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March Monthly Meeting

Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 2:00PM

Rocky Hill Grange
1340 South County Trail
East Greenwich, RI

Topics
Pollination: The Grand Interaction Among Bees, Flowers, Beekeepers and Growers
Swarming: Do We Know All There Is About This Fascinating “Beehavior”

Who
Dr. John Skinner, is Professor and Extension Apiculture Specialist in the Department of 
Entomology and Plant Pathology at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN.

April Dinner Auction Donations
We are happy to accept your donated items at any meeting leading up to the Annual Dinner, or, we are 
happy to come to your house to pick them up. 

It’s Time To Order Bees & Nucs! 
We always announce this at this time of the year because bee 
suppliers quickly run out of bees.  Place your orders now to ensure spring delivery. 

Beehavin’ Apiary, 3# packages, Italians, RIBA group price $69, Gardner/Spell Bee, April 10 and April 24, (401) 885-5172, www.beehavin.com to order online and/or  to pay by credit card.  Nucs available too!

Roger Robitaille, 3# packages, Italians, Wilbanks Apiaries, $80, 2 shipments, dates TBD, (401) 732-6599

Trails End Farm, 3# packages, Carniolans, $80, April 10 and May 6, (401) 539-0434,
www.tefarm.com to order online. Nucs available too!

Posted by Editor at 2/23/2010 10:26 AM

February Monthly Meeting

Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 2:00PM

Rocky Hill Grange
1340 South County Trail
East Greenwich, RI

How to make mead
and
All about bee insurance!

In addition, the business meeting will hear comments on proposed resolutions to the By-Laws.


Directions:
Take I-95 North or South to Exit 8
Make a right onto Rt-2 (Quaker Lane)
Go through the traffic lights at Division St., keeping the Walgreens to your left
The Grange is located just past the Walgreens on Rt-2

Posted by Editor at 2/12/2010 3:49 PM

January Monthly Meeting

Sunday, January 10, 2010 @ 2:00PM

Rocky Hill Grange
1340 South County Trail (Rte 2)
East Greenwich, RI

How To Make Creamed Honey

Bruce Seaman of Bee My Honey and the Worcester County Beekeepers' Association will give a presentation and do a hands-on demo of making creamed honey. We will have drinks and refreshments and/so please consider bringing a dessert or drink to share.

Directions
Take I-95 North or South to Exit 8
Make a right onto Rt-2 (Quaker Lane)
Go through the traffic lights at Division St., keeping the Walgreens to your left
The Grange is located just past the Walgreens on Rt-2


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Posted by Editor at 1/3/2010 12:48 PM

December Monthly Meeting

Sunday, December 13, 2009 @ 2:00PM

Rocky Hill Grange
1340 South County Trail (Rte 2)
East Greenwich, RI

Drop-In Social

Drop in with a bottle of honey to be donated to the food bank. The Association will have its own honey for sale if you don’t have any of your own due to this dearth year. Please also consider bringing a canned good. We will have drinks and refreshments and/so please consider bringing a dessert or drink to share.

Posted by Editor at 12/2/2009 1:40 PM

Found on Craigslist: Equipment

Walter Simmons has a Maxant  20-frame radial extractor, a heated uncapping tank, and "a bunch of other stuff" available for sale.

Contact him via the Craigslist classified.

Posted by Editor at 11/13/2009 8:04 PM

November Monthly Meeting

Sunday, November 15, 2009 @ 2:00PM
Please note that this is the third Sunday of the month.

Hosted by Tony and Jackie Marro
449 Danielson Pike
North Scituate, RI


Jackie will do a demonstration on making hand creams with bees wax. This demonstration will take place after the meeting for anyone who wishes to stay.

Posted by Editor at 11/13/2009 7:49 PM

October Monthly Meeting

Harvest Dinner October 18th

12:30 PM
Richmond Grange
690 Usquepaugh Rd (Rte. 138)
West Kingston, RI


Guest Speaker will be Dr. Marla Spivak from the University of Minnesota

Dr. Spivak's research focuses on the hygienic behavior in honey bees as mechanism of disease resistance and as a defense against the parasitic mite, Varroa jacobsoni.

There will also be a:
  • Silent Auction
  •  Honey Contest
  •  Frame Building Contest
  •  Smoker Contest
  •  etc.

Dinner to follow at 5PM

Posted by Editor at 9/26/2009 4:24 PM

2009 Garden Tour

Gardening with the Masters

July 18 & 19, 10 am - 4 pm

 URI Master Gardeners
Presents the
   2009 Garden Tour

For more information go to
www.urimga.org

Posted by Editor at 7/12/2009 9:22 PM

June Meeting

Date:  June 14th Rain or Shine
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: East Farm, URI

Topic: IPM - How to powder sugar dust your hives.  Live Demo!

Please bring your own chair
Names ending in A-L bring an entrèe
Names ending in M-Z bring snack, dessert, and/or drinks

Posted by Editor at 5/24/2009 8:41 AM

May 2009 Meeting

The May meeting will be held on May 17th at 2:00PM

Please note the date change because of Mother's Day!!!


The meeting will be held at Smith's Farm in Smithfield, RI
225 Douglas Pike (Route 7)

Take exit 8A on 295.  Look for sign Smith’s Nursery about 2-miles down on left

Or

Take Twin Rivers Road exit on 146, take a right onto Douglas Pike, and look for Smith's Nursery about 2-miles on right.


Posted by Editor at 5/10/2009 7:00 AM
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