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SUMMARY:March Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the March Membership Meeting on March 8th. New beekeeper meeting at 1pm. General membership meeting at 2pm. \nMeeting will be held at the Coventry VFW located at 29 South Main Street\, Coventry\, RI.
URL:https://ribeekeeper.org/event/march-membership-meeting-2/
LOCATION:VFW hall coventry\, RI\, 29 S Main St\, Coventry\, RI\, 02816
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SUMMARY:RIBA Holiday Party
DESCRIPTION:Join us at RIBA’s Holiday Party to close out the 2025 bee season at the VFW Hall in Coventry. There will be a black jar honey tasting contest. To participate\, bring a container of honey that is covered (most people put a jar in a bag or cover with duct tape). \nRIBA will be providing sandwiches\, drinks and dessert. Attendees may bring appetizers and desserts if you wish. \nRIBA will be collecting unwrapped\, new toys for Toys For Tots. \nIf anyone is interested in helping to set up or clean up\, please contact Sue Loomis (maggiemae50@icloud.com) or Molly Therrien (janettherrien001@gmail.com)
URL:https://ribeekeeper.org/event/riba-holiday-party/
LOCATION:VFW hall coventry\, RI\, 29 S Main St\, Coventry\, RI\, 02816
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SUMMARY:July Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an outdoor meeting at Franklin Farm in Cumberland\, RI. Our speaker this month is Dave Wade and will be presenting on his experiment and discovery on getting bees to draw out more comb\, even outside of the traditional months.Dave has been a hobby beekeeper in Sturbridge\, MA for 19 years. His wax adding method has been seen in the June 2025 edition of American Bee Journal\, along with two recent articles in the MA Beekeepers Association newsletter. He has given a number of bee club presentations\, along with an on-line one hosted by Dr. David Tarpy\, of North Carolina State University.Title: Adding Beeswax to Make Honeycomb- A New DiscoveryAdd rolled up pieces of wax foundation to your hives to get the bees to make comb on a frame which only contains a sheet of foundation or to get the bees to complete construction on partially built out frames. I will demonstrate how I got the bees to build comb from this method through late season August and September. I will also discuss my current spring experiment using six spring package hives with added wax rolls looking to see if they build out stronger and faster than control hives. Wouldn’t it be nice if the bees built out significantly more comb.
URL:https://ribeekeeper.org/event/july-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:Franklin Farm\, Cumberland\, RI\, 142 Abbott Run Valley Road\, Cumberland\, RI\, 02864
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250518T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250518T160000
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SUMMARY:May Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The May Membership meeting will be on May 18th (a week later due to Mother’s Day). New beekeeper meeting will be at 1pm. \nThis month’s speaker will be Bill Hesbach who is well known for his research\, publications and presentations on condensing hives. \nThermoregulation and Ventilation \n\n\nThe talk starts with how bees control the internal hive temperature using thermoregulation and what effect that has on the colony. Then\, we discuss convection flows inside a colony as a precursor to understanding ventilation. In the final segment\, I introduce the concept of a condensing colony versus the more common practice of adding ventilation. Participants will better understand what role ventilation plays in a natural hive environment.\n\n\n  \nBill Hesbach is a Connecticut native with a background in engineering. \nHe’s an Eastern Apicultural Society Certified Master Beekeeper\, a graduate of the University of Montana’s master beekeeping program\, and the President of the Connecticut Beekeepers Association. \nBill also operates a side bee business called Wing Dance Apiary in Cheshire\, CT.\, which produces artisanal raw honey and other natural hive products. \nBill teaches bee biology and various beekeeping methods at meetings hosted by regional beekeeping clubs. He is an active member of the Eastern Apicultural Society\, where he participates in the Master Beekeeper Certification program\, and he is a regular guest speaker at regional beekeeping seminars. \nHis special interests in beekeeping include bee biology\, flight\, and the connection between local flora and bee behavior. He’s a published author\, and his articles on beekeeping appear in The American Bee Journal and Bee Culture magazines. \n  \n 
URL:https://ribeekeeper.org/event/may-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:VFW hall coventry\, RI\, 29 S Main St\, Coventry\, RI\, 02816
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250412T130000
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SUMMARY:April Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Special Date! This is a Saturday! \nJoin us for our April membership meeting at the Coventry VFW Hall. Our speaker this month will Bill Crawford of New England Apiaries and he will be presenting on the ins and out of pollination services. \nWe will have a new beekeeper meeting from 1-2pm. This meeting is designed for those fresh out of bee school or one year experience to ask questions of experienced beekeepers in a smaller setting. \nWe will also be doing a seed swap and book swap. Please bring any seeds you would like to swap in a packaged with a clear label as to the variety of seed. If you would like to bring home seeds\, please bring a suitable container (plastic bag\, envelope) to transport the seeds. (Please only take what you need rather than a whole packet to allow sharing with more people). For the book swap\, please bring any books related to beekeeping\, pollinators\, gardening\, flowers or related topics. If you see a book you like pick it up\, no need to bring a book to exchange! \nAs usual\, we will be doing our potluck. If your last name begins with A-M please bring an appetizer and N-Z please bring a dessert. Coffee and water will be provided. The VFW bar next door will be open for purchasing beverages.
URL:https://ribeekeeper.org/event/april-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:VFW Hall\, 29 S. Main St.\, RI\, 02816\, United States
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SUMMARY:March Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us March 9th for our Monthly Membership Meeting. For this meeting we will be having several speakers presenting on resources available to beekeepers. New beekeeper meeting will be at 1pm. This is for 1st or 2nd year beekeepers who would like to ask questions in a smaller setting. Regular meeting will begin at 2pm. \nWe will also be doing a seed swap and book swap. Please bring any seeds you would like to swap in a packaged with a clear label as to the variety of seed. If you would like to bring home seeds\, please bring a suitable container (plastic bag\, envelope) to transport the seeds. (Please only take what you need rather than a whole packet to allow sharing with more people). For the book swap\, please bring any books related to beekeeping\, pollinators\, gardening\, flowers or related topics. If you see a book you like pick it up\, no need to bring a book to exchange! \nAs usual\, we will be doing our potluck. If your last name begins with A-M please bring an appetizer and N-Z please bring a dessert. Coffee and water will be provided. The VFW bar next door will be open for purchasing beverages.
URL:https://ribeekeeper.org/event/march-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:VFW hall coventry\, RI\, 29 S Main St\, Coventry\, RI\, 02816
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250216T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250216T210000
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SUMMARY:February Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:February 16th at 7pm on zoom (Take note this is one week later than usual due to the Super Bowl!) \nZoom link will be emailed to members. \nOur speaker will be Julia Mahood who started the website MapmyDCA.com will presenting on Drones. \nJulia Mahood is a Georgia Master Crafts Beekeeper who has been keeping bees since 2004. She conducts research on honey bee drones and created the citizen science website MapMyDca.com to gather data on drone congregation areas. Julia was awarded the Georgia Beekeeper of the year in 2018. A graphic artist\, she designed the Georgia “Save the honey bee” license plate. She is passionate about education and teaches beekeeping in Georgia prisons. Julia is currently the President of the Georgia Beekeepers Association. \nThe Game of Drones \nHoney bee drones are the Rodney Dangerfields of the bee world\, they (often) get no respect! Learn all about the amazing drones and their mysterious drone congregation areas (and how to find them using the other kind of drone) at this informative talk.
URL:https://ribeekeeper.org/event/february-membership-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250112T210000
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SUMMARY:January Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:January 12th at 7pm on Zoom \nZoom link will be emailed to members. \nOur speaker is Bob Binnie. He will be presenting on his technique for raising queens. Bob has a YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@bobbinnie9872) with videos for all levels of beekeeping. \nBob is a past President of the Georgia State Beekeepers Association (2008 and 2009)\, and has served 2 terms on the Board of Directors. He is a past President of the Northeast GA. Mountain Beekeepers Association. Bob is the past President of the Macon County Beekeepers club in NC.\nHe was voted the 2003 Georgia State Beekeeper of the Year by the Georgia State Beekeepers Association. He is often a guest speaker at many clubs in the southeast and is often asked to teach classes at Beekeeping Schools.\n\nBlue Ridge Honey Co. is a family business\, owned and operated by Bob & Suzette Binnie\, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Northeast Georgia. \nOur bee yards are located in Northeast Georgia\, Western North Carolina and South Georgia. \nOur honey is pure\, natural and raw. We do not pasteurize or micro filter our honey. \nWe are inspected and approved through a third party Food Safety and Quality Audit conducted by NSF Cook & Thurber as is required by many large grocery stores. We are also licensed by the Georgia Department of Agriculture and inspected by the Commodities Inspection Division of the Georgia Dept. of Agriculture. \nWe wholesale & retail honey\, pollen\, and beeswax products\, as well as produce bees and queens for sale.
URL:https://ribeekeeper.org/event/january-membership-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20241208T140000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Membership Meeting and Holiday Party
DESCRIPTION:Location: VFW Hall 29 South Main Street\, Coventry RI
URL:https://ribeekeeper.org/event/monthly-membership-meeting-and-holiday-party/
LOCATION:VFW Hall\, 29 S. Main St.\, RI\, 02816\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240705T140000
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SUMMARY:Managing Hive Demeanor & Preventing Stings
DESCRIPTION:Scott Langlais\nTopic: “Managing Hive Demeanor & Preventing Stings”\nLocation: Coventry VFW Hall\n2:00 PM
URL:https://ribeekeeper.org/event/managing-hive-demeanor-preventing-stings/
LOCATION:VFW Hall\, 29 S. Main St.\, RI\, 02816\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240614T140000
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SUMMARY:The Latest on Controlling Varroa
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, April 14\, 2024\nSara Michaud\nTopic: “The Latest on Controlling Varroa”\nLocation: VFW Hall | 29 South Main St | Coventry\n2:00 PM\nNote: There will be a Book Swap at this meeting! Got books on your shelf about honeybees\, native bees\, pollinator gardens or gardening in general that are taking up space so you can’t fit new books? Bring them to the April meeting. We will have a table set up where you can drop off your books to pass on to a new home!
URL:https://ribeekeeper.org/event/the-latest-on-controlling-varroa/
LOCATION:VFW Hall\, 29 S. Main St.\, RI\, 02816\, United States
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240610
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SUMMARY:Summer Banquet
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, June 9\, 2024\nSummer Banquet\nTBD
URL:https://ribeekeeper.org/event/summer-banquet/
LOCATION:VFW Hall\, 29 S. Main St.\, RI\, 02816\, United States
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