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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!

DATE: This Wednesday, December 14th, 2022

WHERE: Kill Devil Hills Library, 400 Mustian St, KDH 27948.

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.

https://www.ncbeekeepers.org/ncsu-endowed-professorship 

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…

https://www.ncbeekeepers.org/membership/join-or-renew-now 


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. 

-Dalton Hyde
OBBG President 

Honey Contest 11/9 – Reminder!

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

Looking forward to it!

Thanks,
Dalton Hyde
919-260-3265

Apologies for the late update…
October Meeting is Canceled for tomorrow October 12th, 2022.

We will aim to reschedule this meeting in the coming month.

Unfortunately, our scheduled speaker could not make it this month, additionally I am out of town for a family member’s surgery.

Luckily – we have recently come across an NCSBA list of speakers covering a wide range of topics that we’ve reached out to and look forward to scheduling some fresh faces and insight in the coming year. Some are even available via Zoom.

There have also been suggestions of a Bee School or Class to be held in the spring that we hope would/will be a worthwhile event. More to come on this.

I will get much more information to everyone as soon as possible.

Don’t Forget – Check your Hives & Resources!!

FEED THOSE HiVES 2:1!!

Thanks,
Dalton Hyde
OBBG President 

Meeting this Wednesday 9/14/22… 
Hey Everybody!

Update about the meeting today, the speaker Rick Coor became unavailable and I could not get a replacement in time…. so we will be doing a round table. Bring your questions, concerns, and updates about your hives!

I will continue to set up another speaker for another meeting before November for either an in-person or zoom appearance.

Rick Coor will be our speaker for November.

DATE: This Wednesday, Sept 14th, 2022

WHERE: Kill Devil Hills Library, 400 Mustian St, KDH 27948.

WHEN: 7:00 PM – Arrive at 6:30 p.m. to socialize/help setup chairs, meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. Library locks the front door at 5:00, so follow the sidewalk around left of the building to the back door.
 
Raffle ($1 donation each ticket) will be held at end of meeting if we have contributions!  Feel free to bring anything bee-related or not!  Regifting is not frowned upon!  🙂

PS: Don’t forget to check your hives stores/ resources and feed them if low or light! 
2:1 Sugar syrup should be used.

-Dalton Hyde
OBBG President 

There is no meeting this week for August 2022. 

We will have another meeting in September, I believe Rick Coor will be our speaker… he usually covers Queens/Queen Rearing but if there is anything else everyone would like covered, I can see if he’s comfortable covering another topic. 

Please feel free to submit any meeting topics or ideas. 

A reminder to go to our website outerbanksbeekeepers.com and subscribe to our newsletter there to ensure you’re receiving the Website notifications & our Mailchimp Newsletter… this is how we communicate about anything and everything. 


If anyone needs any help or has questions about their hives…. REACH OUT! Call me and let me know and I will put you in contact with a beekeeper closest to your area.

stay cool out there! 

-Dalton Hyde
OBBG President 

Hot July!

Please join us for our next meeting this Wednesday, July 13th, which will feature Mac Gray & assistant from Dare Co. Mosquito Control to provide us with information on protecting our bees.
 
DATE: This Wednesday, July 13th, 2022

WHERE: Kill Devil Hills Library, 400 Mustian St, KDH 27948.

WHEN: 7:00 PM – Arrive at 6:30 p.m. to socialize/help setup chairs, meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. Library locks the front door at 5:00, so follow the sidewalk around left of the building to the back door.  

Raffle ($1 donation each ticket) will be held at end of meeting if we have contributions!  Feel free to bring anything bee-related or not!  Regifting is not frowned upon!  🙂

PS: Don’t forget to check your hives stores/ resources and feed them if low or light! 
1:1 Sugar syrup should be used.

Happy Summer!

-Dalton Hyde
OBBG President 

Sweet Summertime!

Our next meeting is THIS Wednesday, June 8, and will feature a number of fabulous speakers… all of us!

DATE: This Wednesday, June 8th, 2022

WHERE: Kill Devil Hills Library, 400 Mustian St, KDH 27948.

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 end of the meeting if we have contributions!  Feel free to bring anything bee-related or not!  Regifting is not frowned upon!  🙂

Join us for our round-table discussions where we ask that everyone bring a vocal contribution, whether it be to give details about an interesting article you’ve recently read, something you learned from your bees this year, your secret for catching swarms, a new piece of equipment you are trying, etc.; and we’ll go around the room learning from each other!  

(Feel free to bring visuals/equipment… also we have AV capability with a lightning adapter in order to broadcast photos or videos on the wall if needed.)
 
Advance Notice for July Meeting…
Several have requested mosquito control information, and Mac Gray and his assistant from Dare County will be joining us for the July 13 meeting as guest speakers!


Interested in an online Beekeeping 101 Class?

Well, check this link out… https://extension.psu.edu/beekeeping-101
This $160 class is 9 hours in length and allows access for up to a year.
Thank you to Treasurer – Drew Owens for sharing.

 
See yall there!
 
-Dalton Hyde
OBBG President

Great speaker lined up for 5/11 – MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW!

DATE: Next Wednesday, May 11th, 2022

WHERE: 400 Mustian St KDH 27948, Kill Devil Hills Library

WHEN: 7:00 PM – Arrive at 6:30 pm to socialize prior, and the meeting begins at 7:00 pm. 

If you arrive after 7:00 when the Library has locked their front door, follow the sidewalk around the left side of the building to the back door. (Please remember, the Library requests no food or drinks!).

The guest speaker for our next meeting, to be held Wednesday, 5/11/22, will be our Regional Apiary Inspector for the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Adolphus Leonard.  

Topic: Pest Management…

The mission of the N.C. DOA & CS Apiary Program is to promote and protect the state’s beekeeping industry, and Adolphus is here to help us bee successful!  He brings decades of beekeeping knowledge with him, as he has been involved with keeping bees most of his life.

While his talk at this meeting will center around pest management, he will be available to answer any questions as well.   
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Need Nucs Still??
Stacy Marriner has Medium Nucs & Queens available w free delivery!
Phone: 252-202-7701
Email: 2chill4real@gmail.com

Place your order NOW or BY May 9th and he will bring your order with him to our meeting.

Discounted prices are offered for all of May…
5 frame Medium Nuc = $140
Queens = $30
Please contact him with any questions.
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Want to access the wisdom of the top Natural Beekeeping experts but can’t get away??

Check this amazing event out – A Natural Beekeeping Webinar!

https://www.hayscountybeekeepers.com/world-bee-day-2022

Friday May 20th, 2022 from 8am – 8:30pm

You can buy access beforehand for $65, which then increases to $75 on/after 5/20/22, OR buy individual speakers for $20 each!

Bee There!
-Dalton Hyde
OBBG President

Thank You… for an AMAZING turnout at our first meeting in 2 years – it was great to see all of the familiar faces & many new ones!

Below is a quick recap of the info we covered:

KDH LIBRARY MEETING ROOM IS AGAIN OPEN!!
Mark your calendars on… second Wednesdays of every month!

Beginning on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, regular meetings of the OBX Beekeepers Guild will be once again be held.

Arrive at 6:30 to socialize, meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. The front door of the Library will be locked because they now close at 5:00 p.m. on Wed., so follow the sidewalk around the left side of the building to the back door where the meeting room is located. Speaker & topic suggestions are ALWAYS welcome.

If you would like to participate in the raffle, bring a little cash for ticket donation and/or any items to be raffled (do not have to be bee-related – regifting welcome! :). The raffle is usually held at the end of most meetings.

NUCS (being picked up):

Bailey Bee Supply, Hillsborough, NC, end of April, $200:

Guild members Steve & Jeanne Brooks will be picking up their nuc from Bailey Bee sometime near the end of April, no definite date as yet.

Check their website for info if you’d like to order and let Bailey Bee know you’ll be picked up by the Brooks’, then contact Jeanne at 252-202-1442 to let her know.

Nadeau Farms, Elizabeth City, is now sold-out for their April order, BUT will have more nucs available in May!

These are local nucs with local queens produced by Etienne. $185 for 5-frame deeps, $170 for 5 frame mediums.

Call Etienne at 252-619-7308 to get on his list for May!

MEMBERSHIP DUES:

We will forego our Guild dues this year once again, but please do consider joining the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association (https://www.ncbeekeepers.org/membership/join-or-renew-now).

The Coastal Garden Festival is being held once again this spring on May 14th. 2022!

In the past we have held a booth where members volunteer to help set up, engage/educate/interact, breakdown/clean up… it’s always a great time! This has really become quite the event.

My concerns are the lack of fundraising materials that we usually have to sell to help benefit the OBBG and being unable to obtain them in time due to the disrupted supply chain. That being said, if anyone is up for volunteering and feels it’s worth our time attending this year, please let me know… I will do my best to join anyone else doing so. 

Thanks,
Dalton Hyde
OBBG President
919-260-3265