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• TBA Monthly Meeting

  • When
    8 Mar 2025
  •  
    12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Port of Tillamook Bay Conference Room

  March Meeting
  

  Meet and Greet at 12:30

  General Meeting 1:00 to 2:30

  
  

  
  

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• Breeding Bees That Bite Mites

  • When
    20 Mar 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting with the Western Apicultural Society

  
  

  This is a ZOOM meeting. 

  Highly Recommended!

  For details and registration, go to:

  Western Apicultural Society

  Presentation: "Breeding Bees That Bite Mites", by Dr. Krispn Given, Purdue University

  ​Summary:  Krispn was instrumental in developing the internationally known “mite-biter” honey bee strain, where they have demonstrated high-selected bees that chew 50% of the mites that are groomed off their bodies. The primary defense mechanism is the ability to groom themselves free of varroa mites and bite them (collaboration with honey bee geneticist Greg Hunt). He continues to breed bees and conduct research at Purdue looking for solutions to improve honey bee health with selective behavioral trait selection.

  ​Bio:  Krispn Given is recognized as one of the leading international authorities in the fields of honey bee instrumental insemination and honey bee breeding. He is the Apiculture Specialist at Purdue University’s Department of Entomology in West Lafayette Indiana.

  Given started breeding bees 26 years ago, conducting research with 150-300 colonies looking for solutions to improve honey bee health. He oversees Purdue University’s honey bee breeding program, teaching annual queen rearing short courses and managing the honey bee laboratory research and extension activities.

  Krispn also teaches instrumental insemination classes each year attracting researchers and bee breeders worldwide and annually gives lectures to beekeepers and researchers at national and international conferences. His current research is focused on selecting behavioral resistance to varroa destructor by selecting bees with desirable behavioral traits, grooming, and Mite-biting.

  ​Krispn has been involved in several research projects over the last eighteen years at Purdue, he is an author and co-author of numerous publications, including scientific and trade journal articles.  Krispn has received multiple honors and awards.

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• TBA Monthly Meeting

  • When
    12 Apr 2025
  •  
    12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Port of Tillamook Bay Conference Room

  April Meeting
  

  Meet and Greet at 12:30

  General Meeting 1:00 to 2:30

  
  

  Guest Speaker

  Carolyn Breece of Oregon State University Bee Labs will talk about an Integrated Pest Management Program for the whole year and to conduct a hive dive after her presentation.

  This is an awesome opportunity to learn from one of the best.

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• Home and Garden Show

  • Start
    19 Apr 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    20 Apr 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    County Fair Grounds

  Home and Garden Show!

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• TBA Monthly Meeting

  • When
    10 May 2025
  •  
    12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Port of Tillamook Bay Conference Room

  May Meeting
  

  Meet and Greet at 12:30

  General Meeting 1:00 to 2:30

  Guest Speaker

  
  

  Andony Melathopoulos, Associate Professor, Oregon State University, Department of Horticulture will talk about Nectar and Pollen Plants of Oregon.

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• TBA Monthly Meeting

  • When
    14 Jun 2025
  •  
    12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Port of Tillamook Bay Conference Room

  June Meeting
  

  Meet and Greet at 12:30

  General Meeting 1:00 to 2:30

  Hooah!!!!  250 Years of service!

  

  Guest Speaker

  Ramesh Sagili, Professor and Director of the OSU Bee Lab, will provide us update on the labs research projects, honey bee health, honey bee nutrition, and   honey bee pollination.  Afterwards, he will conduct a hive dive at our apiary.  A great opportunity to learn from the best.  Don't miss it! 

  
  

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• TBA Monthly Meeting

  • When
    12 Jul 2025
  •  
    12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Port of Tillamook Bay Conference Room

  July Meeting
  

  Meet and Greet at 12:30

  General Meeting 1:00 to 2:30

  
  

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• First Annual TBA Pic-Nic

  • When
    26 Jul 2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    TBA Apiary and Garden Learning Center land

  First Annual TBA Pic-Nic
  

  11:30 to 1:30

  Apiary Garden and Learning Center plot!

  Details TBD!

  
  

  
  

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