The Nebraska Beekeepers Association

Late February early March: North Central Nebraska Beekeepers will meet either late February or early March. Listen to the Party line on the O’Neill radio station for details or contact Barb Otto.

March 7, 2010: Beginning Beekeepers and Beekeeper Scholarship Equipment Workshop Part 1. Location: High Plains Community School Ag Shop east of the High School Building at 345 S. Pine Street, Polk NE. All beekeepers are welcomed to attend. Topic will be assembling of a hive bodies and frames. Presenter Keith Nielson

March 20, 2010: 1:00 PM Equipment Building, Herschel Staats, Directions: from the west: go to 84th & Pine Lake, then go 1 1/2 miles East and take a left on Prairie Rim Road. Follow that road until it turns into Ellenridge Road. He is at 10700 Ellenridge Road, on the North side. From the east: go to 112 & Old Cheney and then go south 1/2 mile. Turn right on Aspen Canyon Road. After that, the first right turn will be Ellenridge Road. Follow it to 10700 Ellenridge Road. He is on the North side

March 13, 2010: 9:00AM-5:00PM, Beginning Beekeeper Workshop, Kimmel Education Center, 5985 Rd G, Nebraska City, NE. Presenter; Dr. Marion Ellis

April 17, 2010: 10:00AM-2:00PM Beginning Beekeeping Field Day, Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1071 County Road B, Ithica, NE. Presenter Dr. Marion Ellis and others

May: Monthly Meeting, TBA

June 10-12, 2010: Master Beekeeping Workshop, Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1071 County Road B, Ithica, NE. Presenter Dr. Marion Ellis and others

July 2010: Monthly Meeting, TBA

July 2010: Heartland Apiculture Society Annual Conference, location Tennessee TBA

August 2-6, 2010: Eastern Apiculture Society Annual Conference, location Boone, North Carolina

August 26, 2010: Bee Culture Entries due for Nebraska State Fair, Grand Island, NE

August 27-September 6, 2010: Nebraska State Fair, Grand Island, NE

August 30 –September 2, 2010: Western Apiculture Society Annual Conference, location Red Lion Hotel, Salem, Oregon

September 12, 2010: So You Want to Know About Honey Bees, location near Chapman, NE, presenter Keith Nielson

October:

November 20, 2010: Monthly Meeting at Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1071 County Road B, Ithaca,, Presenters Kirk Webster, Dr. Marion Ellis and UNL graduate students