Next meeting May 23, 2006

May 23, 06 our meeting will be at the OSU extension at N.W. 10th and Portland in""Classroom B"" on the east side of the center bldg. in Oklahoma City, OK.
Well, IT RAINEDDDDD AND RAINED. The honey flow is on...Doesn't the yellow sweet clover look great. Another beekeeper called me today (May 13,) and said he saw some white sweet clover begining to bloom today. I helped a different beekeeper make 40 splits yesterday and saw some Canola still blooming. Totally amazing!!! I would not have ever expected to see any Canola blooming this late. It's usually dried up by now and the farmers are getting ready to harvest it. I've gotten a few swarm calls but not near as many as last year. Perhaps the drought has had an impact on the ferral colonies.
The first half of our meeting will be on Topics related to "Producing Honey in Oklahoma",
then we are planning on the second portion of our May meeting to be dedicated to Questions and Hopefully some good answers. So write down all those Questions and have them ready.
Oh, by the way, we will have door prizes and refreshments. If you would like to bring something for a door prize it would be GREAT.
Our meetings are open to the public. Everyone that is interested in Honey bees is encouraged to attend. If you wish to become a member the dues are $7.00 per year. But you do not have to join to attend. IT IS GREAT to see the new faces coming back for more. Hopefully everyone is learning something new each month. See you there !!!!