Orange Blossom Beekeepers Association
Monthly Meeting: June 16, 2022
OBBA Announcements
What's the buzz?
Workshop
Date: June 25, 2022
Topic: How to make Beeswax Wraps
License Plates
Must sell 3,000 presale vouchers before Dec 2022.
- Currently: 309
- Need: 2691
- https://client.pointandpay.net/web/OrangeCountyLPVoucher
OBBA Treasurer
Current Treasurer: Debbie McNamee
Proposed Treasurer: Mike Brennan
Annual Membership Dues
You can pay your annual dues on-line:
OrangeBlossomBeekeepers.org/join-obba/
June/July Bee Management
Current UF Management Recommendations (June/July)
- Monitor for Varroa- Treat if >3%
- Remove and process honey as main flow slows or stops
What is blooming in Central Florida (June)
- Black Mangrove
- Butter Mint
- Dahoon Holly
- Dog Hobble
- Elderberry
- Gopher Apple
- Joint Weed
- Loblolly Bay
- Mexican Clover
- Palms
- Palmetto
- Red Bay
- Red Mangrove
- Sandhill Prarie Clover
- Spanish Needle
- Spiderwort
- Virginia Creeper
- Walter Viburnum
- White Mangrove
What is blooming in Central Florida (July)
- Butter Mint
- Elderberry
- Gopher Apple
- Joint Weed
- Loblolly Bay
- Many types of Palm
- Palmetto
- Partridge Pea
- Primrose Willow
- Red Bay
- Mexican Clover
- Sandhill Prarie Clover
- Spanish Needle
- Spiderwort/Dayflower
- Mangrove (Black, Red, and White)
Things you can sell as a Beekeeper
Stay involved, Stay connected
- OrangeBlossomBeekeepers.org
- Slack: OBBA.slack.com
- Facebook: Orangeblossombeekeepers
- Instagram: OrangeBlossomBeekeepers