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L.V.B.A. - 2011  Calendar
 
 Meeting Dates   *We will meet at the club hives the 2nd Sat. of each month, starting in March & continuing through November.  Meetings at the club apiary will start at 1 pm.
 

Feb. 23rd                        Topic: "Small Hive Beetle"

Thurs. 7 pm                        Speaker: Joe Fitzpatrick

                                                         

                                           Location: Lehigh Cnty. Ag. Center

                                                              

4184 Dorney Park Rd.,
Allentown, PA 18104
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March 15th                       Topic: "The Honey Bee's Sun Compass"

Thurs. 7 pm                      Speaker: Will Towne, Professor at Kutztown University

                                             Location: Lehigh Cnty. Ag. Center

 


 

April 19th                         Topic: Increasing Colony numbers by splits/swarms

Thurs. 7 pm                     Speaker: Ron Bogansky

                                             Location: Lehigh Cnty. Ag. Center

 


 

May 17th                           Topic: Queen rearing, using the Cloake Brd. method

Thurs. 7 pm                     Speaker: Vince Aloyo

                                            Location: Lehigh Cnty. Ag. Center

 


 

June 23rd                         Symposium: Topics, cost & start times T.B.A.

                                             Location: Penn State Lehigh Valley,

                                                                 2809 Saucon Valley Rd., Center Valley, PA

 


 

July ?                                  L.V.B.A. Picnic

                                              Location & time T.B.A.

 


 

Aug. 16th                             Topic & speaker T.B.A.

Thurs. 7 pm                        Location: Lehigh Valley Ag. Center

 


 

Sept. 20th                          Topic: "To treat or not to treat?"

Thurs. 7 pm                                     Keeping bees without mite treatments!

                                                  

                                                Speaker: Warren Miller, Queen breader &

                                                                 Pres. of PA. State Beekeepers Assn.

                                                                

                                               Location: Lehigh Cnty. Ag. Center

 


 

Oct. 19th                             L.V.B.A. Banquet

Fri. 6 pm                            Location: Fullerton Fire Hall

 


 

Nov. 15th                             Topic: Making Beeswax Candles

Thurs. 7 pm                        Speaker: T.B.A.

                                               Location: Lehigh Valley Ag. Center

                                               Election of Officers