details:

Date: Apr 19, 2020
Time: 8:00 AM
Location: Virtual - Details via Slack!

Upcoming Plans

2020 National Honey Bee Day

Still tentatively on…

Planning Committee met on March 11
Date: August 15, 2020

Working on:

Vendors
Food trucks
Marketing
Music

April / May Bee Management

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)

American Beautyberry
American Holly
Black Tupelo
Blueberry
Butter Mint
Dog Hobble
Fetterbush
Galberry

Hawthorn
Mexican Clover
Orange
Palmetto, Cabbage Palm
Spanish Needle
Sweet Clover
Yaupon Holly

Current UF Management Recommendations (May)

Remedy failing queens as necessary
Swarm control
Super as necessary

What is blooming in Central Florida (May)

American Holly - Ilex opaca - Butter Mint
Butter Mint, Buttermint, bushmints - Hyptis spp.
Dahoon Holly - Ilex cassine
Dog Hobble - Leucothoe
Fetterbush - Lyonia lucida
Galberry - Ilex glabra
Gopher Apple - Licania michauxii
Joint Weed - Polygonella spp.

Mexican Clover - Richardia spp.
Ogeechee (White) Tupelo - Nyssa ogeche
Palm - many species
Palmetto, Cabbage Palm - Sabal palmetto
Sandhill Prarie Clover - Dalea spp.
Spiderwort/Dayflower - Tradescantia virginiana
Yaupon Holly - Ilex vomitoria