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MeetingsWe meet on the second Thursday of each month at 7pm except in August (we have a picnic) and December (we have a party). We are now doing hybrid meetings so you can choose to come in person or participate via Zoom. We normally meet at Creator Lutheran Church, 13250 SE Sunnyside Rd in Clackamas, but this month we are meeting at the Triskelee Farm. (See the notice next to this one). Everyone is welcome to attend! Members can find recordings of past meetings under the Member Pages tab.
Club Apiary 2025
| July Meeting change of Location For this month only, we will not be meeting at the church but instead at Mandy Shaw's apiary at the Triskelee Farm located at 29700 SW Mountain Rd in West Linn. Participants must sign a waiver to join. Click here to sign. We will be discussing post-honey harvest hive care, small hive beetles, varroa management, and seasonal forage for bees. Mandy has some extra bee suits and gloves, but you are encouraged to bring your own if you have them. We will be opening hives, so bee ready! Bring a chair if you wish to be seated at any time during the visit. Drinks, including beer and wine, are available for purchase in the big red barn 6:30 to 7pm. There is plenty of parking and 2 restrooms for people to use. Mandy is so excited to share what she has been up to in her 10th year with bees. Annual PicnicSave the date for August 16th. The picnic this year will be at Oaks Park, picnic area 6 from 11-3pm. This is a potluck. The club will be providing hamburgers(meat and veggie) and hotdogs. Bring your water bottles as we will have ice water available in a water cooler. We would appreciate it if you would sign up here so we know how much food to get. You are welcome to enjoy the park rides at your own expense if you wish. Parking at the event is $4.
Backyard Beekeeping Ban DiscussionThe club speaker for June was Andony Melathopoulos. His talk, "Should Portland Ban Beekeeping?" - The Willamette Week Article and Discussion on Beekeeping in Urban Spaces was very enlightening. View the whole talk HERE. Here is the link to the Extension piece he and Ramesh Sagili wrote in response to the Willamette Week article: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/em-9524-impact-beekeeping-native-bees-urban-settings. The plant-pollinator site that he mention can be found at melittoflora.org. These resources are a great opportunity for local beekeepers to become better educated about interactions between honey bees and wild bees in our setting. Let's work together to help both honey bees and native bees and not be divisive. Special Guests at our Apiary in JuneThank you Caroline Breece and Dewey Caron for coming out to our apiary.
Our next day in the apiary will be July 26th and you can sign up HERE. | MEmbershipThere are so many great reasons to join PMBA, including:
CLUB EXTRACTOROur new extractor is now available through September. We also have a 3 frame hand crank extractor, an uncapping tub, filters and heated uncapping knives for check out during that same time. Learn more about it HERE
BEE DAY WAS A GREAT SUCCESSIt certainly take a village. Thanks to everyone for making this such a fun day! |
The Pollinator plates are here! You can go to the DMV and get yours today! Your dollars go to support OSU Bee Research.
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