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NO MEETING TONIGHT

NO MEETING TONIGHT

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!
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We will have a meeting TOMORROW to discuss bee suppliers, orders, installation, swarm catching & hive splits…

DATE: Wednesday, February 8th, 2023

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.

2023 Bee Suppliers

In need of Bees this year?!

We will have a meeting THIS WEEK to discuss bee suppliers, orders, package & Nuc installation, swarm catching & hive splits…

DATE: Wednesday, January 25th, 2023

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.

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. 

https://hands-on-beekeepers.square.site/  

http://handsonbeekeepers.com / (757)-408-5201

Sapony Creek in Rocky Mount: 
3 lb Packages – First pickup date is Tuesday March 21st & then April 19th.
$130 Unmarked Queen
$135 Marked Queen 

5Frame Nucs – Pickup sometime Mid-April
$188 Unmarked Queen
$193 Marked Queen. 

http://saponycreekapiaries.com / (252)-904-1446.

James Wierman at 8 Veterans Farms: 
Pickup is at 101 Sweetgum Ct Maple, NC 27956 – Starting April 26th by appointment.  

$135 for 3 lb. packages and he will have Nucs as they are ready in the spring $185 for 5-frames.

https://my-site-106938-104782.square.site/s/shop / (757)-354-1412

Bailey Bees in Hillsborough, NC:  
Pickups on two weekends } 3/23-24 and also 3/30-31.  

3lb Packages are $140.
Nucs are $200. They will call with the Pickup date.  

https://shop.baileybeesupply.com/ / (919)-241-4236

Birdneck Bees:
No packages, ONLY Nucs. 
Pickup is mid-April at Greenbrier Farms in Chesapeake. 

Nucs are $240, overwintered in SC. May be ready for pickup around 4/15. 

https://ncvabeenucs.com/?product=5-frame-bee-nuc / (757)-641-4433


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.

DATE: Wednesday, January 11th, 2023

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.

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:

-Suppliers, Nuc/ Package Installation, Swarm catching, & Hive Splitting

-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

Please Read Carefully…   


REMINDERS:
DONT FORGET about those hives you currently have!
If you haven’t already, get out and check those hives the next warm day to ensure they have the honey/nectar/stores to survive spring. 
IF NOT –  make some 1:1 Sugar Syrup & FEED those bees!

Renew your membership with the NC State Beekeepers Association yet?!
Neither did I, so I went over to https://www.ncbeekeepers.org/membership/join-or-renew-now and got it done.

The Outer Banks Beekeepers Guild will not be asking for membership fees in 2022. COVID restrictions on our local public buildings are still preventing monthly gatherings. Alternative sites are being sought. Please suggest any ideas you may have. 

NCSBA 2022 Conference
https://www.ncbeekeepers.org/calendar/state-meetings/2022-spring-meeting 
Others are going! If seeking a group, post on our FB page or reply to this email. 

In need of Bees this year?!
Apologies this wasn’t compiled and sent out sooner, but here’s who we checked in with…

Everyone’s dates were dependent on weather and all had pricing info and how to order on their sites:

Hands on Beekeepers – Only Nucs! Maybe late April or early May, all info is on the website. Deep and medium nucs, locally raised in SE Virginia. VHS F1 queens are $20 more in a package if you want, or you get a Carniolan/Italian open-mated queen otherwise. (awesome)
http://handsonbeekeepers.com, (757)-408-5201

Sapony Creek in Rocky Mount – Package pickup 3/22 ($135) and nucs ($193) in mid-April.
http://saponycreekapiaries.com, (252)-904-1446.

James Wierman at 8 Veterans Farms: April 24 pickup at Currituck Extension Office from 11 am – 1 pm.  $125 for 3 lb. packages and he will have nucs as they are ready in the spring $175 for 5-frames.
(757)-354-1412.

Bailey Bees in Hillsborough, NC:  Pickups on two weekends } 3/24-25 and also 3/31-4/1.  $135 with a marked queen.
http://baileybeesupply.com  (919)-241-4236

Birdneck Bees: Pickup is mid-April at Greenbrier Farms in Chesapeake.  Nucs only, $242, raised in SC.  May be ready around 4/15. (757)-718-3581

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 others orders from a supplier, please let me know by email or phone!

I hope everyone & their hives are doing well!

-Dalton Hyde 
OBBG President