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• MCBA Board Meeting

  • When
    13 Jun 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

  Registration is closed

  MCBA members are invited to join our Board Meetings. Registration opens 2 weeks prior to the meeting and closes 2 days prior.

  Once registered you will get an email 2 days prior with the link to the zoom meeting. 

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• Queen Basics/Rearing (not Queen Grafting)

  • When
    20 Jun 2023
  •  
    6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    4-H Center 1015 Bridge Road, Collegeville, PA 19426
  • Spaces left
    28

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  Michael Awkland presents: 

  Queen Basics / rearing (not queen grafting)

  Spring management and how it ties closely with Swarm Management

  -Different ways to raise them.

  -Tools used for raising queens.

  -How to raise them, without skill.

  Class is open to the public.

  To get the member price you must be logged into the website as a member. 

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• General Meeting

  • When
    22 Jun 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4H club and Zoom

   All speakers will present via zoom, so everyone will also have the option of attending via zoom if you do not wish to attend in person. NO MEETINGS WILL BE RECORDED . No drinks or snacks will be provided, but you may bring something for yourself.

  Mini Presentation:

  Wayne Downs will give tips on cleaning an extractor and equipment  

  Main Topic:

  Karla Eisen will share some background about honey shows, the benefits of entering honey shows, and tips and tricks for preparing honey and wax entries.
  

  Karla Eisen

  Re-invigorating honey shows in Virginia is one of Karla’s great passions.  She is the chair of the EAS Honey Show Advisory Committee and served as a judge for the 2016-2018 and 2022 EAS honey shows as well as for other shows in the mid-Atlantic. Humbled by the expert craftsman/craftswomen who have guided her, she obtained certification as a Florida honey judge from the University of Florida in 2019. Her and her husband started a small not for profit which still maintains consolidated information about excellence in honey and hive products- ApiSolutions Consortium.

  
  

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• MCBA Board Meeting

  • When
    11 Jul 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

  Registration is closed

  MCBA members are invited to join our Board Meetings. Registration opens 2 weeks prior to the meeting and closes 2 days prior.

  Once registered you will get an email 2 days prior with the link to the zoom meeting. 

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• Beginner Beekeepers' Class #6

  • When
    18 Jul 2023
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4-H Center

  Class #6 - Weather permitting we'll spend the first hour in the apiary

  Please note the change in date due to the holiday for this month

  • Honey extraction - hands on extracting from our club apiary

  
  
  

  
  

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• Annual Picnic

  • When
    29 Jul 2023
  •  
    12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    The Carousel at Pottstown, 30 W King Street, Pottstown, PA

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  Annual picnic at The Carousel in Pottstown

  Come join us at the Carousel for unlimited rides, food and swap some beekeeing stories! Bring your smoker and enter the Smoker Contest to see who can keep theirs lit the longest! (rules below)

  Menu to include:

  Burgers, hot dogs, BBQ Chicken and sides provided by Moyers Catering

  Beverages are BYOB for non-alcoholic as well as adult beverages 

  You are welcome to bring a dessert

  Price = $10 per person - 5yrs old and under are free

  
  

  SMOKER CONTEST 2023

  Rules to be posted soon

  Good luck!!!

  Caution:  Smokers should be cooled completely before taking home

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• Beginner Beekeepers' Class #7

  • When
    1 Aug 2023
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4-H Center

  Class #7 - Weather permitting we'll spend the first hour in the apiary

  • • Yellow jacket and wasp invading the hives
    • Winter bees
    • Varroa mites and winter bees
    • Weak or failing queen
    • Merging weak hives before winter
    • Supplemental feeding

  
  
  

  
  

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• MCBA Board Meeting

  • When
    8 Aug 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

  Registration is closed

  MCBA members are invited to join our Board Meetings. Registration opens 2 weeks prior to the meeting and closes 2 days prior.

  Once registered you will get an email 2 days prior with the link to the zoom meeting. 

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• General Meeting

  • When
    24 Aug 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4H club and Zoom

   All speakers will present via zoom, so everyone will also have the option of attending via zoom if you do not wish to attend in person. NO MEETINGS WILL BE RECORDED . No drinks or snacks will be provided, but you may bring something for yourself.

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• Beginner Beekeepers' Class #8

  • When
    5 Sep 2023
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4-H Center

  Class #8 - Weather permitting we'll spend the first hour in the apiary

  • Winter prep
  • Feeding bees in winter
  • The winter cluster
  • Dead bees in winter
  • Mite counts and treatments
  • Getting ready for spring

  
  
  

  
  

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• MCBA Board Meeting

  • When
    12 Sep 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

  Registration is closed

  MCBA members are invited to join our Board Meetings. Registration opens 2 weeks prior to the meeting and closes 2 days prior.

  Once registered you will get an email 2 days prior with the link to the zoom meeting. 

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• General Meeting

  • When
    28 Sep 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4H club and Zoom

   All speakers will present via zoom, so everyone will also have the option of attending via zoom if you do not wish to attend in person. NO MEETINGS WILL BE RECORDED . No drinks or snacks will be provided, but you may bring something for yourself.

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• MCBA Board Meeting

  • When
    10 Oct 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

  Registration is closed

  MCBA members are invited to join our Board Meetings. Registration opens 2 weeks prior to the meeting and closes 2 days prior.

  Once registered you will get an email 2 days prior with the link to the zoom meeting. 

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• General Meeting

  • When
    26 Oct 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4H club and Zoom

   All speakers will present via zoom, so everyone will also have the option of attending via zoom if you do not wish to attend in person. NO MEETINGS WILL BE RECORDED . No drinks or snacks will be provided, but you may bring something for yourself.

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• MCBA Board Meeting

  • When
    14 Nov 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

  Registration is closed

  MCBA members are invited to join our Board Meetings. Registration opens 2 weeks prior to the meeting and closes 2 days prior.

  Once registered you will get an email 2 days prior with the link to the zoom meeting. 

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• MCBA Board Meeting

  • When
    12 Dec 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

  Registration is closed

  MCBA members are invited to join our Board Meetings. Registration opens 2 weeks prior to the meeting and closes 2 days prior.

  Once registered you will get an email 2 days prior with the link to the zoom meeting. 

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• General Meeting

  • When
    25 Jan 2024
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery County 4H club and Zoom

   All speakers will present via zoom, so everyone will also have the option of attending via zoom if you do not wish to attend in person. NO MEETINGS WILL BE RECORDED . No drinks or snacks will be provided, but you may bring something for yourself.

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