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Our regular 2009 meetings are on the 2nd Wednesday of each month unless otherwise noted.

Our Next Regular Meeting will be
Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 6:30 PM

Click here for MAP of our Regular meeting facility
Lee County Extension, 3406 Palm Beach Blvd, Ft. Myers, FL 33916-3736

[ Download Course Outline & Information (pdf) ]

This is an event you simply cannot afford to miss, nor an opportunity to miss out on.

August 9, 2008 was the debut year for the annual exhibition ‘Taste of Lee”. The response was overwhelming with more than 2,000 patrons showing up on a rainy morning. Both television and print media reported the success of the event in the nightly news and in the August 10th newspapers respectively.

This year, July 18, 2009, ‘Taste of Lee’ promises to be even bigger.

Members Process (uncap and extract) Honey, etc. for News-Press:  READ THE ARTICLE

Keith is has the nice blonde Cordovan QUEENS.. if you didn't pick up yet or if you want to purchase some, there are still a few left.  CALL KEITH (839-4479) ASAP to arrange to pick-up your queen.

Powdered Sugar Dusting of Colonies found ineffective per study authored by Amanda Ellis, James Ellis, and Jerry Hayes (January 2009), "we did not find that dusting colonies with powdered sugar afforded significant varroa mite control"

IMPORTANT "CANCELLATION" NOTICE Regarding FSBA Mid-Year (June) Meeting in Bartow:

Per Dr. Malcolm T. Sanford, Executive Secretary, Florida State Beekeepers Association's FSBA Template: After a good deal of deliberation, President Reno Plenge has decided to cancel the mid year beekeeping meeting of The Florida State Beekeepers Association http://floridabeekeepers.org , scheduled for June 13 in Bartow. Several developments put the program’s effectiveness and potential audience participation in doubt.

Free Bee Removal?
BEES ON MY PROPERTY!... What Should I do?  CLICK HERE before doing anything!

Our Event Calendar   Our Local Beekeepers Association of Southwest Florida Calendar.  Primarily Local BEEKEEPING Events and BEEKEEPING Activities.  Events with some State (Florida) Events.	Global Event Calendar FSBA Calendar includes all Beekeeping Events (Local, Florida, and other locations).  We are often incorrectly listed as Southwest Beekeepers on this calendar.

Bayer Pesticide 'Poncho' Causes Bee Deaths in 11,500 Colonies in Germany

Urge the Department of Agriculture to act now to save bees Honey bees are crucial to producing about one-third of all the food we eat, the Department of Agriculture has failed to meet crucial research needs to determine the cause of colony collapse disorder, which is devastating hives across the country. Urge the Department of Agriculture to act now to save bees.  Take Action Now

Haagen-Dazs Loves Honey Bees

HELP THE HONEY BEES

As part of the "Haagen-Dazs Loves Honey Bees" campaign, they created a new flavor of ice-cream, Vanilla HoneyBee.  They are also donating $250,000 (for bee research) to UC Davis & Pennsylvania State University, formed a 7-member scientific advisory board, and has a great, informative/fun website,  http://helpthehoneybees.com

Officers of Our Association

President:  B. Keith Councell

Vice President:  Dennis Riggs

Secretary:  Ron Weisburg

Treasurer: Virginia Riggs

Representative to FSBA: Carroll Rhodes

Annual UF Bee College and Master Beekeeper Program
Mid-Florida Research and Education Center--Apopka, FL
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Not a beekeeper, but wish to support our efforts and show your support for our cause, then please consider donating.  You may use the convenient "Donate" button to donate online (securely and safely) using your credit card... or you may mail your donations to our treasurer. 

Beekeepers Association of Southwest Florida can use your help.  Please DONATE to support our group's efforts.
 We are NOT a charity and your donations are NOT tax deductible:

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This document was created on 1/09/08, rev. 06/21/09
©2008 Denrig, Inc., All rights reserved.

How do I join Beekeepers Association of Southwest Florida (BASF)?  Attend one of our meetings and pay applicable dues to our Treasurer, or you can DOWNLOAD an application for membership, and mail it to our treasurer along with applicable dues.  Currently $10 for current year if you are already a member of the Florida State Beekeepers Association (FSBA).  If you are not a member of FSBA then we can collect membership dues for FSBA as well, in which case the total amount would be $25 ($10 BASF + $15 FSBA).