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.