Please bring your lawn chair, veil and smoker to all hive openings

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Saturday, February 6, 2010 Knox Lincoln County Extension Office, Waldoboro click here for directions	Mid-Winter Workshop with Rick Cooper 9 to 12 This workshop is for beekeepers who have overwintered bees and want to know how to manage their colonies as spring approaches. Master Beekeeper Rick Cooper from Bowdoinham is the featured speaker. Some of the topics included are coming out of winter into spring ~ how not to lose the hive; starvation prevention; swarm prevention; requeening; queen loss; managing for pollination; managing a defensive hive; and equipment hints. This workshop is open to all beekeepers and other interested folks. Morning refreshments and coffee are provided by KLCB. There is no cost but donations are accepted. Refreshment donations also accepted for the refreshment table.
April 2010
Saturday, April 17 Plants Unlimited, Route One, Rockport www.plants-unlimited.com	3rd Annual Green Fair 10:00 a.m. – 4 p.m. The Green Fair started in 2008 as a local, grass roots celebration to promote organic fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides and disease control products for local lawns and food crops. This year they are expanding the fair with more organizations and activities without losing the local grass roots flavor! KLCB will have a table featuring an observation hive and loads of educational flyers. We will "talk bees" all day promoting honeybees and beekeeping in our area. Come out to join us! FMI Dick Vose 563-7564.
Sunday, April 18, 2010 Home of Dick & Jean Vose, 147 Lower Cross Road, Nobleboro click here for directions	Outdoor Workshop – Installing Package Bees 10:30 a.m. We will be demonstrating the technique of package bee installation. Our packages are coming from Rick Cooper, Bees ‘N Me. We will bring up the KLCB member orders from Bowdoinham to be picked up in Nobleboro. Bring your veil and lawn chair. Coffee and a cold beverage will be served.
Saturday, April 24, 2010 Home of Dick & Jean Vose, 147 Lower Cross Road, Nobleboro click here for directions	Bee School Outdoor Workshop, Raffle & Meeting 10:30 a.m. This is our first outdoor meeting. In addition, you will meet this year’s Bee School students. We will open the newly installed hives, examine them for drawn comb, and check for the queen and eggs. Vendor equipment donations to Bee School will be raffled just before lunch. Bring your questions, family, and friends. We will have lunch after the hive opening sharing what we saw and answering questions. Bring your veil, lawn chair, bag lunch and a dish to pass.
May 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010 Home of Dick & Amy Royer & Zabby’s Farm, Waldoboro click here for directions Zabby's is about 1/4 mile further up Manktown Road on the left.	Auction & End of Year Meeting 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Bring your used or unused bee equipment to sell or come buy what you need. This auction benefits KLCB. Items do not have to be bee related. Last year’s auction was a lot of fun – come see what’s there. The day starts with a question & answer time so bring your questions. We’ll also open hives and have our end-of-year business meeting. Bring your veil, lawn chair, bag lunch and a dish to pass.
June 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010 Breakwater Vineyards, Home of Jeanne & Bill Johnson, 35 Ash Point Road, Owls Head Directions TBA	Annual Meeting & Potluck Barbecue 11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. This year’s annual meeting is at the winery, which will be open at that time so folks can come in the tasting room for a wine tasting. Bring your barbecue meat to grill and a potluck dish to share with others. We’ll elect our officers for the coming year and discuss chapter activities. Open the hives to see the early summer build up of newly installed nucleus hives. Don’t forget to bring your questions, lawn chair, family, and friends.
July 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010 Whitefoot Farm, Home of Trish Badger & Kevin Carney, 484 East Pond Road, Jefferson www.whitefootfarm.net click here for directions	Mid-Summer Meeting 11:30 a.m. Whitefoot Farm is a direct-market farm, meaning that they sell directly to their customers, which include restaurants, caterers, markets and schooners in the midcoast area. They follow the biodynamic calendar "Stella Natura" for planting, care and harvest, and use a variety of green manure, cover crop and living mulches as well as compost and soil amendments to maintain strong soil health and vitality. In addition to farming 1 acre (an old horse pasture), they keep two hives of bees, tend to a growing orchard of flowering fruit trees, keep laying hens and two batches of broilers each year. They hope to expand their livestock to include pigs for personal consumption. Bring your questions, lawn chair, friends and family to this lovely setting. As always, we’ll share our lunches and talk bees.
Sunday, July 25, 2010 Brae Maple Farm, 233 North Union Rd, Union click here for directions	Open Farm Day 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Come visit and volunteer at the KLCB table at Brae Maple Farm where we feature an observation hive, beekeeping equipment and lots of information about honeybees and beekeeping. Visit this working farm and see the Highland cattle, sheep, and donkeys. Farm-grown plants and herbs available for purchase. Visit the Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Demonstration gardens and the historic cobbler’s shed garden. There are many mini workshops throughout the day with talks about gardens, bees, heirloom plants and beekeeping. This is our 10th year of participation in this event. FMI Dick Vose 563-7564.
August 2010
Saturday, August 18, 2010 Knox Lincoln County Extension Office, Waldoboro click here for directions	Fall Management Workshop 9:00 a.m. Tony Jadczak, State Apiarist, is our featured speaker. Using his slides and vast knowledge base, he will help us with fall management for the hives including the latest in mite and disease treatments. This is a meeting not to be missed! Bring your beekeeping friends, questions, barbecue meat to grill and a potluck dish to share with others.
September 2010
Saturday, Septemebr 18, 2010 Dragonfly Cove Farm, 5 McCobb Road, Dresden click here for directions	Extraction Workshop 9:00 a.m. Are you ready to reap your reward for the summer's efforts of you and your bees? We are all set to extract at the Dragonfly Cove Farm in Dresden. Last year we needed two extractors! For planning purposes, please contact Jean Vose at godslove@tidewater.net or 563-7564 if you’re bringing supers to extract. All supers of honey must be at the farm by 1:00 p.m. to assure ample time for extraction. Coffee and tea provided by KLCB. Refreshment donations for the coffee table are always welcome. Don’t have any honey to extract? Come anyway to see how it’s done. The kids will love the farm!
October 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010 Knox Lincoln County Extension Office, Waldoboro click here for directions	Chapter Meeting 7:00 p.m. This meeting brings us back indoors. Our featured speaker is Luis Feliciano, Miel Farm and Apiary, who will bring us up to date on his farm and top bar hives. The plan is for a diversified edible forest, horse powered farm that practices biodynamic agriculture in a permaculture design system. Their goal is to create a safe haven for the honeybee, as well as other beings. They intend to establish a self-sustaining individualized farm organism that will be able to welcome beings coming into this world, as well as those passing through with quality food and life. Finally, an effort to learn from nature and understand it, sharing their knowledge with others to the best of their capabilities. Refreshments and coffee are provided by KLCB.
December 2010
Saturday, December 4, 2010 Knox Lincoln County Extension Office, Waldoboro click here for directions	Annual Holiday Party 6:00 p.m. This is a great way to start the holiday season, talk bees and just have fun! Gather at 6:00 p.m. for appetizers, punch, bee talk and socialization. Potluck dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. At some time during the evening, Christy Hemenway give us a 10 minute update on her top bar hive projects. Bring your family, especially the children, friends, and your favorite holiday dish to share. Bring a $5.00 gift (minimum) to exchange in the world-famous Yankee Swap. Please let Cheryl Rudy know if your child is coming so we can have a special gift ready (final-lee@roadrunner.com).