We will have a meeting THIS WEEK to discuss a variety of subjects… The next couple of sessions will cover upcoming topics, speakers, elections, and meeting format.
Please bring a suggestion for anything the OBBG could try doing to better cater to you and others as far as a group. We would love any suggestions for speakers or topics as we go forward.
WHEN: 7:00 PM – Arrive at 6:30 p.m. to socialize/help set up chairs, meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. Library locks the front door at 5:00, so follow the sidewalk around the left of the building to the back door.
FOR SALE: Swarm Traps & DIY Equipment – Contact Robert Lotze in Duck at 804-475-9365. Some traps are in Stock, and any other equipment is about 2ish weeks out.
Excited for everyone to reunite and for us to get back on schedule!
-Dalton & Denise
NO MEETING TN 4/12/23Hey everyone, I am very very sorry for no prior reminder email and the last-minute cancellation.
We ran into issues and had to cancel the meeting tonight last minute 😬 yikes / Very sorry again
Stay tuned for incoming newsletter emails covering next meeting and Nuc Pick up details
Bee Package Pickup is TOMORROW 3/21/23 at 1:00 pm (**give or take) at the KDH Stackem High! 1225 S Croatan Hwy, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
Don Babin is picking up and dropping them off, as we only have a small number of people who ordered for tomorrow from Sapony.
**Don will notify me of a more accurate timeframe when hes picked them up and is heading back, which I will text with everyone if it changes from 1pm.
Thank You to Nick Kiousis & Don Babin!!
Ive held off scheduling a meeting for Wednesday this week as people may need help with Package installation & current Hive consolidation… We will absolutely be making them up!
And if you’ve been delayed…
Start Feeding your 1:1 Sugar Syrup on your hives!!
Picking Up List:
Harvey Murray – 3 Marked Packages from Sapony 3/21
Chris Fischer – 1 Marked Package from Sapony 3/21
Charlotte Hester – 2 Marked Packahges from Sapony 3/21
**Please notify me immediately if I dont have you on the list!
NUC Pickup List:
Leslie – 2 Nucs from Nadeau Farms
FOR SALE:
Swarm Traps & DIY Equipment – Contact Robert Lotze in Duck 804-475-9365. Some traps in Stock, any other equipment about 2ish weeks out.
Thomas Dotson 252-217-8628 is selling an overwintered Hive with a local queen in a 2 x 8 frame Medium Box Hive.
State Meetings:
Summer 2023, Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock, NC • July 13-15
Spring 2024, New Bern Waterfront Convention Center, New Bern, NC • March 7-9
The Born and Bred queen rearing workshop is back in 2023! The workshop is a program offered by the NCSBA to instruct beekeepers on the complete process of queen rearing. Join us for a full day of queen rearing instruction, demonstration and hands-on practice. The specialized cell building and mating colonies required for queen rearing will be set-up on site. Grafting instruction will be hands-on with live honey bee larvae. The workshop will be held on Saturday, April 22 at the Pitt County Extension Center in Greenville, NC. Register soon because space for this popular workshop is limited!
Let me know if theres any questions or if you have Ordered anything from Sapony for the other dates… we currently have Heidi picking them up on April 15th & no one for the April 19th 2nd Package pick up.
LET ME KNOW if anyone has ordered packages from that date and is willing to pick up others.
I was planning to hold one tonight but upon returning from a trip, I don’t have everything together. I apologize immensely for the last-minute notice.
We will reschedule this meeting for the following available dates at the library.
ORDER Packages/ Nucs if you still need them!
Bee Supplier Pickup Dates:
Etienne Nadeau – Nadeau Farms Elizabeth City: Last Week of April (local nucs)
Hands on Beekeepers: Late April & May (local Nucs)
Sapony Creek in Rocky Mount: ***Heidi Leo is willing to pick up for this supplier FIRST NUC Pickup DATE – APRIL 15th…. 3 lb Packages – First pickup date is Tuesday, March 21st & then April 19th.
If anyone is picking up packages on the other dates and is willing to pick up others, please let me know.
James Wierman at 8 Veterans Farms: Pickup is at 101 Sweetgum Ct Maple, NC 27956 Starting April 26th by appointment.
Bailey Bees in Hillsborough, NC: Pickups on two weekends } 3/23-24 and 3/30-31.
Birdneck Bees: No packages, ONLY Nucs. Pickup is in mid-April at Greenbrier Farms in Chesapeake. Nucs are $240, overwintered in SC. They may be ready for pickup around 4/15.
I only have a handful of Bee orders so if you’ve ordered, please NOTIFY ME!
Keep an eye out for emails regarding Bee Packages & Nuc Pick Up Info along with the info about an Intermediate BEES Academy being held by the Currituck County Extension Center on October 27 & 28th, 2023!
GROUP PICKUP: IF you are interested, PLEASE reply to this email or text Dalton with where you purchased from and I will add you to the list on my phone, if enough people purchase from one place, we’ll see if someone from that group is willing to pick up for others. If not, you’ll want to work out pick-up with the supplier!
If anyone is willing to pick up other orders from a supplier, please let me know by email or phone!
Any questions, let me know!
-Dalton Hyde 919-260-3265
MEETING Tomorrow – Wednesday 2/8/2023
We are holding a meeting tomorrow on our regular schedule… We will cover what was meant to be covered in the last meeting as we experienced a few technical difficulties.
Apologies to anyone who tried coming out last time… I accidentally forgot to pick up the library key and then that huge storm rolled through.
I live about 45 min away so if anyone is willing to pick up the key from KDH library the day prior to the meeting for me, it would be much appreciated! ————————————————————————–
We will have a meeting TOMORROW to discuss bee suppliers, orders, installation, swarm catching & hive splits…
WHEN: 7:00 PM – Arrive at 6:30 p.m. to socialize/help set up chairs, meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. Library locks the front door at 5:00, so follow the sidewalk around the left of the building to the back door.
WHEN: 7:00 PM – Arrive at 6:30 p.m. to socialize/help set up chairs, meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. Library locks the front door at 5:00, so follow the sidewalk around the left of the building to the back door.
Bee Suppliers for 2023…
Everyone’s dates are dependent on the weather and all had pricing info and how to order on their sites, so check them out.
Hands on Beekeepers: Only Nucs! All info is on the website. Deep and medium nucs, locally raised in SE Virginia, and choose between a VHS F1 queen OR Carniolan/Italian open-mated queen. Range from $225-235 each.
GROUP PICKUP: IF you are interested, PLEASE reply to this email or text Dalton with where you purchased from and I will add you to the list on my phone, if enough people buy from one place, we’ll see if someone from that group is willing to pick up for others. If not, you’ll want to work out pick-up with the supplier!
If anyone is willing to pick up other orders from a supplier, please let me know by email or phone.
Any questions, let me know!
-Dalton Hyde 919-260-3265
Happy New Year, Everyone!
I am holding a soft meeting Today – Wednesday, January 11th, 2023… Since its last minute notice/ heads up, I will be at the library as normal/ scheduled!
This meeting is for conversation, dialogue, introductions/ reintroductions, check-ins, & covering the forming 2023 Bee Package & Nuc Supplier List.
I apologize as I flubbed preparing more for this week’s meeting and am rescheduling it with the library for a date next/following week. *Please keep an eye out for emails to follow.
WHEN: 7:00 PM – Arrive at 6:30 p.m. to socialize/help set up chairs, meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. Library locks the front door at 5:00, so follow the sidewalk around the left of the building to the back door.
These types of meetings are NOT just for the newbees, longtime members and friends are encouraged to show up to help share knowledge, insight, familiar faces, & lending hands for people seeking someone to apprentice under in their township.
**IF YOU ARE only receiving one email, something is wrong… you should be subscribed through our website – outerbanksbeekeepers.com – as well as receiving a MailChimp Newsletter email with the same messages… this is how we communicate as a group and if you are not registered on both, we can not keep you in the loop!
In the coming months, we will be meeting about a variety of topics:
-Our Groups Administration – New Elections or a Holding Pattern?
-Meeting Schedule – Monthly vs Quarterly?
-Fundraising for the NCSBA, Our State Beekeeper Association, Sponsored Professorship!
-How can you help enhance this very Guild/ Group by taking over one part of its many aspects?
-Volunteering & Educational Opportunities!
-How you can help propel the updating & modernization of our website – the gathering/ organizing of information you would like to see on our site that also aids fellow members & informs the public…
-Hosting Higher-Caliber Speakers – How we plan on seeking speakers that pull a large(er) audience for events tput on by the OBBG, which also aids in fundraising for our group! (Like we did with Michael Bush a few years back)
If you can’t or don’t make it – we will be holding another meeting in the coming weeks.
NO RAFFLE THIS ROUND
-Dalton Hyde 919-260-3265
Howdy, Everyone!
Please join us for an uncommon December Meeting with a homegrown speaker, our very own longtime member, hailing from Corolla – Heidi Leo – who will present a sort of Four-Season Review about her experiences, experiments, trials, & triumphs in a coastal apiary.
You don’t want to miss the last meeting of 2022… This will be a great meeting packed with insight and info for EVERYONE – whether you’re an established beekeeper, a new-bee member, or newly interested in beekeeping/ joining the OBBG!
WHEN: 7:00 PM – Arrive at 6:30 p.m. to socialize/help set up chairs, meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. Library locks the front door at 5:00, so follow the sidewalk around the left of the building to the back door.
Raffle ($1 donation each ticket) will be held at the end of the meeting if we have contributions! Feel free to bring anything bee-related or not! Regifting is not frowned upon!
ATTN – Fundraising Campaign for NCSU Professorship!!
If you haven’t heard or were at the last meeting and heard from Rick Coor about the NCSBA’s fundraising to help endow an NCSU Professorship, please follow the link below to learn more and chip in… or if planning to renew your NCSBA Membership, you will be given the chance to donate then as well.
If you are a new-bee to the scene and have not joined our NC State Beekeepers Association, the largest in the Nation, feel free to check this link out…
PS: Don’t forget to check your hives stores/ resources and feed them if low or light!
I would suggest fondant, sugar boards, or sugar patties at this time… 2:1 Sugar syrup is usually recommended but I’ve read that once nighttime temps drop below 50 degrees it is more difficult for them to process, along with acting as a heat sink and introducing moisture into your hive.
Our 6th Annual Honey Contest is being held this coming Wednesday, November 9th @ 6pm!!
WHERE: 5130 N Virginia Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk 27949
Park at Byrd Street Parking Lot
Clarification… Only bring ONE jar for the contest, we will place it either in the light or dark category.
Hope to see ya there! RSVP if ya can.
PS: We are planning to hold a December Meeting so keep an eye out for an email about that.
-Dalton Hyde
Save the date & some honey…
Jar it up for our 6th Annual Honey Contest!
Julie Moye has once again graciously invited us to use her family’s home off Byrd St Access in Kitty Hawk for our event.
Park at the Byrd St Access parking lot across the street… with the access available to us, there is plenty of parking.
Feel free to bring along the spouse or a friend, anyone is welcome!
Joey Russo will prepare his special main dish of Chili & Cornbread… but please consider bringing different sides, a veggie or fruit dish, and any sweets!
A selection of adult beverages & soft drinks will be available but BYOB if you are particular.
WHEN: November 9th, 2022, Wednesday
TIME: 6:00pm
WHERE: 5130 N Virginia Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk 27949
PLEASE – RSVP as soon as possible, by replying to this email or texting Dalton/Denise, so we can get an accurate idea of how many will join us. Even letting us know you can’t make it is helpful!
Honey Contest: **Light vs Amber Honey WILL BE judged separately this year** Bring your 4 oz jarred honey – light or dark or both Ensure your name is on the lid & watch your bubbles! Honey will be out the whole time Judge each honey at your convenience There will be a People’s Choice & a Judge’s Choice for Light & Amber Honey Judges will consist of Rick Coor, Deb Lawson, & Joey Russo
