April Meeting & Annual Dinner
Saturday, April 10, 2010 @ 6:30PM
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Atrium Room
801 Greenwich Ave., Warwick, RI
401-732-6000
Exit 12 (N) / 12A (S) off I-95
Take Right off Ramp, Hotel on Right
Program
Silent Auction
Top-Bar Hive raffle (w/bees)
State of the Association Address
Election of Officers
Dinner
Guest speaker: Christy Hemenway, Goldstar Honey Bees, “The Benefits of Top Bar Hives”
Cost
Dinner $30 per person
Hive Raffle $5
Payable to:
RIBA
c/o Anthony DiGiulio-Treasurer
P.O. Box 114014
North Providence, RI 02911-0214
Candidates for Office
(listed alphabetically)
President: Celeste Nadworny, Mark Robar
Vice President: Louis Chasse III
Treasurer: Anthony DiGiulio
Secretary: Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, Robert Mortin
Anyone wishing to run for office should contact the Nomination Committee: Jeff McGuire or Kit Mayers.
Presentation
“The Benefits of Top Bar Hives”
Christy Hemenway, Goldstar Honey Bees, Albion, Maine
“What did bees do before we gave them wax foundation?”
Seeking the answers to the question of what bees did before humans came along to “help”, Christy Hemenway found herself on a bit of a quest!
Christy will demonstrate the features of the Gold Star Top Bar hive, and its focus on natural beeswax. She will discuss how and why natural beeswax is important to the sustainability of honeybees.
Christy will share her experiences as she learned to “think outside the box” with this natural system of beekeeping. She invites questions from her audiences at the end of each presentation.
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