WVBA’s honey extracting equipment is ready to be loaned out. The Association has a 6-frame radial hand crank extractor, electric heated knife, cappings tub, sieves, and etc. For the time being, call Rich Farrier at 541-327-2673. There is an agreement form to sign. Thanks.
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On our June 22nd meeting we will be meeting in BUILDING 9 ROOM 111. We are still at Chemeketa Community College. Drive into the main entrance of the college (Lancaster Drive). Park in the GREEN lot. Building 9 is in front of you just to the right of Building 1. campusmap2015
Willamette Valley Beekeepers Association (WVBA) Established in 1967. May’s meeting is on Monday May 18th, because the fourth Monday is Memorial Day. Wild blackberry is just beginning to bloom on the valley floor. Do your hives need more supers? Without having your bees on particular crop on a farm, wild blackberries produce the largest honey
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I have spoken to John Edwards of Ruhl Bee Supply. Yes, John did sell to Brushy Mountain Bee Farm, however John still owns a part of the business. The business will retain the name of Ruhl Bee Supply. John will continue to manage the business which is going to move to a bigger warehouse in
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Willamette Valley Beekeepers Association (WVBA) Established in 1967. I hope you have been out to have a look at your bees. It’s been an interesting winter, or should I say the lack thereof. The hives are the strongest that I have ever seen for this time of year. The only other time, that I can
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Willamette Valley Beekeepers Association (WVBA) ESTABLISHED IN 1967 Hope you are all enjoying the unusually warm and beautiful weather. The bees are making the most of it. Forty five students attended this years WVBA Bee School. All the students were very eager to get started. They were all very attentive. Thanks to all that helped
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Willamette Valley Beekeepers Association – ESTABLISHED in 1967 I wish each and everyone a Merry Christmas and a Wonderful and Happy New Year! I wish you an old-fashioned Christmas; the kind where concerns are simple, feelings sincere, and the greatest gift of all is peace and love. Have you been out to observe your
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Things are still pretty quiet in the bee yard. There isn’t a great deal to do this time of year for the hobbyist beekeeper. For the commercial beekeeper, there is plenty of work to get done. The move to California will be here before you know it. At 3:03 pm PST on December 21, we
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May everyone have a wonderful THANKSGIVING! Cheers, Rich
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We have been fortunate that it has been a warm fall. Or are we fortunate? How much of their stores or feed have the bees eaten? It seems like it has been a long and dry summer. Our tasks in the bee hive are fewer, so now is the time to get signed up for
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