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About Us |
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The Trumbull County Beekeepers Association promotes general interest and advancement of bee culture by: Ë providing education to beekeepers and non-beekeepers alike Ë having monthly meetings from March to December, many of them with guest speakers Ë participating in the Trumbull County Fair where members sell their honey and other hive products Ë having a hands-on field day each summer Ë providing public demonstrations Ë exchanging information on subjects such as bees in pollination, production of honey and control of bee disease Ë providing swarm removal (see the Swarm List page)
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The Trumbull County Beekeepers Association |
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2010 TCBA Scholarship winner, Mrs. Rebecca Baxter, works the Trumbull County Fair in costume. |
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Members and guests make pysanky at the April meeting. |
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President Alan Eggleston installs a package of bees in early spring. |
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Vice-president Mike Shafer inspects a frame of bees while beekeeping students watch on Field Day. |
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Isobelle Becker proudly displays her pysanky: a decorated Easter egg that is made using melted beeswax. |
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Vice-President Mike Shafer demonstrates how to uncap a frame of honey at a meeting. |
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Vice-President Mike Shafer demonstrates how to use a honey extractor at a meeting. |
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President Alan Eggleston inspects a beautifully capped frame of honey at his backyard hive. |
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Alan and Alex Eggleston stand by their recently removed swarm while Cortland neighbors look on with interest (while keeping their distance!) |
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Webmaster: Marsha Croft |
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Eleven year old Arianna Killing of Champion, shown here with parents Randy and Bobbi Jo, was this year’s recipient of the 2011 TCBA Scholarship. |
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Kimmer Wolfinger explains beekeeping at her apiary on the Fall Foliage Tour. Fall, 2011 |
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Karl Zerovich demonstrates a top bar hive at the February. 2012 meeting. |