Spring has Sprung!
April 13th, 2021 –
Info regarding Dues, Online Services, & Bee Package Pickup Info!
2021 Dues:
With the meetings offline & the issues surrounding groups during covid, any Existing/ New/ Interested Members should not sweat paying their dues this year! Our usual services are disrupted right now and I think we will be fine to skip requiring any payments this year. We will see what 2022 brings us.
Web Services:
I bee-lieve I have found an experienced Social Media & Website developer who is excited to help us develop, expand, & enhance our online services! Her name is Crystal & we will work to achieve better utilization of our online presence throughout the year. I will of course update everyone as we progress.
Pickup Info of Sapony Creek Bee Packages(s) detailed below…
Driver – As in past years, Heidi Leo of Colington is our pick-up driver, once again coming through for the team… Thank You, Thank You!
Also thanks to Myia Thompson of Kitty Hawk who also offered to assist with pickups, as she’s planning on making the trip also… if anyone is in the KH area, let me know and your package could be picked up by Myia for closer convenience.
All packages will be picked up by Heidi unless otherwise requested!
DATE: This Tuesday, April 13th
WHERE: Stack’em High Parking Lot. 1225 S Croatan Hwy, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948.
Thank You to Nick Kiousis for offering the location again!
WHEN: Approx 11:30-1:00 PM
Heidi will leave early in the morning to arrive by approx 8:30-9:00 AM, with the loading of packages taking up 30-60 min, and then head back on the 2.5-3 hour return trip. Once she arrives, we will unload the packages, and then she will depart. We will have a collection bag for cash gifts, which we will give to her at the next opportunity.
Once YOU arrive, we ask that you park & wait for the previous person to retrieve their order., before coming up. I just want to be respectful of anyone’s health concerns, but we should alright outdoors with masks for any close contact.
That being said, if anyone has concerns about Package Installation, feel free to reach out…We have a step-by-step instructional and some videos at our disposal. Denise & I are both more than happy to assist anyone wanting help.
If for any reason, you can not make it to pick up at that time, let me know and we will find somewhere to safely house your packages until you can.
REMINDER: Bring your screen/laundry bag/etc. for transport, if you have one!
Dare Co. Library – Virtual Backyard Beekeeping: Beginner Basics Presentation!
WHEN: April 14, 2021 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm & repeated from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
The Dare County Library has announced the next virtual Zoom presentation as part of its monthly Virtual Enrichment Series for Adults.
Please join Denise Deacon & Dalton Hyde of the Outer Banks BeeKeepers’ Guild on Wednesday, April 14 from 11 am-Noon for a virtual class designed to help you start your own backyard beehive focusing on the knowledge and equipment needed. A tour of a beehive is included. They will repeat the presentation on Wednesday, April 14 from 2 pm-3 pm.
Registration for the program is required and space is limited. Select the program time of your choice.
Programs are free to Dare County residents and property owners ages 18 years and older. To register for this presentation, visit http://darenc.com/Enrichment or visit the Dare County Library’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/DareCountLibrary.
For more information, contact Dare County Librarian Jonathan Wark at 252-473-2372 or jwark@earlibrary.org
BEE AWARE & BEEWARE! – Southern Shores Residents
Southern Shores Township – 4/5/21
PROPOSED REWRITE OF TOWN NOISE ORDINANCE & BEEKEEPER REGULATION.
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“In contrast, a proposed new ordinance about the consent that non-commercial beekeepers in town must obtain from their neighbors before they may keep an apiary is tightly written and specific, spelling out how they must proceed. (Heretofore, there has been no beekeeping ordinance in Southern Shores.)
The intent of the ordinance, which is apparently dictated by state law, is to ensure that a Southern Shores resident’s beekeeping does not adversely affect “the use and enjoyment of neighborhood properties surrounding the property on which the bees are kept,” according to the proposed new Code sec. 4-28.
The beekeeper must obtain written consent—the details of which are spelled out in the proposed ordinance—from all adjoining landowners for a proposed apiary site and provide it to the Town Manager. Absent such consent, a beekeeper cannot operate. (See pp. 67-68 of the meeting packet.)
Another proposed change to the Town Code would delete an article in chapter 18 that created an auxiliary police force to consist of as many volunteer members as the Town Council “may, from time to time, deem necessary.”
According to Mr. Ogburn’s summary in the meeting packet, the abolition of the auxiliary police and changes to the noise ordinance “was initially requested by the Police Department.”
Unfortunately, a volunteer auxiliary police force has become an anachronism. Forty years ago it seemed like a good idea.”
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Please keep in mind, this is ONLY proposed without any real traction but I know there are a few of us in Southern Shores, so we are keeping an eye on this development.
Please reach out via my cell with any questions!
-Dalton Hyde
919-260-3265
2021 OBBG President