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Beekeeping Short Course for beginning beekeepers.
March 13 and 20 with snow date of 27 March 8:30 am to 3:30PM.
At Sussex County Fairgrounds Admin building.
60 dollar course fee includes SCBA member dues material and food.
Questions or to sign up call Linda Osborne 973 875 5770.
The Sussex County Beekeepers Association meets the third Saturday of each month (except September and December) at 1:00 p.m. at the School of Conservation, 1 Wapalanne Road, Branchville, NJ in Stokes Forest. For directions, click here.
July 31 through August 9, 2010: Sussex County Fair. (Sussex County Farm and Horse Show) Annual Honey Show judging on August 1, 2010.
Click the following link then enter starting location to get directions.
Directions from your house
PDF copies of newsletters:
October 2009 Newsletter
June 2009 Newsletter
April 2009 Newsletter
February 2009 Newsletter
October 2008 Newsletter
August 2008 Newsletter
April 2008 Newsletter
January 2008 Newsletter
December 2007 Newsletter
August 2007 Newsletter
June 2007 Newsletter
April 2007 Newsletter
February 2007 Newsletter
Links
New Jersey Beeekeers Association
New Jersey Beeekeers 2009 honey show Pictures
New Jersey Beeekeers 2008 honey show results
New Jersey Beeekeers 2007 honey show results
SCBA Officer responsibilities: We are looking for a 1st VP
President: Bill Foley
President’s message for newsletter
Schedule meeting dates and place
Set agenda and run meetings
Take care of any NJBA business
Send branch information /updates to NJBA webmaster
Organize Holiday Dinner
1st VP “Programs“:Open
Research programs, guest speakers for meetings
Coordinate and schedule with input from President
Assist with Short Course:
Schedule room (see Tom Webb)
Xerox info
Advertise in newspaper
Organize breakfast
2nd VP Sussex County Fair setup/honey show:Open
Make sure labels are ordered (contact Helen for previous years count)
Order recipe cards (any other free info) from National Honey Board
Copy hand-outs for honey booth
Organize honey show: (coordinate with Tom Webb)
Get info to NJBA website to announce honey show
Entry forms to NJBA webmaster
Be present the day of the honey show to assist with entries etc.
Coordinate winners with ribbons and checks (money award), mail awards
Get list of winners to NJBA & SCBA webmaster, Fair grounds (give to Tom)
3rd VP: Lynn Cuomo
Responsibilities to be determined
Secretary: Marsha Roemer
Keep list of membership current, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses
Take minutes at meetings
Treasurer: Linda Osborne
Dues
Keep books
Keep secretary and newsletter editor informed of membership
Newsletter Editor: Deb Brodhecker
SCBA Webmaster: Steve Brodhecker