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Monthly Zoom Chat and Q & A for All New Beekeepers - just starting in 2024 or started in 2021 - 2023 This is a meeting to bring your questions, concerns, and observations about your colonies: swarms, nectar flow, feeding, varroa mite treatment and colony growth. Any topics or questions are welcome! There will be beekeepers from your area clusters, area coordinators, and MDBA board members to help answer your questions. Full Link: One tap mobile +16694449171,,82091892186# US +16699006833,,82091892186# US (San Jose) Dial by your location • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 360 209 5623 US • +1 386 347 5053 US • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 820 9189 2186 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kchZ3BL90U

MDBA General Meeting Thursday, July 11th. This is our seventh General Meeting of 2024! Our General Membership meetings occur every 2nd Thursday of the month, 7PM to 9PM, doors open at 6:30PM. Come early to chat, meet beekeepers and find out about our bee club. Our meeting will be at the Pleasant Hill Community Center Pavilion where we will welcome our beekeepers back and meet new members of our bee club! Our focus will be on "All things Honey". We will have a MDBA member honey tasting event! If you have honey from your apiary or another apiary, bring it to be sampled at the honey tasting! Before the honey tasting, we will have a panel to answer any and all questions about extracting, bottling and any other topics about honey!

Date: Saturday, July 13th

Time: 12:00PM - 2:00PM
Title: Beehive Deep Dive / Regional Group Meeting (Live … In Person, At The Lafayette Community Garden and Outdoor Learning Center!)
Address: 3932 Mount Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, CA 94549

Register online by logging-in to the website, clicking on “Event Calendar”, click on the July 13th Beehive Deep Dive & Learn event link, and then the “Register Now” button (on the right side of the webpage). Please note, you must be logged-in to the MDBA website under your account ("Member Login") to complete attendance registration.
Please park at the far east end of the parking lot.
If you have any problems or need any assistance, please email Roger Billeci - vpmembered@diablobees.org

Mark your calendar and bring your questions! Member Education invites you to participate “live” on Saturday, July 13th, at 12:00PM to kick off the fourth Beehive Deep Dive & Learn session of the 2024 beekeeping season! Hosted by experienced MDBA beekeepers, this is your opportunity to learn “in person”:

TOPIC: SUMMER MANAGEMENT
How to assess your colonies’ to see if they’re ready for harvesting honey.
What treatment techniques can be used to stay ahead of the varroa mite?
Describe concerns / seek advice re: your colonies in mid-summer.
Discuss important steps that can be taken to prepare your colonies for fall.

Special focus will be on new (years 1 - 4) beekeepers getting started. This Beehive Deep Dive & Learn session will examine what‘s happening in MDBAs community hives to assist you in managing your colonies in the middle of summer and getting them prepared for fall! Remember: there is no stupid question when it comes to beekeeping! It‘s a continual learning process.

We will have the annual meeting with the Board and Cluster Leaders!

Just a quick reminder to mark your calendars for the third presentation this year, in our new Zoom education series, on Thursday evening, July 25th, at 7:00PM to hear Susan Cobey on “Honey Bee Stock Improvement: Lessons from Decades of Research and Breeding". Susan Cobey‘s focus is honey bee stock improvement. She founded and maintained the New World Carniolan Closed Population Breeding Program for 40 generations. Her experience includes management of honey bee research laboratories at The Ohio State University and the University of California, Davis, providing honey bee stock and assisting researchers and students in various research projects. Her work at Washington State University includes the enhancement of honey bee stocks and the improvement of colony health through breeding. Germplasm, collected from honey bees in their native European range, has been incorporated into U.S. breeding stocks to enhance the U.S. gene pool. Cobey runs Honey Bee Insemination Service, providing training, consultation, and specialized equipment for instrumental insemination and information in presentations, publications, and instructional material worldwide to promote honey bee stock improvement. Her website, instructional videos, and podcast provide invaluable resources for learning about honey bee stock improvement: Website www.honeybeeinsemination.com Instrumental Insemination of Queen Honey Bee Queens Techniques & Beekeeping Practices https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eN2Ndw8qf0 INSEMINACIÓN INSTRUMENTAL DE REINAS DE ABEJAS MELÍFERAS TÉCNICAS Y PRÁCTICAS APÍCOLAS https://youtu.be/nZIJWUE3HwA Selection Methods and Honey Bee Breeding https://vimeo.com/380776410 https://youtu.be/R8-9DgXcrfI Podcast http://beekeepingtodaypodcast.com/developing-a-breeding-program-with-sue-cobey-dr-tim-lawrence-and-dr-steve-sheppard-s2-e24 Cryopreservation of Honey Bee Germplasm https://youtu.be/cxjdh0V5W4c We‘re excited to welcome Sue to our next Zoom education series presentation!